Syncope management in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Emerg Med J
; 26(5): 331-3, 2009 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19386865
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
To establish the current practice of emergency department (ED) management of syncope in the UK and Republic of Ireland.METHODS:
A survey of "major" or "intermediate" size ED in the UK and Republic of Ireland conducted by postal and telephone questionnaire.RESULTS:
177 (70%) ED responded. 32 (18%) ED have syncope guidelines, which are based on a range of existing guidelines. 97 ED (55%) have an observation ward or clinical decision unit and 48 (49%) of these admit syncope patients to these units. 32 ED (18%) have access to a specialist syncope outpatient clinic. This is most likely to be run by general practitioner specialists (43%) or general physicians (24%). 81% of ED felt that improved research-based guidelines would be useful when managing syncope patients.CONCLUSION:
The ED management of syncope patients in the UK and Republic of Ireland is varied. Only 18% of ED have specific guidelines for managing this difficult condition and only 18% have access to a specialist syncope clinic. A robust consensus UK syncope guideline is clearly required.
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síncope
/
Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
/
Guideline
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido