| Value of routine cardiac monitoring in the management of acute myocardial infarction outside a coronary care unit. | |
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PMID: 5774079 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In a coronary care unit patients and electrocardiographic monitors are under almost continuous observation by trained personnel. This paper suggests that in a general medical ward without this facility routine cardiac monitoring with E.C.G. oscilloscopes is unlikely to lower the overall mortality from acute myocardial infarction. A mortality of 25% for acute myocardial infarction was the same for a hospital without a coronary care unit where monitoring was routinely performed and for two neighbouring hospitals which did not routinely use monitoring during the period of analysis.The need to train personnel in the recognition of E.C.G. monitor tracings and the difficulties associated with monitor alarm systems are emphasized. |
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Authors:
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P J Hubner; M J Goldberg; C W Lawson |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 1 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1969 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1969-05-01 Completed Date: 1969-05-01 Revised Date: 2010-10-26 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 815-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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mortality Electrocardiography* Female Humans Male Monitoring, Physiologic* Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis, mortality*, therapy Prognosis |
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