SOP AZ-Verschlechterung/allgemeine Schwäche

Verschlechterung des Allgemeinzustands (AZ-Verschlechterung) und allgemeine Schwäche gehören zu den häufigsten Vorstellungsgründen in Notaufnahmen. Leider werden den unspezifischen Symptomen, wie der allgemeinen Schwäche, weder in der Forschung noch in Triagesystemen oder Lehrbüchern genügend Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Basierend auf Forschungsdaten der letzten Jahre stellen wir einen neuen Algorithmus vor, der eine evidenzbasierte und möglichst kosteneffektive Herangehensweise darstellen soll ([Abb. 1]).

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