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Is rapid acute coronary syndrome evaluation with high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin less costly? An economic evaluation
- Source :
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2024.
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Abstract
- Abstract Objective Protocols to evaluate for myocardial infarction (MI) using high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs‐cTn) have the potential to drive costs upward due to the added sensitivity. We performed an economic evaluation of an accelerated protocol (AP) to evaluate for MI using hs‐cTn to identify changes in costs of treatment and length of stay compared with conventional testing. Methods We performed a planned secondary economic analysis of a large, cluster randomized trial across nine emergency departments (EDs) from July 2020 to April 2021. Patients were included if they were 18 years or older with clinical suspicion for MI. In the AP, patients could be discharged without further testing at 0 h if they had a hs‐cTnI
- Subjects :
- Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26881152
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.39addd9ad218432f8fe3e0f6bc6997bd
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13140