BACKGROUND: @entity63 ( @entity63 ) are @entity64 warning signs and emergency situations, and, if immediately investigated, doctors can intervene to prevent @entity64 . Nevertheless, many @entity1 delay going to the doctor, and doctors might delay urgently needed investigations and preventative treatments. We set out to determine how much general practitioners (GPs) and hospital physicians (HPs) knew about @entity64 risk after @entity63 , and to measure their referral rates. METHODS: We used a structured questionnaire to ask GPs and HPs in the catchment area of the University Hospital of Bern to estimate a @entity1 's risk of @entity64 after @entity63 . We also assessed their referral behavior. We then statistically analysed their reasons for deciding not to immediately refer @entity1 . RESULTS: Of the 1545 physicians, 40% (614) returned the survey. Of these, 75% (457) overestimated @entity64 risk within 24 hours, and 40% (245) overestimated risk within 3 months after @entity63 . Only 9% (53) underestimated @entity64 risk within 24 hours and 26% (158) underestimated risk within 3 months; 78% (473) of physicians overestimated the amount that carotid endarterectomy reduces @entity64 risk; 93% (543) would rigorously investigate the cause of a @entity63 , but only 38% (229) would refer @entity63 @entity1 for urgent investigations "very often". Physicians most commonly gave these reasons for not making emergency referrals: @entity1 's advanced age; @entity1 's preference; @entity1 was multimorbid; and, @entity1 needed long-term care. CONCLUSIONS: Although physicians overestimate @entity64 risk after @entity63 , their rate of emergency referral is modest, mainly because they tend not to refer multimorbid and elderly @entity1 at the appropriate rate. Since old and frail @entity1 benefit from urgent investigations and treatment after @entity63 as much as younger @entity1 , future educational campaigns should focus on the importance of emergency evaluations for all @entity63 @entity1 .

Awareness of XXXX Risk after @entity63 in Swiss General Practitioners and Hospital Physicians.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['strokes', 'stroke'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['Transient ischemic attacks', 'TIA']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['Stroke']
