Comparison of existing syncope rules and newly proposed anatolian syncope rule to predict shortterm serious outcomes after syncope in the Turkish population

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kayayurt, Kamil ^a   Akoglu, Haldun ^b   Limon, Onder ^a   Ergene, Asím Oktay ^a   Yavasi, Ozcan ^a   Bayata, Serdar ^a   Berk, Nergiz Vanden ^a   Unluer, Erden Erol ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DR LUTFI KIRDAR KARTAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical outcome; Decision making; Emergency department; Guidelines; Prognosis; Risk stratification; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 84865274740     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-17     Document Type: Article

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