Triage of patients with chest pain in the emergency department: a comparative study of physicians’ decisions
The American Journal of MedicinePublished 1 February 2002
Brendan M. Reilly, Arthur T. Evans, Jeffrey Schaider, Yue Wang
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In simulated cases, physicians' triage decisions varied widely and their predictions of patient outcomes differed markedly from that of the validated prediction rule, suggesting that use of the prediction rule in the emergency department could improve physicians' decisions and patients' outcomes.
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In simulated cases, physicians' triage decisions varied widely and their predictions of patient outcomes differed markedly from that of the validated prediction rule, suggesting that use of the prediction rule in the emergency department could improve physicians' decisions and patients' outcomes.
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