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Admission rates of ED patients with transient ischemic attack have increased since 2000
This study is conducted in 6 New Jersey EDs with annual ED visits from 25000 to 65000. Consecutive patients seen by ED physicians between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2010, were included. We identified TIA visits using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, code. We analyzed the admission rates for TIA testing for significant differences using the Student t test and calculated 95% confidence intervals.Results: Of the 2622659 visits in the database, 8216 (0.3%) were for TIA. Females comprised 57%. There was a statistically significant increase in the annual admission rates for TIA patients from 2...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 31, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Siama Durrani-Tariq, Barnet Eskin, John R Allegra Tags: Original Contributions Source Type: research
