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SUBMITTER: Bastani A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387841 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bastani Aveh A Su Erica E Adler David H DH Baugh Christopher C Caterino Jeffrey M JM Clark Carol L CL Diercks Deborah B DB Hollander Judd E JE Malveau Susan E SE Nicks Bret A BA Nishijima Daniel K DK Shah Manish N MN Stiffler Kirk A KA Storrow Alan B AB Wilber Scott T ST Yagapen Annick N AN Weiss Robert E RE Sun Benjamin C BC
Annals of emergency medicine 20181207 3
<h4>Study objective</h4>Controversy remains in regard to the risk of adverse events for patients presenting with syncope compared with near-syncope. The purpose of our study is to describe the difference in outcomes between these groups in a large multicenter cohort of older emergency department (ED) patients.<h4>Methods</h4>From April 28, 2013, to September 21, 2016, we conducted a prospective, observational study across 11 EDs in adults (≥60 years) with syncope or near-syncope. A standardized ...[more]