Short-term risk of adverse outcome is significantly higher in patients returning an abnormal troponin result when tested in the emergency department

Short-term risk of adverse outcome is significantly higher in patients returning an abnormal troponin result when tested in the emergency department

Objective: Describe short-term mortality and hospitalization outcomes in patients undergoing troponin testing in Western Australia tertiary public hospital ED. Methods: Retrospective cohort study of adults presenting to urban tertiary ED between July 2000 and December 2004, and undergoing troponin i...

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Main Authors: Flindell, J., Finn, Judith, Gibson, N., Jacobs, Ian
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia 2009
Subjects:
troponin
risk
emergency medicine
cohort study
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37239

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37239

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