Use of troponin assay after electrical injuries: a 15-year multicentre retrospective cohort in emergency departments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with electrical injury are considered to be at risk of cardiac arrhythmia. Assessing the risk of developing a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) is the cornerstone of patient management. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of initial troponin and troponin rise to predict Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACEs) in all patients with electrical injuries admitted to the Emergency Department.

Methods

This is a multicentre retrospective study in which consecutive patients with electrical injuries admitted to the Emergency Departments (ED) (adult and paediatric) of five French Hospitals were included between 2005 and 2019. The threshold for troponin elevation is based on the European Society of Cardiology guidelines for patients presenting without p

SUBMITTER: Douillet D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8474711 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature