vertigo/dizziness
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 15 years or older who were transported by ambulance to the Department of Emergency and General Medicine and Health Science at Nippon Medical School Hospital with vertigo/dizziness as the chief complaint between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2020.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Vertigo/dizziness accompanied by loss of consciousness, weakness, vagal reflexes, or other systemic symptoms that were judged by the attending physician to be unsuitable for inclusion Cases in which it was not possible to determine whether the patient had vertigo or dizziness Cases with insufficient medical records
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association between the daily number of emergency transports for vertigo/dizziness and meteorological factors, including mean temperature, maximum/minimum temperature, diurnal temperature range, mean humidity, precipitation, mean atmospheric pressure, sunshine duration, and wind speed. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Association of patient characteristics (e.g., age, sex, and triage level) and disease subtypes (e.g., central vs. non-central) with meteorological factors such as temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMakoto Suzaki
Nippon Medical School Hospital Department of Emergency and General Medicine and Health Science
Outcome results
None listed