Study about the Manchester Triage System subtriage in patients that visited the Emergency Department due to headache.

Introduction: Headache is a frequent cause of consultation; it is important to detect patients with secondary headache, particularly high-risk secondary headache. Such systems as the Manchester Triage System (MTS) are used for this purpose. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of undertriage in patients attending the emergency department due to headache.

Sensitivity of the SNNOOP10 list in the high-risk secondary headache detection.

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the SNNOOP10 list in the detection of high-risk headaches.

Methods: Patients that visited the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid) emergency department due to headache that were allocated to a Manchester Triage System level between critical and urgent were prospectively included but retrospectively analysed. A researcher blind to the patients' diagnosis administered a standardised questionnaire and afterwards a neurologist blind to the questionnaire results diagnosed the patient according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders.

Temporal distribution of emergency room visits in patients with migraine and other headaches.

Headache is a leading reason for presentation to the emergency department (ED) with migraine being the most frequently headache. To ensure the adequate staffing of healthcare providers during peak times of headache visits, we analyzed the temporal distribution of emergency department visits in patients presenting with headache and/or migraine. The authors conducted an ecological study, including all consecutive visits to the ED for headache.

Management of thunderclap headache in the emergency room: A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: The evaluation of red flags is crucial for the accurate the diagnosis of headache disorders, especially for thunderclap headache. We analysed if secondary headache disorders were adequately ruled out in patients that presented to the emergency room with thunderclap headache.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we screened all patients that visited the emergency room for headache, including those that described thunderclap headache.

Study about the Manchester Triage System subtriage in patients that visited the Emergency Department due to headache.

Introduction: Headache is a frequent cause of consultation; it is important to detect patients with secondary headache, particularly high-risk secondary headache. Such systems as the Manchester Triage System (MTS) are used for this purpose. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of sub-triage in patients attending the Emergency Department due to headache.