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Table 2 Examples of in-hospital resource use.

From: Direct hospital costs of chest pain patients attending the emergency department: a retrospective study

 

Number per 1000 ED visits

Admitted to CCU

190

Admitted to ICW

408

Admitted to GW

63

CABG

15

PCI

27

Coronary angiography

48

Thrombolysis

41

Exercise test

90

Echocardiography

153

  1. CCU, Cardiac care unit; ICW, Intermediate care ward; GW, general ward; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention
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