Novel Care Pathway for Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Atrial Fibrillation

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018 Jan;11(1):e004129. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004129.
No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; cardiologists; emergency service, hospital; hospitalization; pharmacists.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Cardiology Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Critical Pathways / organization & administration*
  • Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / organization & administration
  • Efficiency, Organizational
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Female
  • Heart Rate / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • North Carolina
  • Patient Admission
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Pharmacists
  • Pharmacy Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Professional Role
  • Program Development
  • Program Evaluation
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Workflow

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents