Patterns and preexisting risk factors of 30-day mortality after a primary discharge diagnosis of syncope or near syncope.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The risk of short-term mortality after an emergency department (ED) visit for syncope is poorly understood, resulting in prognostic uncertainty and frequent hospital admission. The authors determined patterns and risk factors for short-term mortality after a diagnosis of syncope or near syncope to aid in medical decision-making.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed of adult members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California seen at 11 EDs from 2002 to 2006 with a primary discharge diagnosis of syncope or near syncope (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision [ICD-9] 780.2). The outcome was 30-day mortality. Proportional hazards time-to-event regression models were used to identify risk factors.

Results

There were 22,189 participa

SUBMITTER: Derose SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3356934 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature