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<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942023000100013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Conocimientos de los médicos sobre síncope en adultos y su atención en Urgencias]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Physicians' knowledge of syncope in adults and its care in the emergency department]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Quintero García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez López]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Medardo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morera-Negre]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marta María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moya-Alvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Orestes]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Diaz-Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Leodan]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río Hospital General Docente &#8220;Abel Santamaría Cuadrado&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pinar del Río ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942023000100013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el síncope constituye una entidad común en los servicios de urgencias.  Objetivo: evaluar en médicos de un hospital general, el conocimiento sobre el síncope y su manejo en urgencias.  Métodos:  se realizó una investigación cualitativa, de tipo evaluativo; mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario académico prediseñado, sobre aspectos claves de la atención del síncope en urgencias, a médicos de especialidades clínicas relacionadas con la atención de urgencias, del hospital general docente Abel Santamaría; provincia Pinar del Río, en abril del 2022. Los encuestados, fueron escogidos al azar, de forma voluntaria y anónimo.  Resultados:  se aplicó el cuestionario a 35 médicos. Se requirieron menos de cinco minutos para responder el cuestionario completo. Según los aspectos evaluados; el 40 % de los encuestados no seleccionó la respuesta correcta relacionada con la definición y causas de síncope; sobre la evaluación inicial y atención multidisciplinaria, los aciertos alcanzaron el 74 % y 71 % respectivamente. En relación al diagnóstico y estratificación de riesgo, los desaciertos fueron del 80 %. La aplicación del coeficiente KR20 clasificó como muy buena la consistencia interna del instrumento evaluativo empleado.  Conclusiones:  se evaluó el nivel de conocimiento de los médicos sobre síncope y su manejo en urgencias. Existe déficit del conocimiento en los aspectos evaluados. Los resultados obtenidos se consideran confiables.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  syncope is a common entity in emergency departments.  Objective:  to evaluate the knowledge about syncope and its management in the emergency department in physicians of a general hospital.  Methods:  a qualitative, evaluative research was carried out through the application of a pre-designed academic questionnaire on key aspects of syncope care in the emergency department to physicians of clinical specialties related to emergency care at the Abel Santamaría general teaching hospital, Pinar del Río province, in April 2022. Respondents were chosen randomly, voluntarily and anonymously. Questionnaire: the questionnaire included 5 questions, single-choice multiple choice type, with 4 possible answers (a, b, c, d). The aspects evaluated were: definition, causes, initial evaluation, diagnosis, risk stratification, and syncope care.  Results:  the questionnaire was administered to 35 physicians. Less than 5 minutes were required to complete the questionnaire. According to the aspects evaluated, 40 % of the respondents did not select the correct answer related to the definition and causes of syncope; on the initial evaluation and multidisciplinary care, the correct answers reached 74 % and 71 % respectively. And in relation to diagnosis and risk stratification, misses were 80 %. The application of the KR20 coefficient classified the internal consistency of the evaluation instrument used as very good.  Conclusions:  the level of knowledge of physicians about syncope and its management in the emergency department was evaluated. There is a knowledge deficit in the aspects evaluated. The results obtained are considered reliable.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MANIFESTACIONES NEUROCONDUCTUALES]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CONOCIMIENTO]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[SYNCOPE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[KNOWLEDGE]]></kwd>
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