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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Palpitations are a frequent reason for emergency department visits.
  • Limited research exists on emergency care perspectives for palpitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore emergency physicians' perceptions of palpitations.
  • To understand the clinical decision-making processes for patients presenting with palpitations.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted 21 semistructured interviews with emergency physicians.
  • Utilized qualitative analysis with structural coding and grounded theory.
  • Recruited participants from diverse practice settings across the US.

Main Results:

  • Emergency physicians generally perceive palpitations as a common yet benign complaint.
  • Clinical approaches include risk stratification, diagnostic categorization, algorithmic management, and gestalt.
  • Disposition decisions are influenced by serious diagnoses, need for testing, associated symptoms, and external requests.

Conclusions:

  • Emergency physicians manage palpitations using four primary clinical approaches.
  • Findings can inform the development of risk-stratification tools and clinical algorithms.
  • Further research can enhance emergency care for patients with palpitations.