A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain
Goldman L, Cook E, Brand D, Lee T, Rouan G, Weisberg M, Acampora D, Stasiulewicz C, Walshon J, Terranova G, Gottlieb L, Kobernick M, Goldstein-Wayne B, Copen D, Daley K, Brandt A, Jones D, Mellors J, Jakubowski R. A Computer Protocol to Predict Myocardial Infarction in Emergency Department Patients with Chest Pain. New England Journal Of Medicine 1988, 318: 797-803. PMID: 3280998, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198803313181301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary care unitAdmission of patientsCare unitMyocardial infarctionUnaided physiciansChest painAcute chest painAbsence of infarctionEmergency department patientsCareful clinical judgmentPresence of infarctionDepartment patientsIntensive careEmergent complicationsUniversity HospitalAppropriate triageCommunity hospitalClinical dataInfarctionPatientsClinical judgmentAdmissionHospitalPhysiciansPain