Using the Boston Syncope Observation Management Pathway to Reduce Hospital Admission and Adverse Outcomes

Introduction: In an age of increasing scrutiny of each hospital admission, emergency department (ED) observation has been identified as a low-cost alternative. Prior studies have shown admission rates for syncope in the United States to be as high as 70%. However, the safety and utility of substitut...

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Main Authors: Oren J. Mechanic, Celine Y. Pascheles, Gregory J. Lopez, Alina M. Winans, Nathan I. Shapiro, Carrie Tibbles, Richard E. Wolfe, Shamai A. Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2019-02-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9bq2t7rf