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Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kenneth Kwong, George A. Wells, Marco L.A. Sivilotti, Muhammad Mukarram, Brian H. Rowe, Eddy Lang, Jeffrey J. Perry, Robert Sheldon, Ian G. Stiell and Monica Taljaard
CMAJ September 06, 2016 188 (12) E289-E298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151469
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MBBS MScKenneth Kwong
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MScGeorge A. Wells
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
PhDMarco L.A. Sivilotti
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MD MScMuhammad Mukarram
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MBBS MPHBrian H. Rowe
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MD MScEddy Lang
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MDJeffrey J. Perry
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MD MScRobert Sheldon
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MD PhDIan G. Stiell
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
MD MScMonica Taljaard
Departments of Emergency Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Perry, Stiell) and of Epidemiology and Community Medicine (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Wells, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), University of Ottawa; Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kwong, Mukarram, Perry, Stiell, Taljaard), The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Sivilotti) and of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences (Sivilotti), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health (Rowe), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Departments of Emergency Medicine (Lang) and Medicine (Sheldon), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
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- Appendix 1: Serious Adverse Events and Definitions
- Appendix 2: Selection of Candidate Predictors for Multivariable Logistic Regression
- Appendix 3: Analysis of Groups with and without Troponin Testing in the Study Cohort
- Appendix 4: Classification Performance for the Canadian Syncope Risk Score
- Appendix 5: Internal Validation: Consistency of Variable Selection in 500 Bootstrap Subsamples
- Appendix 6: Classification Performance of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score for Categories of Study Outcomes
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Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kenneth Kwong, George A. Wells, Marco L.A. Sivilotti, Muhammad Mukarram, Brian H. Rowe, Eddy Lang, Jeffrey J. Perry, Robert Sheldon, Ian G. Stiell, Monica Taljaard
CMAJ Sep 2016, 188 (12) E289-E298; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151469
Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Kenneth Kwong, George A. Wells, Marco L.A. Sivilotti, Muhammad Mukarram, Brian H. Rowe, Eddy Lang, Jeffrey J. Perry, Robert Sheldon, Ian G. Stiell, Monica Taljaard
CMAJ Sep 2016, 188 (12) E289-E298; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151469
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