The number of patients presenting in the Emergency Department at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for any cause and with symptoms of breathlessness, will be used to compute some initial sample calculations. This will be used to inform a possible prospective evaluation of a previous developed tool.
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Performance of a frailty index derived from routine electronic patient records of hospitalised older adultsDr Atul AnandNon Covid-19 Project
Unfortunately, some older people develop frailty due to worsening health and weakened health reserves. Specialist care can improve outcomes for frail olde...
Myocardial Injury in elective Coronary Angiography (MICA)Dr Ryan WereskiNon Covid-19 Project
We have recently shown that in patients with symptoms of angina, that a blood test called troponin can predict the severity of a type of heart disease cal...