Diagnostic accuracy of evaluation of suspected syncope in the emergency department: usual practice vs. ESC guidelines

Diagnostic accuracy of evaluation of suspected syncope in the emergency department: usual practice vs. ESC guidelines

Abstract Background Syncope is a frequent reason for referral to the emergency department. After excluding a potentially life-threatening condition, the second objective is to find the cause of syncope. The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the treating physician in us...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Veera K. van Wijnen, Reinold O. B. Gans, Wouter Wieling, Jan C. ter Maaten, Mark P. M. Harms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Syncope
Emergency department
Diagnostic accuracy
History taking
Guidelines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-020-00344-9

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12873-020-00344-9

Similar Items