Risk Stratification of Patients Presenting with Transient Loss of Consciousness.
Cardiol Clin
; 33(3): 387-96, 2015 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26115825
ABSTRACT
Important goals in the initial evaluation of patients with transient loss of consciousness include determining whether the episode was syncope and choosing the venue for subsequent care. Patients who have high short-term risk of adverse outcomes need prompt hospitalization for diagnosis and/or treatment, whereas others may be safely referred for outpatient evaluation. This article summarizes the most important available risk assessment studies and points out key differences among the existing recommendations. Current risk stratification methods cannot replace critical assessment by an experienced physician, but they do provide much needed guidance and offer direction for future risk stratification consensus development.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Syncope
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Unconsciousness
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Risk Assessment
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cardiol Clin
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States