In-Hospital Healthcare Utilization, Outcomes, and Costs in Pre-Hospital-Adjudicated Low-Risk Chest-Pain Patients

ConclusionIn low-risk chest-pain patients according to pre-hospital risk assessment, acute healthcare utilization and costs are high, with limited added value. Possibly, if a complete risk assessment can be performed by ambulance paramedics, acute hospitalization of the majority of low-risk patients is not necessary, which can lead to substantial cost reduction.Trial IDDutch Trial Register [http://www.trialregister.nl]: trial number 4205.
Source: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy - Category: Health Management Source Type: research