Syncope in children:quantitative diagnosis and risk stratification
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2016.01.003
- VernacularTitle:儿童晕厥：定量计分诊断和危险分层
- Author:
Cheng WANG
;
Hong CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Syncope;
Clinical history;
Quantitative;
Risk stratification
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2016;(1):6-9
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To management of syncope in children and adolescents,the primary objectives are etiological diag-nosis and risk stratification.The possible causes for syncope ranging from relatively benign conditions to potentially life -threatening events.The efficient methods of diagnosis and risk stratification are vital important to identify those syncope patients who are at short -term or long -term risk of life -threatening events,avoiding unnecessary hospitali-zation of low -risk patients.In recent years,there came up with a multitude of quantitative methods in diagnosis and risk stratification,according to clinical history and physical exam and 1 2 -lead electrocardiograph.These methods can assit front -line physicians do an optimal decision -making,especially providing valuable guidance to make a well -in-formed choice between hospitalization and outpatient referral.Nevertheless,these existing methods can not replace criti-cal assessment by an experienced physician.
