| Autor: |
M. Rivallo, V. Rossocello, P.Y. Fournier, C. Vergnes, N. Azoury, S. Pinaton, F. Georger, P. Berdagué, M. Romieu, T. Diarra, S. Sedighian, Jean-Luc Reny, M. Hadid, B. Ducreux |
| Jazyk: |
francouzština |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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| Zdroj: |
Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie, Vol. 61, No 5 (2012) pp. 345-351 |
| ISSN: |
0003-3928 |
| Popis: |
AIMS: To assess the practical implementation of international guidelines and their impact on syncope management in a 500-bed general hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Three groups of 63 consecutive patients admitted for syncope to the emergency care unit (ECU) were studied: group 1, before the guidelines delivered to the practitioners, group 2 immediately after the diffusion of guidelines and group 3, one year later. The study evaluates the mean duration of stay (MDS) and the relevance of the diagnostic strategy. RESULTS: In group 1 compared to group 2, MDS were respectively 6.8±5.5 and 5.4±2.8 days (P=0.07) and the unexplained syncope number respectively 22% and 24% (P=0.8). The search of orthostatic hypotension became more systematic (13% versus 86% in group 1 and 2 respectively, P |
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OpenAIRE |
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