Syncope Management Unit: Evolution of the Concept and Practice Implementation

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 382-389

  Shen, Win K ^a   Traub, Stephen J ^a   Decker, Wyatt W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Risk Stratification; Syncope; Syncope management unit; Triage pathways

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TRIAGE; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84875238945     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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