The syncope core management process in the emergency department: a consensus statement of the EUSEM syncope group.
Journal
European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
ISSN: 1473-5695
Titre abrégé: Eur J Emerg Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9442482
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Jun 2024
13 Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
14
6
2024
pubmed:
14
6
2024
entrez:
14
6
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
The European Society of Cardiology issued updated syncope guidelines in 2018 which included recommendations for managing syncope in the emergency department (ED) setting. However, these guidelines lack detailed process-oriented instructions regarding the fact that ED syncope patients initially present with a transient loss of consciousness (TLOC), which can have a broad spectrum of causes. This study aims to establish a European consensus on the general process of the workup and care for patients with suspected syncope and provides rules for sufficient and systematic management of the broad group of syncope (initially presenting as TLOC) patients in the ED. A variety of European diagnostic and therapeutic standards for syncope patients were reviewed and summarized in three rounds of a modified Delphi process by the European Society for Emergency Medicine syncope group. Based on a consensus statement, a detailed process pathway is created. The primary outcome of this work is the presentation of a universal process pathway for the structured management of syncope patients in European EDs. The here presented extended event process chain (eEPC) summarizes and homogenizes the process management of European ED syncope patients. Additionally, an exemplary translation of the eEPC into a practice-based flowchart algorithm, which can be used as an example for practical use in the ED, is provided in this work. Syncope patients, initially presenting with TLOC, are common and pose challenges in the ED. Despite variations in process management across Europe, the development of a universally applicable syncope eEPC in the ED was successfully achieved. Key features of the consensus and eEPC include ruling out life-threatening causes, distinguishing syncope from nonsyncopal TLOCs, employing syncope risk stratification categories and based on this, making informed decisions regarding admission or discharge.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38874507
doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001146
pii: 00063110-990000000-00131
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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