Management of syncope in the emergency department without hospital admission: Usefulness of an arrhythmia unit coordinated protocol;Manejo del síncope en el servicio de urgencias sin ingreso hospitalario: Utilidad de un protocolo coordinado con la unidad de arritmias

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-28

  Rodríguez Entem, Felipe ^a   González Enríquez, Susana ^a   Olalla Antolín, Juan J ^a   Cobo Belaustegui, Manuel ^a   Expósito García, Víctor ^a   Llano Cardenal, Miguel ^a   Casanova Martín, Miguel A ^a   Ruisánchez, Cristina ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Prognosis; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 41949096539     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13114953     Document Type: Article

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