Syncope
Conditions
Brief summary
The main aim of this study is to assess the value of creating a syncope pathway to optimize diagnostic performance in patients admitted to the emergency department for syncope and not hospitalized, compared with the previous pre-syncope pathway situation.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTroutine care
The procedures and investigations proposed for the etiological diagnosis of low-risk or neither high nor low syncope and included in the study are those recommended by the European Society of Cardiology.in routine care, medical examinations are carried out by specialists such as cardiologists who do not practice in hospitals
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTsyncope channel
The procedures and investigations proposed for the etiological diagnosis of low-risk or neither high nor low syncope and included in the study are those recommended by the European Society of Cardiology. No additional procedures, invasive or non-invasive explorations or blood sampling not provided for as part of routine care will be offered or carried out as part of the study. The only change in practice for patients included in the syncope pathway The only change in practice concerns the grouping of patients included in the syncope pathway into a single day at a day hospital within 10 days of their emergency consultation.
Sponsors
Versailles Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged 18 and over; * Consultant at the emergency department of the Centre Hospitalier de V ersailles * For a confirmed diagnosis: * of recurrent syncope with low-risk criteria according to ESC 2018 (1,2) Or * of syncope recurrent or not, not fulfilling low-risk or high-risk criteria according to the ESC 2018 definition (1,2). These patients are those with minor high-risk criteria without aggravating circumstances: * With no personal history of loss of consciousness whose clinical features strongly suggest syncope of rhythmic origin; * No structural heart disease or abnormal ECG. * Outpatient (returning home after emergency); * Beneficiary or beneficiary of a social security scheme (excluding AME).
Exclusion criteria
* Etiology of syncope identified as early as the emergency department visit; * High-risk syncope according to ESC 2018 criteria (1,3); * First and only episode of low-risk syncope according to ESC 2018 criteria (1,3); * Syncope of any risk category requiring hospitalization at the discretion of the emergency physician and cardiologist; * Legal protection by guardianship ; * Language barrier or condition incompatible with the patient's understanding or informed adherence to the protocol; * Opposition to the use of their pseudonymized data (for retrospective inclusions); * Patient's refusal to give consent to participate in the study (for prospective inclusions);
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| etiological diagnosis of synchope | 3 months | Percentage of patients for whom at least one etiological diagnosis of syncope was identified. |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed