Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 2-hour diagnostic protocol for patients with chest pain nearly doubled the rate of successful early discharge ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU (WSIL)---Chest pain can mean something is seriously wrong. That's why at the Cape Girardeau VA Healthcare Center, they are changing their system from the moment you walk in the door.

Two protocols for quickly and safely evaluating patients presenting to emergency departments with chest pain are being adopted by Australian hospitals. Chest pain is one of the most common reasons ...

A recently developed risk-evaluation protocol can help hospital emergency department personnel more efficiently determine which patients with acute chest pain can be sent home safely, according to a ...

A protocol called the HEART Pathway safely and effectively identifies patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute chest pain who can safely be sent home early, according to ...

Implementation of a new accelerated diagnostic protocol could reduce emergency department length of stay and hospitalization rate. Protocols to facilitate safe early discharge from the emergency ...

• Early chest tube removal (≤3 days post-insertion) is feasible, and the rates of complications and interventions are comparable to late tube removal. • Management and timing of chest tube removal ...