Triage
FDA grants 510(k) clearance to chest X-ray triage software
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to BraveCX, an artificial intelligence-based chest X-ray triage and notification software that can identify prespecified suspected clinical findings in adults, according to a press release.
FDA designates recall of troponin tests producing false-negative MI results as class I
The FDA announced that it has designated a recall of blood tests for cardiac troponin shown to produce false negatives for MI as class I, the most serious kind.
Q&A: AI can triage patients in primary care, streamline health care services
Using artificial intelligence for patient triaging has the potential to streamline health care services while also tackling issues like antibiotic resistance, according to researchers.
FDA grants 510(k) clearances to triage, notification findings on chest, head imaging
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearances to seven triage and notification findings of varying conditions on chest X-ray and head CT images, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.
Dedicated AF center reduces hospital costs, readmissions
Directing patients with atrial fibrillation who presented to the ED to follow‐up at a dedicated AF center reduced overall costs, subsequent inpatient admissions and total length of hospital stay compared with usual care, data show.
Outcomes in endovascular therapy for stroke similar across 3 triage concepts
Three triage options for patients receiving endovascular treatment for stroke conferred similarly good clinical outcomes, researchers reported.
Two triaging strategies equally safe for facilitating outpatient care of acute PE
New data from the HOME-PE trial support outpatient management of patients with acute pulmonary embolism using two different triaging strategies.
Mobile stroke units 30 minutes faster than conventional ambulance
Mobile stroke units operating in the densely populated area of Manhattan, New York, can reduce the dispatch-to-thrombolysis time by 30 minutes compared with patients transported via conventional ambulance, and patients have a shorter average ride.