Ruling out acute coronary syndrome in primary care with a clinical decision rule and a capillary, high-sensitive troponin I point of care test: study protocol of a diagnostic RCT in the Netherlands (POB HELP)
Introduction Chest pain is a common reason for consultation in primary care. To rule out acute coronary syndrome (ACS), general practitioners (GP) refer 40%–70% of patients with chest pain to the emergency department (ED). Only 10%–20% of those referred, are diagnosed with ACS. A clinical decision r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/6/e071822.full |