title: Management of patients with syncope and cardiac arrhythmias in an emergency department observation unit.
abstract: Syncope is an ideal condition for the emergency observation setting because of its difficulty in diagnosis, many causes, high liability, and variable diagnostic approaches. Hospital admissions can be averted with appropriate patient selection for a short-term observation period. Atrial fibrillation is a common presenting condition in the emergency department. With aggressive management, the appropriately selected patient can have restoration of sinus rhythm and be safely discharged home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan Hospital, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mikhail
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019370:Observation / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States