Interhospital variability in hospital admissions for patients with low-risk syncope presenting to the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines and risk scores have sought to standardize the management of syncope in the emergency department (ED), but variation in practice remains.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with admission for patients presenting to the ED with low-risk syncope.

Methods

Our study population included adult patients in the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample between 2006 and 2019 who presented to an ED with a primary diagnosis of syncope. Multivariable hierarchical logistic regression analyses determined the association of patient or hospital factors with admission. Reference effect measures methodology assessed the relative contributions of patient, hospital, and unmeasured hospital factors.

Results

Of the 3,206,739 qual

SUBMITTER: Mazzella AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11305874 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature