Heart Science Journal
Vol 1, No 4 (2020): Acute Coronary Syndrome in Daily Practice : Diagnosis, Complication, and Managem

Clinical Management of Syncope in Emergency Department Based on Risk Stratification : A Review Literature

Putri Annisa Kamila (Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Malang)
Ardian Rizal (Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Malang)
Novi Kurnianingsih (Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Malang)
Sasmojo Widito (Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Dec 2020

Abstract

Background: Background Syncope is a frequent problem among patients who present to the ED, accounts for 3% of emergency department admission and 1% of hospitalization. It is characterized by a comparatively short and self-limited loss of consciousness, which is caused by temporary cerebral hypoperfusion.Objective: Therefore, Risk stratification performed in the ED can guide triage decisions, and Risk-stratifying patients into low, moderate, and high-risk groups can assist medical decisions and determine the patient’s disposition.Discussion: The central point of syncope progression pathophysiology is the reduction of systemic blood pressure (BP) with a drop in global cerebral blood flow. Based on the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) syncope practice guidelines, syncope is classified into three categories, Neurally-mediated syncope (neural reflex syncope), Orthostatic hypotension, Cardiac syncope. Proper evaluation of syncope cases could in turn enable timely hospitalization and treatment by syncope experts. Assessment of a patient with syncope can be difficult, requiring a wide variety of medical testing with high health care costs. Sometimes, even after a careful examina- tion, it may not be possible to determine a definitive etiology for syncope. Given these uncertainties, about one-third of emergency room (ER) syncope/collapse patients are referred for assessment to the hospital, including non to low-risk patients. establish the urgency of any further work-up.Conclusion: Syncope assessment and treatment are very difficult, and syncope cases should be treated and dispositioned properly using proper risk stratification guidelines.

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Journal Info

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heartscience

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Subject

Health Professions Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

HEART SCIENCE is the official open access journal of Brawijaya Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. The journal publishes articles three times per year in January, May, and September. The ...