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Clinician consensus on “Inappropriate” presentations to the Emergency Department in the Better Data, Better Planning (BDBP) census: a cross-sectional multi-centre study of emergency department utilisation in Ireland
BackgroundUtilisation of the Emergency Department (ED) for non-urgent care increases demand for services, therefore reducing inappropriate or...
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Police-reported family violence victimisation or perpetration and mental health-related emergency department presentations: an Australian data-linkage study
BackgroundFamily violence is a leading social determinant of mental ill-health but its link to mental health-related emergency department...
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Drug-related emergency department visits: external validation of an assessment tool in a general emergency department population
BackgroundThe process of identifying drug-related hospitalisations is subjective and time-consuming. Assessment tool for identifying hospital...
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Forecasting emergency department arrivals using INGARCH models
BackgroundForecasting patient arrivals to hospital emergency departments is critical to dealing with surges and to efficient planning, management and...
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Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department
Purpose of ReviewThis review focuses on the demographics of elder victims of maltreatment frequently seen in the Emergency Department and...
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Immune-related adverse event in the emergency department: methodology of the immune-related emergency disposition index (IrEDi)
For many cancer patients, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be life-saving. However, the immune-related adverse events (irAEs) from ICIs can be...
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An Effective Methodology for Scoring to Assist Emergency Physicians in Identifying Overcrowding in an Academic Emergency Department in Thailand
BackgroundEmergency Department (ED) overcrowding is a global concern, with tools like NEDOCS, READI, and Work Score used as predictors. These tools...
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Use of resources in elderly patients consulting the emergency department: analysis of the Emergency Department and Elder Needs Cohort (EDEN-21)
The elderly population frequently consults the emergency department (ED). This population could have greater use of EDs and hospital health...
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The impact of hyperkalemia on ICU admission and mortality: a retrospective study of Chinese emergency department data
ObjectiveThis study assesses the influence of hyperkalemia on both disease severity and the risk of mortality among patients admitted to the...
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A real-world evaluation of the effectiveness and Sufficiency of Current Emergency Department Preventative Strategies for Reducing Emergency Department revisits in a Canadian children’s hospital: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundDespite asthma guidelines’ recommended emergency department preventative strategies (EDPS), repeat asthma-related emergency department (ED)...
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Anaphylaxis in a Swiss university emergency department: clinical characteristics and supposed triggers
BackgroundAnaphylaxis is the most severe form of acute systemic and potentially life-threatening reactions triggered by mast and basophilic cells....
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Effect of emergency physician-operated emergency short-stay ward on emergency department stay length and clinical outcomes: a case-control study
BackgroundWe hypothesized that an emergency short-stay ward (ESSW) mainly operated by emergency medicine physicians may reduce the length of patient...
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Incidence of Maxillofacial Injuries in the Emergency Department-Retrospective Study
IntroductionMaxillofacial injuries are a common finding among the patients reporting to the Emergency Department.
AimThis study was conducted to...
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Overview of best practices for buprenorphine initiation in the emergency department
In recent decades, opioid overdoses have increased dramatically in the United States and peer countries. Given this, emergency medicine physicians...
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Emergency department utilization among skin cancer patients: a retrospective study of the national emergency department sample 2013–2015
Skin cancer-related emergency department (ED) visits are among the most common cancer-related ED visits in the USA. However, ED utilization among...
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Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between pre-hospital emergency and emergency department in traffic accidents: a qualitative study
BackgroundDeath caused by traffic accidents is one of the major problems of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. Rapid handover of the...
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A silent scream in the pediatric emergency department: child abuse and neglect
Child abuse and neglect includes any behavior that harms the child or hinders the child’s development. The aim of this study was to determine the...
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Consensus paper on the management of acute isolated vertigo in the emergency department
Acute vertigo is defined as the perception of movement of oneself or the surroundings in the absence of actual motion and it is a frequent cause for...
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Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)
BackgroundIn Australian emergency departments, 30% of all back pain presentations are for older adults. Relatively little is known about the care...
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Using machine learning to mine mental health diagnostic groups from emergency department presentations before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic had a profound negative effect on mental health worldwide. The hospital emergency department plays a pivotal role in...
