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Be cautious about discharging patients even with a low chance of a myocardial infarction b

Why?

  • Patients with a myocardial infarction who are discharged from the emergency department are at increased risk of dying. b

 

Expiry date: June 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   S   Straus
CAT Writers   CJ   Wotton , CM   Ball , N   Shenker , RS   Phillips