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Management of acute coronary syndrome in emergency departments: a cross sectional multicenter study (Tunisia).

ABSTRACT: We aimed to describe diagnosed acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and its care management and outcomes in emergency departments (EDs) and to determine related cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs). We conducted a cross sectional multicenter study that included 1173 adults admitted to EDs for acute chest pain (ACP) in 2015 at 14 sites in Tunisia. Data included patients' baseline characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and output. ACS represented 49.7% of non-traumatic chest pain [95% CI: 46.7-52.6]; 74.2% of ACS cases were unstable angina/non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI). Males represented 67.4% of patients with ACS (p?

SUBMITTER: Sriha Belguith A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276213 | biostudies-other | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Management of acute coronary syndrome in emergency departments: a cross sectional multicenter study (Tunisia).

Sriha Belguith Asma A   Beltaief Kaouthar K   Msolli Mohamed Amine MA   Bouida Wahid W   Abroug Hela H   Ben Fredj Manel M   Zemni Imen I   Grissa Mohamed Habib MH   Boubaker Hamdi H   Hsairi Mohamed M   Nouira Samir S  

BMC emergency medicine 20181203 1

<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to describe diagnosed acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and its care management and outcomes in emergency departments (EDs) and to determine related cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs).<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross sectional multicenter study that included 1173 adults admitted to EDs for acute chest pain (ACP) in 2015 at 14 sites in Tunisia. Data included patients' baseline characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and output.<h4>Results</h4>ACS represented 49.7% of no  ...[more]

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