title: Syncope units: impact on patient care and health-related costs.
abstract: Clinical decision making can be challenging regarding the emergency department (ED) management of patients with recent syncope. Several models of the syncope management unit are summarized in this article. Assessment of patients with recent syncope in a specialized evaluation unit, such as an emergency department-based syncope management unit, holds great promise in terms of reducing hospital admissions, reducing costs and improving outcomes for patients with syncope.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 1st Street Southwest, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viqar-Syed
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Win-Kuang
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000191:economics; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000191:economics*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000191:economics; D013575:Syncope / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy