RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 Risk Assessment Scores in ACS Improve Clinical Outcomes
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 12
SP 31
OP 32
DO 10.1177/155989771212017
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/12/31.abstract
AB The importance of using risk screening assessment tools to guide therapeutic management of patients cannot be underestimated [Scruth EA et al. Clin Nurse Spec 2012]. This article presents a comparison and validation of Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE), and front-door risk scores in an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) population in Barbados.