Adherence to Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain in Five Emergency Departments in Canada
Adherence to proposed assessment protocols for patients presenting to the ED with chest pain was low. This lack of adherence appears to disproportionally affect females and is associated with poor outcomes. Improving adherence to evidence-based guidelines in this setting is urgently needed.
Authors
- Esther Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3601-6552)
- Joshua E. Raizman
- Michelle Graham
- Shandra Doran
- Jesse Hill
- Sean van Diepen
- Brian H. Rowe
- Albert KY Tsui
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Alberta Hospital Edmonton (CA)
- Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CA)
- Alberta Health (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.48701
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00