Interhospital variation in the RATPAC trial (Randomised Assessment of Treatment using Panel Assay of Cardiac markers).

Abstract

The effect of point-of-care panel assessment on successful discharge and costs per patient varied markedly between hospitals and may depend on local protocols, staff practices and available facilities.

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Subjects

• Acute Disease
• Adult
• Aged
• Biological Markers
• Chest Pain
• Creatine Kinase, MB Form
• Emergency Service, Hospital
• Female
• Hospital Costs
• Humans
• Length of Stay
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Myocardial Infarction
• Myoglobin
• Odds Ratio
• Patient Discharge
• Point-of-Care Systems
• Troponin

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Authors

• Mike Bradburn
• Steve W Goodacre
• Patrick Fitzgerald
• Tim Coats
• Alasdair Gray
• Taj Hassan
• Julian Humphrey
• Jason Kendall
• Jason Smith
• Paul Collinson

Publication date

2012-02-16

Journal

Journal topics

• Emergency Medicine

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ

School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.

Release reference

Emerg Med J. 2012 Mar;29(3):233-8

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