Ambulance Use, Health Outcomes, and Costs for Emergency Department Visits for Primary Diagnosis of Syncope in Canada

Background: Syncope is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED), yet little is known regarding patient mode of arrival. Methods: We identified patients ≥20 years old who presented to the ED with a primary diagnosis of syncope in Alberta and Ontario, Canada, between 2010 and 2016. Outco...

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Main Authors: Arjun K. Gupta, MD, Anamaria Savu, PhD, Robert S. Sheldon, MD, Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI, Padma Kaul, PhD, Roopinder K. Sandhu, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X20300585