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. 1969 Jan 25;1(5638):209–212. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5638.209

Cardiac Monitoring in a Regional Hospital

Clive P Aber, R W Portal, M P Chopra
PMCID: PMC1982046  PMID: 5762621

Abstract

The first 18 months' experience in a self-contained, 9-bedded cardiac monitoring unit in a regional general hospital is reported. Of 667 admissions, 373 (56%) had acute myocardial infarction. Of these, 61 (16%) patients suffered cardiac arrest(s), and 11 were successfully resuscitated. The overall mortality was 13.4%, which compares favourably with other series reported.

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