Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock (Jan 2017)

The 2017 International Joint Working Group recommendations of the Indian College of Cardiology, the Academic College of Emergency Experts, and INDUSEM on the management of low-risk chest pain in emergency departments across India

  • Vivek Chauhan,
  • Pavitra Kotini Shah,
  • Sagar Galwankar,
  • Maura Sammon,
  • Prabhakar Hosad,
  • Beeresha,
  • Timothy B Erickson,
  • David F Gaieski,
  • Joydeep Grover,
  • Anupama V Hegde,
  • Terry Vanden Hoek,
  • Bhavesh Jarwani,
  • Himanshu Kataria,
  • Kenneth A LaBresh,
  • Cholenahally Nanjappa Manjunath,
  • A C Nagamani,
  • Anjali Patel,
  • Ketan Patel,
  • D Ramesh,
  • R Rangaraj,
  • Narendra Shamanur,
  • L Sridhar,
  • K H Srinivasa,
  • Shweta Tyagi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/JETS.JETS_148_16
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 2
pp. 74 – 81

Abstract

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There have been no published recommendations for the management of low-risk chest pain in emergency departments (EDs) across India. This is despite the fact that chest pain continues to be one of the most common presenting complaints in EDs. Risk stratification of patients utilizing an accelerated diagnostic protocol has been shown to decrease hospitalizations by approximately 40% with a low 30-day risk of major adverse cardiac events. The experts group of academic leaders from the Indian College of Cardiology and Academic College of Emergency Experts in India partnered with academic experts in emergency medicine and cardiology from leading institutions in the UK and USA collaborated to study the scientific evidence and make recommendations to guide emergency physicians working in EDs across India.

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