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Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Taljaard M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kyeremanteng K, Perry JJ. Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 26: 140-151. PMID: 30375097, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPrediction of MACEAdverse cardiac eventsHEART scorePrediction of mortalityChest painMyocardial infarctionPrognostic accuracyCardiac eventsTIMI scoreLow-risk thresholdSystematic reviewPrediction of MIMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) scoreAdult ED patientsChest pain patientsShort-term incidenceClinical decision instrumentWeb of ScienceAdult patientsPain patientsED patientsRisk stratificationCochrane DatabasePatient population
2018
Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Fernando SM, Tran A, Taljaard M, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Seely AJE, Perry JJ. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 168: 266-275. PMID: 29404582, DOI: 10.7326/m17-2820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuick Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentPrediction of mortalitySequential Organ Failure AssessmentOrgan Failure AssessmentIntensive care unitNon-ICU populationSIRS criteriaICU populationAdult patientsPooled specificityEmergency departmentPooled sensitivityPrognostic accuracySystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaShort-term mortalityScreening of patientsFailure AssessmentEnglish-language studiesSyndrome criteriaTreatment initiationCare unitPatient selectionStudy qualityEmergency physiciansHospital wards