Can patients diagnosed with unstable angina be included in the audits for non-STEMI?
The Heart Foundation’s ‘Management of Unstable Angina Guidelines – 2000’ identifies the distinction between unstable angina and non-STEMI as being ‘cloudy’ and the diagnoses of unstable angina, minor myocardial damage and non-STEMI representing a continuum1. At the time of admission, it is likely that patients with unstable angina will receive the same care as patients with non-STEMI, and may continue to receive the same level of care throughout their stay. The point really is about the care that is received.
