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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 15(183), p. E1116-E1126

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101326

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San Francisco Syncope Rule to predict short-term serious outcomes: a systematic review

Journal article published in 2011 by Ramon T. Saccilotto, Christian H. Nickel ORCID, Heiner C. Bucher, Ewout W. Steyerberg ORCID, Roland Bingisser ORCID, Michael T. Koller
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

The San Francisco Syncope Rule has been proposed as a clinical decision rule for risk stratification of patients presenting to the emergency department with syncope. It has been validated across various populations and settings. We undertook a systematic review of its accuracy in predicting short-term serious outcomes.