Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8604207 | The American Journal of Medicine | 2017 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Low-risk women presenting to the ED with chest pain have an excellent short- and long-term prognosis. A majority of patients did not receive predischarge testing, and their length of stay was reduced by >50% compared with those with predischarge testing. These findings suggest that such patients may not require predischarge testing for disposition from a CPU, which can reduce length of stay, decrease cost, and improve resource utilization.
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Moneer MD, Sandhya MD, MS-HPEd, Brittany MD, Angela MD, Ezra A. MD,