Chest Pain Unit
The Chest Pain Unit (Engl. For chest pain unit ) is a diagnostic and treatment unit in the hospital for the care of patients with acute chest pain. Standardized diagnostic procedures are used to check with a minimal delay whether a time-critical heart disease is the cause of the chest pain. The aim is to quickly identify patients with an acute coronary syndrome ( heart attack , angina pectoris ) and to promptly and adequately treat them. They are often attached to internal emergency rooms and are led by cardiologists. The standard procedures include writing a 12-lead ECG , taking blood with determination of cardiac troponin and continuous monitoring of the patient. In the event of abnormalities, the patient can be driven to a cardiac catheterization laboratory for further diagnosis and therapy. Depending on the course, patients can be discharged directly from the CPU, remain there for treatment, are transferred to an intensive or intermediate care ward in the event of severe progress , or are transferred to a normal ward .
Individual evidence
- ^ Frank Breuckmann et al .: Criteria of the German Society for Cardiology - Cardiovascular Research for “Chest Pain Units” , Der Kardiologe , Springer-Verlag, 2/5/2008; doi : 10.1007 / s12181-008-0116-7
- ↑ Chest Pain Unit at the Charité. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on June 19, 2016 ; Retrieved June 19, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
