Health Services and Economic Impacts of the Limit of Detection in Emergency Department ( <scp>LEGEND</scp> ) Rule‐Out Strategy in Australian Emergency Departments: A Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial
The LEGEND strategy demonstrated reduced resource utilisation and costs compared to guideline-based ACS assessment, particularly for low-risk patients. Widespread adoption could improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of ACS assessment in the healthcare system.
Authors
- Siegfried Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-0667)
- William Parsonage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0223-5378)
- Steven McPhail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-662X)
- Emma Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-5344)
- David Brain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-348X)
- Louise Cullen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6611-8229)
- Katrina Starmer
- Laura Stephensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-3846)
- Jaimi Greenslade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6970-5573)
- Olivia Dobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4044-9550)
- G. Starmer
- N. Gaikwad
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Australasia
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.70129
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Emergency Medicine Foundation
- National Heart Foundation of Australia
- Queensland University of Technology
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Advance Queensland