Expert-Performed Endotracheal Intubation-Related Complications in Trauma Patients: Incidence, Possible Risk Factors, and Outcomes in the Prehospital Setting and Emergency Department by Yuko Ono, Takeyasu Kakamu, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Yusuke Mori, Yui Watanabe, Kazuaki Shinohara

“…The aim of this study was to determine complication rates and possible risk factors of expert-performed endotracheal intubation (ETI) in patients with trauma, in both the prehospital setting and the emergency department. We also investigated how the occurrence of ETI-related complications affected the survival of trauma patients. …”
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In Reply: Study Protocol of Early-Intervention Acupuncture Analgesia Among Patients With Suspected Acute Renal Colic in Emergency Department [Response to Letter] by Wang X, Cao Y, Liu CZ, Tu JF, Qu ZC

“…Xiao Wang,1 Ying Cao,2 Cun-Zhi Liu,1 Jian-Feng Tu,1 Zhi-Cheng Qu2 1School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jian-Feng Tu, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No. 11, Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China, Email tujianfeng1@126.com Zhi-Cheng Qu, Emergency Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, 23 Meishuguanhou Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100010, People’s Republic of China, Email qzhch0824@163.com…”
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Clinical Performance of Rapid Antigen Tests for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Emergency Department and Community: A Retrospective Study by Pei-Chin Lin, Hung-Pin Chiu, Fang-Yi Cheng, Chih-Chun Chang, Fang-Yeh Chu

“…This study aimed to provide evidence regarding the diagnostic performance of SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests compared with the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test in the emergency department (ED) and community. Methods. Patients who underwent SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests using the VTRUST COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test (TD-4531) and real-time RT-PCR on the same day in the ED or community from May 24, 2021, to June 24, 2021, were examined. …”
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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

“…This study aimed to determine the predictors of diagnosing psychiatric illness in the emergency department (ED). Methods: The study included patients aged ≥13 years presenting to the adult ED with psychiatric-like illness over 1 year (January 01, 2019–December 31, 2019). …”
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Improving Cancer Diagnosis in Alberta, Canada: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on Diagnosing Cancer in the Emergency Setting by Anna Pujadas Botey, Cassandra Carrier, Eddy Lang, Paula J. Robson

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Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study by Ashenafi Habte Woyessa, Birhanu Yadecha Dibaba, Getahun Fetensa Hirko, Thanasekaran Palanichamy

“…The mean age of the patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) of the selected hospitals was 34.98 years. …”
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Coprescribing of opioids and high-risk medications in the USA: a cross-sectional study with data from national ambulatory and emergency department settings by Dio Kavalieratos, Mohammed K Ali, Kara Suvada, Anna Zimmer, Jesse Soodalter, Jimi S Malik

“…Objective Describe trends in opioid plus high-risk medication coprescribing in the USA.Design Analyses of serial, cross-sectional, nationally representative data of the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) over 2007–2016 and the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) over 2007–2018.Setting US ambulatory (NAMCS) and emergency department (ED, NHAMCS) settings.Participants Patient visits in which the patient was 18 years and older with an opioid prescription in the NAMCS or NHAMCS databases.Primary and secondary outcome measures Frequency of opioid plus high-risk medication coprescribing.Results From a combined sample of 700 499 visits over 2007–2018, there were 105 720 visits (15.1%) where opioids were prescribed. n=31 825 were from NAMCS and n=73 895 were from NHAMCS. …”
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Rotavirus infections in the pediatric population: a comparative study of pre-COVID and COVID-19 pandemic periods by Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz, Kazım Kutlutürk, Bülent Ünay

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Acil Ünitelerine Başvuran Hastaların İnvaziv Girişimlerde Algıladıkları Ağrı ile Şiddet Eğilimleri Arasındaki İlişki by Şeyda Karasu, Elanur Yılmaz Karabulutlu, Gamze Akay

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The risk of repeated self-harm and suicide after emergency department presentation with self-harm in mental health presenters: a retrospective cohort study with data linkage in Queensland, AustraliaResearch in context by Richard A.F. Pellatt, David R. Painter, Jesse T. Young, Kairi Kõlves, Gerben Keijzers, Stuart A. Kinner, Ed Heffernan, Julia Crilly, Marc Broadbent, Amy Johnston, Melinda Martin-Khan, Paul Scuffham, Marianne Wallis, Ping Zhang

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Validation of a paediatric sepsis screening tool to identify children with sepsis in the emergency department: a statewide prospective cohort study in Queensland, Australia by Paula Lister, Kristen Gibbons, Luregn J Schlapbach, Adam Irwin, Michael Rice, Sainath Raman, Amanda Harley, Patricia Gilholm

