Impact of a Multidisciplinary Treatment Pathway for Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department on Hospital Admissions and Length of Stay: Results of a Multi‐Center Study

Impact of a Multidisciplinary Treatment Pathway for Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department on Hospital Admissions and Length of Stay: Results of a Multi‐Center Study

Background Variability in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in the emergency department (ED) leads to avoidable hospital admissions and prolonged length of stay (LOS). In a retrospective single‐center study, a multidisciplinary AF treatment pathway was associated with a reduced hospital adm...

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Main Authors: Leon M. Ptaszek, Christopher W. Baugh, Steven A. Lubitz, Jeremy N. Ruskin, Grace Ha, Margaux Forsch, Samer A. DeOliveira, Samia Baig, E. Kevin Heist, Jason H. Wasfy, David F. Brown, Paul D. Biddinger, Ali S. Raja, Benjamin Scirica, Benjamin A. White, Moussa Mansour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
cardioversion
emergency department
oral anticoagulant
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012656

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012656

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