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Open AccessProspective study of pain and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a tale of two pain assessment methods
Accurate pain assessment is essential in the emergency department (ED) triage process. Overestimation of pain intensity, however, can lead to unnecessary overtriage. The study aimed to investigate the influenc...
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Open AccessAcute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in United States emergency departments, 2010–2018
Little is known about the recent status of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in the U.S. emergency department (ED). This study aimed to describe the disease burden (visit and...
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Open AccessPulmonary embolism in United States emergency departments, 2010–2018
Little is known about pulmonary embolism (PE) in the United States emergency department (ED). This study aimed to describe the disease burden (visit rate and hospitalization) of PE in the ED and to investigate...
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Machine learning to predict in-hospital cardiac arrest from patients presenting to the emergency department
In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) in the emergency department (ED) is not uncommon but often fatal. Using the machine learning (ML) approach, we sought to predict ED-based IHCA (EDCA) in patients presenting to...
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Open AccessSocial network analysis of nationwide interhospital emergency department transfers in Taiwan
Transferring patients between emergency departments (EDs) is a complex but important issue in emergency care regionalization. Social network analysis (SNA) is well-suited to characterize the ED transfer patter...
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Open AccessExternal validation of a triage tool for predicting cardiac arrest in the emergency department
Early recognition and prevention comprise the first ring of the Chain of Survival for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). We previously developed and internally validated an emergency department (ED) triage too...
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Development and validation of a prediction model for estimating one-month mortality of adult COVID-19 patients presenting at emergency department with suspected pneumonia: a multicenter analysis
There are only a few models developed for risk-stratifying COVID-19 patients with suspected pneumonia in the emergency department (ED). We aimed to develop and validate a model, the COVID-19 ED pneumonia morta...
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Open AccessA retrospective study on the therapeutic effects of sodium bicarbonate for adult in-hospital cardiac arrest
To investigate whether the effects of sodium bicarbonate (SB) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) would be influenced by blood pH and administration timing. Adult patients experiencing in-hospital cardi...
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Open AccessBlood gas phenoty** and tracheal intubation timing in adult in-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective cohort study
To investigate whether the optimal time to tracheal intubation (TTI) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation would differ by different blood gas phenotypes. Adult patients experiencing in-hospital cardiac arrest ...
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Open AccessIntraosseous versus intravenous vascular access during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
This study is aimed to investigate the association of intraosseous (IO) versus intravenous (IV) route during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
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Open AccessAssociations between Central Obesity and Outcomes of Adult In-hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Cohort Study
To investigate the association between central obesity and outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). A single-centred retrospective study was conducted. Adult patients that experienced IHCA during ...
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