Presyncope Is Associated with Intensive Care Unit Admission in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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Vinson, David R.; Engelhart, Darcy C.; Bahl, Disha; Othieno, Alisha A.; Abraham, Ashley S.; Huang, Jie; Reed, Mary E.; Swanson, William P.; Clague, Victoria A.; Cotton, Dale M.; Krauss, William C.; Mark, Dustin G.
Introduction: Syncope is common among emergency department (ED) patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and indicates a higher acuity and worse prognosis than in patients without syncope. Whether presyncope carries the same prognostic implications has not been established. We compared incidence of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in three groups of ED PE patients: those with presyncope; syncope; and neither.
2020
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
21/3
Vinson, David R.; Engelhart, Darcy C.; Bahl, Disha; Othieno, Alisha A.; Abraham, Ashley S.; Huang, Jie; Reed, Mary E.; Swanson, William P.; Clague, Victoria A.; Cotton, Dale M.; Krauss, William C.; Mark, Dustin G.