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Emergency unit assessment of seven tertiary hospitals in Nepal using the WHO tool: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundIn 2021, the Nepal national emergency care system’s assessment (ECSA) identified 39 activities and 11 facility-specific goals to improve...
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Overdiagnosis in the emergency department: a sharper focus
Overdiagnosis occurs when a person’s symptoms or life experiences are given a diagnostic label that ultimately causes them more harm than good. We...
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A bacteraemia risk prediction model: development and validation in an emergency medicine population
ObjectiveDesign a risk model to predict bacteraemia in patients attended in emergency departments (ED) for an episode of infection.
Methods ...
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Emergency department use and length of stay by younger and older adults: Nottingham cohort study in the emergency department (NOCED)
BackgroundYounger and older adults attending the Emergency Department (ED) are a heterogeneous population. Longer length of ED stay is associated...
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X-ray interpretation in emergency department in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Do we need the radiologist?
IntroductionChest x-rays are widely used for diagnosing chest pathology worldwide. Pediatricians frequently interpret chest radiographs in the...
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Ethnicity and outcomes for patients with gastrointestinal disorders attending an emergency department serving a multi-ethnic population
BackgroundEthnic inequalities in acute health acute care are not well researched. We examined how attendee ethnicity influenced outcomes of emergency...
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An assessment of information needs and workflows for emergency service providers and caregivers of children with medical complexity
BackgroundThe goal of Project Austin, an initiative to improve emergency care for rural children who are medically complex (CMC), is to provide an...
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Current Evidence for the Use of High-Sensitivity Troponin Assays in the Emergency Department
Purpose of ReviewThis paper will review the published literature on the implementation of high-sensitivity troponin in the diagnosis and treatment of...
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Managing Delirium in the Emergency Department: An Updated Narrative Review
Purpose of ReviewEmergency departments (EDs) are facing an epidemic of overcrowding and ED boarding, particularly of older adults who often present...
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A simulation-based randomized trial of ABCDE style cognitive aid for emergency medical services CHecklist In Prehospital Settings: the CHIPS-study
BackgroundChecklists are a powerful tool for reduction of mortality and morbidity. Checklists structure complex processes in a reproducible manner,...
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Palliative care team in a Brazilian tertiary emergency department
ObjectivesTo describe the process of implementing a palliative care team (PCT) in a Brazilian public tertiary university hospital and compare this...
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Simulation-based team training in time-critical clinical presentations in emergency medicine and critical care: a review of the literature
BackgroundThe use of simulation-based team training has increased over the past decades. Simulation-based team training within emergency medicine and...
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Experience and training needs of nurses in military hospital on emergency rescue at high altitude: a qualitative meta-synthesis
BackgroundNurses play an important role in the treatment of war wounds on the plateau, and they face multiple challenges and a variety of needs in...
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Cognitive biases encountered by physicians in the emergency room
BackgroundDiagnostic errors constitute an important medical safety problem that needs improvement, and their frequency and severity are high in...
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Emergency department use and geospatial variation in social determinants of health: a pilot study from South Carolina
BackgroundHealth systems are increasingly addressing patients’ social determinants of health (SDoH)-related needs and investigating their effects on...
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The new ESC acute coronary syndrome guideline and its impact in the CPU and emergency department setting
The new guideline on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) replaces two separate guidelines on ST-elevation...
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Burnout among family medicine residents: a cross-sectional nationwide study
BackgroundIn addition to pressures typical of other medical professions, family physicians face additional challenges such as building long-term...
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Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety in European emergency departments: a comparative analysis of survey results
Patient safety is a significant concern worldwide. The Emergency Departments (EDs) are vulnerable to adverse events. Europe, with its diverse...
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Essential health services delivery and quality improvement actions under drought and food insecurity emergency in north-east Uganda
BackgroundEssential health services can be disrupted due to several naturally occurring public health emergencies such as drought, flood, earthquake...
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Stercoral colitis in the emergency department: a review of the literature
BackgroundStercoral colitis (SC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening inflammatory colitis caused by the accumulation of impacted fecal...
