The Impact of a High Sensitivity Troponin HEART Pathway-Based Clinical Decision Protocol on Observation Visits
Implementation of a hs-cTn chest pain protocol was associated with a significant decrease in the number and proportion of observation visits, a decrease in total daily cost and bed hours used, and no increase in inpatient admissions.
Authors
- Timothy P. Moran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-9772)
- Matthew Keadey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-5108)
- Matthew Wheatley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4816-9548)
- I. Emeli
- Abhinav Goyal
- Janetta Bryksin
- Michael A. Ross
- George B. Hughes
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Pathways in Cardiology A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hpc.0000000000000370
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00