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August 15, 2008Heart

The proposed screening tool has a high sensitivity and relatively high specificity for identifying cardiac causes of syncope.

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Why the study?

Does a clinical scoring system accurately identify cardiac causes of syncope in adults attending the emergency department?

Population

Adults attending the emergency department with a history of transient loss of consciousness

Design

Editorial

Authors

RRRomán Romero‐OrtuñoRKRose Anne Kenny

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Overview

May aid junior ED doctors in syncope triage; leaves open prospective validation before adoption.

Structured PICO

Does a clinical scoring system accurately identify cardiac causes of syncope in adults attending the emergency department?

P
Population
Adults attending the emergency department with a history of transient loss of consciousness
I
Intervention
Clinical assessment tool/scoring system to identify cardiac causes of syncope
O
Outcome
Identification of cardiac cause of syncope (sensitivity and specificity)

A proposed clinical scoring system shows high sensitivity and relatively high specificity for identifying cardiac causes of syncope in the emergency department, serving as an aid for front-line junior doctors.

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Romero‐Ortuño et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7155802163a0a01bc57d4ehttps://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.2008.148361
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