“…We assessed the performance of the paediatric sepsis screening tool using stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses with 10-fold cross-validation and evaluated the final model at defined risk thresholds.Setting Twelve emergency departments (EDs) in Queensland, Australia.Participants 3473 children screened for sepsis, of which 523 (15.1%) were diagnosed with sepsis.Interventions A 32-item paediatric sepsis screening tool including rapidly available information from triage, risk factors and targeted physical examination.Primary outcome measure Senior medical officer-diagnosed sepsis combined with the administration of intravenous antibiotics in the ED.Results The 32-item paediatric sepsis screening tool had good predictive performance (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) 0.80, 95% CI 0.78 to 0.82). …”
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Consumer Products Nerve Injuries Among Patients Products Presenting to United States Emergency Departments Between 2012 and 2021: A Nationwide Cohort by Ganga A, Mukhdomi T, Kim EJ, Ly E, Patel Y, Dankievitch KN, Kendall MC

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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Correlated with Complicated Diverticulitis and Hinchey Classification: A Simple Tool to Assess Disease Severity in the Emergency Department by Amir Mari, Tawfik Khoury, Ahmad Lubany, Mohammad Safadi, Moaad Farraj, Amir Farah, Anas Kadah, Wisam Sbeit, Mahmud Mahamid

“…Rapid identification of patients with complications related to acute diverticulitis who require urgent intervention in the emergency department (ED) is essential. The aim of our study was to determine the role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in predicting severity of diverticulitis as assessed by Hinchey classification. …”
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Association between normal saline infusion volume in the emergency department and acute kidney injury in heat stroke patients: a multicenter retrospective study by Lan Chen, Junlu Zhao, Liyun Lu, Zhumei Gong, Shuying Xu, Xiaoling Yang, Yuping Zhang, Xiuqin Feng

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Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study by Bram Jacobs, Joukje van der Naalt, Jan Cornelis ter Maaten, Sophie Maria Coffeng, Laura Jane Kim

“…We also evaluated the differences between patient groups in this least severe category of brain and head injury.Design Prospective cohort follow-up study.Setting Patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary hospital in the Netherlands.Participants 242 patients with MHI (n=100 with head injury only and n=142 with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)) discharged home directly after evaluation at the ED.Outcome measures The primary outcome measure was incomplete recovery at 3 months measured by the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended score <8. …”
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Evaluating NfL and NTproBNP as predictive biomarkers of intracranial injuries after mild traumatic brain injury in children presenting to emergency departments by Anne-Cécile Chiollaz, Virginie Pouillard, Michelle Seiler, Céline Habre, Fabrizio Romano, Céline Ritter Schenck, Fabian Spigariol, Christian Korff, Fabienne Maréchal, Verena Wyss, Lyssia Gruaz, Joan Montaner, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Sergio Manzano

“…ObjectiveBlood-biomarkers have the potential to aid clinicians in pediatric emergency departments (PED) in managing children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) acutely. …”
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The Effect of Intravenous Metoclopramide on Pain, Nausea, Discomfort, and Ease of Insertion of Nasogastric Tube in Emergency Department: A Double-blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Seyed Mohammad Hosseininejad, Farzad Bozorgi, Asieh Khodami, Hamed Aminiahidashti, Mohammad Hajizade Juybari

“… Background: Placement of nasogastric tube (NGT) is a routine procedure in the emergency departments, which can be uncomfortable, painful, and cause nausea. …”
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A Markov decision optimization of medical service resources for two-class patient queues in emergency departments via particle swarm optimization algorithm by Chia-Hung Wang, Rong Tian, Kun Hu, Yu-Tin Chen, Tien-Hsiung Ku

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Dissemination of Evidence-Based Recommendations for Sickle Cell Disease to Primary Care and Emergency Department Providers in North Carolina: A Cost Benefit Analysis by Paula Tanabe, Audrey L. Blewer, Emily Bonnabeau, Hayden B. Bosworth, Denise H. Clayton, Nancy Crego, Marian F. Earls, Kern Eason, Grayson Forlines, Gary Rains, Matthew Young, Nirmish Shah

“…We report the development of a SCD toolbox and the dissemination process to primary care and emergency department (ED) providers in North Carolina (NC). …”
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Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…Our objectives were to investigate plasma NOx in patients with acute stroke presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and to determine if it could (i) differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; (ii) predict clinical outcomes. …”
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