[Syncope and work. STePS study (Short Term Prognosis of Syncope)]. / La sincope in età lavorativa. Studio multicentrico prospettico STePS.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 27(3): 272-4, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Recurrent syncope is a common medical problem responsible for 3-5% of emergency department (ED) accesses and 1-6% of hospital admissions. If syncope occurs in a subject working in a critical safety task, the consequences of this event might be very dangerous for the worker, colleagues, others or for the environment. Therefore, syncope management is a major problem for occupational medicine, converning the general safety at work.AIMS:
To evaluate the syncope events in a group of potential workers aged 18 to 65 years; to evaluate the symptoms preceding syncope and the presence of associated illnesses and recurrent events. POPULATION ANDRESULTS:
This study is part of the prospective study STePS (Short Term Prognosis of Syncope), and included 305 consecutive patients (aged 18-65 years, female 56%) who had syncope as a main symptom and presented at ED of four general hospitals in the Milan area, Italy, between the 23rd of January and 30th of June 2004. The 24% of subjects were hospitalized. In 21% the syncope occurs suddenly without any preceding symptom. The 67% of subjects didn't have any important illness at the time. 50% of subjects had recurrent syncope. In four subjects another syncope occurred in a 10 day follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
occupational medicine should consider syncope scrupulously. Proper diagnostic management is important to permit a correct evaluation of work safety issues.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Syncope
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Work
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Occupational Health
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
It
Journal:
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
Journal subject:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article