Is Highly-sensitive Troponin Testing Advancing Clinical Practice, Improving Outcomes And Cost-effective In The Investigation And Management Of Chest Pain In The Emergency Department?
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,193,966.00
Summary
Expensive next generation blood tests offer the promise of more efficient detection of heart muscle damage in people with chest pain presenting to the Emergency Department. We aim to evaluate the treatment, management, cost and outcome at 1 year before and after these new blood tests were introduced in a national multi-hospital study.
Ambulance Diversion For Selected Emergency Conditions: Effect On Emergency Response Performance And Patient Outcomes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$302,123.00
Summary
Critically ill patients require rapid access to definitive care and delays in treatment may lead to poor outcomes. This study will examine the effect of ambulance diversion on outcomes for patients with selected emergency conditions e.g. heart attack, stroke and major trauma who are and are not directly transferred to tertiary centres. Ultimately, this research aims is to improve patient outcomes and improve emergency service performance.