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Outcomes of paediatric septic arthritis patients: rates of re-admission, re-operation, and unplanned emergency room visits after discharge
PurposeThis study is aimed at determining the rates and predictors of re-operation and re-admission in children with septic arthritis treated at an...
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Operation of national coordinating service for interhospital transfer from emergency departments: experience and implications from Korea
BackgroundSince 2014, Korea has been operating the National Emergency Medical Situation Room (NEMSR) to provide regional emergency departments (EDs)...
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A retrospective study of hip posterior fracture-dislocation: closed reduction at the emergency department or in the operation theater?
BackgroundFor hip posterior fracture-dislocation, the current consensus is to perform joint reduction within 6 h to prevent sequelae. However,...
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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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Population-Based Analysis of 6534 Seizure Emergency Cases from Emergency Medical Services Data
IntroductionSeizures are common reasons to call an ambulance, and this study aims to analyze the burden of seizures in the prehospital setting based...
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Emergency laparotomy and perioperative COVID-19: a single-center retrospective cohort study
Concerning the perioperative outcomes of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who underwent emergency laparotomy, more data must be collected. Because...
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The current status of emergency departments in secondary emergency medical institutions in Japan: a questionnaire survey
BackgroundWhile emergency medicine (ER)-based emergency care is prevalent in many countries, in Japan, the “department-specific emergency care model”...
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European society for trauma and emergency surgery member-identified research priorities in emergency surgery: a roadmap for future clinical research opportunities
BackgroundEuropean Society for Trauma and Emergency Surgery (ESTES) is the European community of clinicians providing care to the injured and...
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Finding Value in Emergency General Surgery
Purpose of ReviewSurgical practice in the United States is evolving rapidly, driven in part by high-impact technological developments, the...
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An ensemble machine learning approach to predict postoperative mortality in older patients undergoing emergency surgery
BackgroundPrediction of preoperative frailty risk in the emergency setting is a challenging issue because preoperative evaluation cannot be done...
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The role of RObotic surgery in EMergency setting (ROEM): protocol for a multicentre, observational, prospective international study on the use of robotic platform in emergency surgery
BackgroundRobotic surgery has gained widespread acceptance in elective interventions, yet its role in emergency procedures remains underexplored....
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Emergency team competencies: sco** review for the development of a tool to support the briefing and debriefing activities of emergency healthcare providers
Globally, at least one adverse event occurs in 10% of patients using emergency, inpatient, outpatient, surgical and primary care services....
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Quality of life after emergency laparotomy: a systematic review
BackgroundEmergency laparotomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure that has higher post-operative morbidity and mortality than elective...
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Geriatric Emergency Departments: Emerging Themes and Directions
Purpose of the ReviewGlobally, emergency departments are recognizing their rapidly growing number of older adult patients and some have responded...
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Enhancing operative documentation of emergency laparotomy: a systematic review and development of a synoptic reporting template
IntroductionCurrently, operative reports are narrative and often handwritten, making interpretation difficult and potentially omitting key steps of...
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Quantitative futility in emergency laparotomy: an exploration of early-postoperative death in the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit
BackgroundQuantitative futility is an appraisal of the risk of failure of a treatment. For those who do not survive, a laparotomy has provided...
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Open Abdomen in Emergency General Surgery: Indications and Outcomes
Purpose of ReviewDamage control laparotomy (DCL) has long been utilized and supported in the trauma population. Over the last decade Acute Care...
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Comprehensive improvements in the emergency laboratory test process based on information technology
ObjectiveTo explore the application effects of information technology (IT) on emergency laboratory testing procedures.
MethodsIn this study,...
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Status quo of operative training in emergency surgery in Germany – results of a survey
BackgroundEmergencies and emergency surgeries are a central part of everyday surgical care in Germany. However, it is unclear how emergency surgery...
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Up against the wall - emergency double myocardial rupture repair
BackgroundLeft ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) and interventricular septal rupture (VSR) are potentially catastrophic mechanical complications...
