ARE MONITORED TELEMETRY BEDS NECESSARY FOR PATIENTS WITH NONTRAUMATICCHEST PAIN AND NORMAL OR NONSPECIFIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS

Authors
HOLLANDER JE VALENTINE SM MCCUSKEY CF BROGAN GX
Citation
Je. Hollander et al., ARE MONITORED TELEMETRY BEDS NECESSARY FOR PATIENTS WITH NONTRAUMATICCHEST PAIN AND NORMAL OR NONSPECIFIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS, The American journal of cardiology, 79(8), 1997, pp. 1110
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
79
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1997)79:8<1110:AMTBNF>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We evaluated the frequency of cardiovascular complications in chest pa in patients with normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms admitted to noncardiac care unit monitored beds and found that none of 261 patient s had life-threatening dysrrhythmias requiring treatment.