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Boston Syncope Criteria
Indications:
- evaluation of indications for hospitalization in patients presenting with episode of syncope
Management:
- recommends admission for patients with syncope and
- acute coronary syndrome
- cardiac conduction disease
- history of cardiac arrhythmia or cardiac pacemaker
- valvular heart disease
- family history of sudden death
- volume depletion (dehydration)
- persistent abnormal vital signs in the ED
- primary central nervous system event (stroke, seizure)
Related
syncope
General
criteria
risk assessment
References
- Grossman SA et al.
Reducing admissions utilizing the Boston Syncope Criteria.
J Emerg Med 2012 Mar; 42:345.
PMID: 21421292