ArticleCJC open2020
The Current and Future Hospitalization Cost Burden of Syncope in Canada.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Faintly tired: a systematic review of fatigue in patients with orthostatic syncope.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2022Pooled it
- Utility and best practices for clinical diagnostic testing of the autonomic nervous system: A Consensus Statement Endorsed by the American Autonomic Society and the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2026Review
- Syncope diagnostic evaluation in a southern European population: patterns of clinical practice and cost implications.BMC health services research · 2026Observational
- A More Targeted and Selective Use of Implantable Loop Recorders Improves the Effectiveness of Syncope Units: A Single-Center Experience.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Development of a Novel Emergency Department Quality Measure to Reduce Very Low-Risk Syncope Hospitalizations.Annals of emergency medicine · 2022Article
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- "Passing Out is a Serious Thing": Patient Expectations for Syncope Evaluation and Management.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundSingle-center studies have shown the high costs associated with the hospital evaluation of syncope. National cost estimates for syncope-related hospitalizations are sparse, and none exist in Canada.
methodsThe Canadian Institute for Health Information Discharge Abstract Database was used to identify acute care hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of syncope between fiscal years (FY) 2004 and 2015 in all provinces and territories (except Quebec). We used multiple linear regression to calculate the trends in prevalence of hospital admissions and generalized linear regression to estimate the costs of a hospitalization. The syncope hospitalization rate and the cost per hospitalization in Quebec were assumed to be the average of the rest of the country. The future hospitalization cost burden of syncope was projected to 2030.
resultsThere were 128,263 hospitalizations for a primary diagnosis of syncope over the 10-year study period, resulting in a total cost of $619.9 million (Canadian). An estimate of 41,044 syncope hospitalizations occurred in Quebec, costing $198.7 million. The total hospitalization cost of syncope in Canada was estimated at $818.5 million. The annual costs of syncope hospitalizations increased from $66.6 to $68.5 million between FY2004 and FY2015, respectively, and are projected to increase to $87.1 million in 2030.
conclusionHospitalization costs for syncope in Canada are high and rising. Research is needed to identify opportunities to deliver more efficient and cost-effective care.
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