ArticleThe American journal of emergency medicine2021
Regional variation in outcomes and healthcare resources utilization in, emergency department visits for syncope.
Article in The American journal of emergency medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Validation of 2 Syncope Risk Scores and Comparison With Physician Risk Estimation.JAMA network open · 2026Observational
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- Interhospital variability in hospital admissions for patients with low-risk syncope presenting to the emergency department.Heart rhythm O2 · 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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Abstract
backgroundManagement of patients with syncope lacks standardization. We sought to assess regional variation in hospitalization rates and resource utilization of patients with syncope.
methodsWe identified adults with syncope using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample from years 2006 to 2014. Demographics and comorbidity characteristics were compared across geographic regions in the US. Multiple regression was conducted to compare outcomes.
results9,132,176 adults presented with syncope. Syncope in the Northeast (n = 1,831,889) accounted for 20.1% of visits; 22.6% in the Midwest (n = 2,060,940), 38.5% in the South (n = 3,527,814) and 18.7% in the West (n = 1,711,533). Mean age was 56 years with 57.7% being female. The Northeast had the highest risk-adjusted hospitalization rate (24.5%) followed by the South (18.6%, OR
conclusionsSignificant regional variability in hospitalization rates and ED service charges exist among patients with syncope. Standardizing practices may be needed to reduce variability.
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