Management, Triage and Outcomes of 378 Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Chest Pain of Acute Onset: A Single Centre Observational Study

Chest pain accounts for 700,000 hospital attendances in the UK each year. Prompt risk assessment and diagnosis both improves outcomes and reduces unnecessary admissions. Data on patients who presented to the ED with chest pain was collected retrospectively. Patients were then followed up via hospital records and telephone. 70% of the authors’ patients were triaged as low risk chest pain. Three represented within 30 d with non ischaemic chest pain. 1 patient had MACE. The authors’ triage pathway safely managed those presenting with chest pain.