Management of Transitory Loss of Consciousness and Syncopes in the Emergency Department
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Syncope
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- prevalence of transient loss of consciousness in emergency department
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to examine the clinical presentations, the diagnostic tests performed and the management of patients presenting with transient loss of consciousness (TLOC)
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- prevalence of TLOC
- prevalence of different diagnoses leading to TLOC Demographic, clinical, paraclinical and biological data will be collected from the emergency medical file
Detailed Description
Patients over the age of 18 presenting to the University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand emergency department for transient loss of consciousness of syncopal or undifferentiated origin will be include. Their non-opposition will be sought. Demographic, clinical, paraclinical and biological data will be collected from the emergency medical file. No visit is planned after the passage to the emergency room.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •patients over 18 presenting to the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital emergency department for transient loss of consciousness of syncopal or undifferentiated origin
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
prevalence of transient loss of consciousness in emergency department
Time Frame: through the study duration, an average of 6 months
Percentage of TLOC in emergency department
prevalence of different diagnoses leading to transient loss of consciousness
Time Frame: through the study duration, an average of 6 months
Percentage of different diagnoses leading to transient loss of consciousness
Secondary Outcomes
- prevalence of different clinical presentations of loss of consciousness(through the study duration, an average of 6 months)
- Prevalence of the various diagnostic tests carried out and the treatment of patients presenting for transient loss of consciousness(through the study duration, an average of 6 months)