Predictors for hospital admission in emergency department patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A retrospective review.
Jennifer RizkMoustafa Al HaririMalak KhalifehAbdo MghamesEveline A HitiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
While BPPV is a benign diagnosis, a significant number of patients presenting to the ED require admission. Predictors of admission include older age, PPIs use and ED treatment with anti-emetics and benzodiazepines. Although CRMs are the gold standard for management, CRMs usage did not emerge as protective from admission, and our overall usage was low.
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