Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Multicenter Study
Predictive accuracy of triage nurses evaluation in risk stratification of syncope in the emergency department.
Syncope is a common clinical problem that accounts for 1-3% of all emergency department (ED) visits. Its prognosis is extremely variable with a 1-year mortality that may reach 30%. There are no available data about the accuracy of nursing triage in identifying high-risk syncope. The aim of our study was to evaluate the predictive accuracy of nursing triage in identifying high-risk syncope. ⋯ Nursing triage was characterised by a low predictive accuracy in identifying high-risk individuals.