Are monitored telemetry beds necessary for patients with nontraumatic chest pain and normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms?

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作者
Hollander, JE
Valentine, SM
McCuskey, CF
Brogan, GX
机构
[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY
[2] Department of Emergency Medicine, University Medical Center, Stony Brook
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00057-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We evaluated the frequency of cardiovascular complications in chest pain patients with normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms admitted to noncardiac care unit monitored beds and found that none of 261 patients had life-threatening dysrrhythmias requiring treatment.
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