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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies Displayedde Cordova PB, Johansen ML, Martinez ME
Emergency department weekend presentation and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
The purpose of this research was to determine if weekend and holiday presentation is associated with increased mortality in EDs among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in New Jersey. It found that weekend/holiday presentation to the ED for AMI was associated with increased mortality. The effect may be related to the limited availability of resources on weekend/holidays compared to weekdays.
AHRQ-funded; HS024339.
Citation: de Cordova PB, Johansen ML, Martinez ME .
Emergency department weekend presentation and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Nurs Res 2017 Jan/Feb;66(1):20-27. doi: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000196.
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Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department, Mortality, Heart Disease and Health, Risk
Moy E, Barrett M, Coffey R
AHRQ Author: Moy E
Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and facility characteristics.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the frequency of missed heart attacks or their precursors (e.g., unstable angina) in the emergency department (ED) by examining use of EDs in the week prior to hospitalization for heart attack. This study of 111,973 patients found an overall rate of 0.9 percent for missed diagnoses of heart attacks.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 290201300002C
Citation: Moy E, Barrett M, Coffey R .
Missed diagnoses of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: variation by patient and facility characteristics.
Diagn. 2015 Feb;2(1):29-40..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Heart Disease and Health, Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)