Accuracy and Quality of Clinical Decision Rules for Syncope in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Serrano, Luis A.; Hess, Erik P.; Bellolio, M. Fernanda; Murad, Mohammed H.; Montori, Victor M.; Erwin, Patricia J.; Decker, Wyatt W.

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.05.013

Accuracy and Quality of Clinical Decision Rules for Syncope in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Objectives We assessed the methodological quality and prognostic accuracy of clinical decision rules (CDR) in emergency department (ED) syncope patients. Methods We searched 5 electronic databases, reviewed reference lists of included studies and contacted content experts to identify articles for…