Several questions of head-up tilt test in the Children with neurally mediated syncope / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Neurally mediated syncope (NMS)is common in pediatric emergency and intensive care unit.Head-up tilt test(HUTT)has been widely used as an valuable diagnostic tools for NMS,while the results would be affected by multiple factors.Controversies still exist on issues such as the influence factors of positive rate,complication and clinical predictions of the HUTT.In this review,several problems in the application of HUTT in NMS of children are reviewed.