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November 23, 2018Emergency Medicine JournalOpen Access

Approach to syncope in the emergency department

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Why the study?

Syncope presents a major management challenge regarding appropriate workup and disposition, with nearly 50% of patients unnecessarily admitted and clinical decision rules not proven to reduce these admissions.

Design

Review article

Authors

MRMatthew J. Reed

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Overview

May inform ED syncope evaluation per ESC guidance; leaves open whether decision rules can safely reduce unnecessary admissions.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope
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Intervention
Evaluation and management approach based on European Society of Cardiology guidance

This article highlights key steps in evaluating syncope in the emergency department, determining risk of a cardiac cause, and considerations for disposition based on recent European Society of Cardiology guidance.

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Matthew J. Reed (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d2943d7cdc72b8665674ehttps://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2018-207767
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