Canadian Syncope Risk Score

Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Wells GA, et al. Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope. Nine predictors from the clinical evaluation, investigations and the ED diagnosis; total −3 to 11.

Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti MLA, Le Sage N, et al. Multicenter emergency department validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score. Prospective validation of the five risk categories for 30-day serious outcomes.

Meisenheimer ES, Rogers TS, Saguil A. Canadian Syncope Risk Score: a validated risk stratification tool. Table of points and categories used here: very low (≤ −2) 0.2 %, low (−1 to 0) 0.7 %, medium (1–3) 8 %, high (4–5) 19 %, very high (≥ 6) 51 % estimated 30-day serious outcomes, in adults (≥ 16 years) presenting to the ED within 24 h of syncope.