Length of stay in the pediatrics emergency department and associated factors among pediatrics patients in Eastern Ethiopia public hospital, Ethiopia 2022. by Netsanet Melkamu, Amelmasin Faris, Muluken Yigezu, Mickiale Hailu, Anteneh Atle, Manaye Kasahun, Mohammed Kebede, Tsegasew Embiale, Tsinukal Tesfay, Sewmehone Amsalu, Yakob Tadese, Bruck Tesfaye, Gebrehiwot Berie

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Patient length of stay is a crucial measure of the emergency department, and it is a vital indicator of health services to evaluate its efficacy, patient care, organizational management, and health care system. …”
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Qualitative Inquiry into Challenges Experienced by Registered General Nurses in the Emergency Department: A Study of Selected Hospitals in the Volta Region of Ghana by Confidence Alorse Atakro, Jerry Paul Ninnoni, Peter Adatara, Janet Gross, Michael Agbavor

“…Registered General Nurses (RGNs) play crucial roles in emergency departments (EDs). EDs in Ghana are primarily staffed by RGNs who have had no additional formal education in emergency care. …”
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Unveiling Wunderlich syndrome: Diagnosis and management of a rare spontaneous renal hematoma by Rebecca Merrill, Pete Jordanides, Jessica Krizo, Erin L. Simon

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Examining the Impact of Telehealth Visits on Patient and Family Experience in a Pediatric Emergency and Urgent Care Center by Abigail Gauthier, Callie Krentz, Shiran Chan, Michelle Widecan, Adam Vukovic

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Returning to the emergency department: a retrospective analysis of mental health re-presentations among young people in New South Wales, Australia by Rebecca Ivers, Michael Dinh, Patricia Cullen, Bette Liu, Katharine Steinbeck, Natasha Walker, Robert Neil Leong

“…Objectives This study aimed to describe mental health emergency department (ED) presentations among young people aged 8–26 years in New South Wales, Australia, and to identify key characteristics associated with higher risk of ED mental health re-presentation.Design, setting and participants Retrospective analysis of linked ED data records for mental health presentations between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2018.Main outcome measures The main outcome was the total number of mental health ED re-presentations within 1 year, following initial presentation. …”
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: a biochemical marker for acute kidney injury and long-term outcomes in patients presenting to the emergency department by Kah Hui Brian Teo, Swee Han Lim, Ying Hao, Yin Keong Daryl Lo, Ziwei Lin, Manish Kaushik, Chieh Suai Tan, Mohammed Zuhary Thajudeen, Choon Peng Jeremy Wee

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A surveillance study to determine the accuracy of mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis in an emergency department: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Ian D Cameron, Ilaria Pozzato, Ashley Craig, Bamini Gopinath, Mark Gillett, Annette Kifley, Kim Van Vu, Susanne Meares, Anthony Liang

“…Surveillance studies involving emergency department (ED) and hospital-based data need to be prioritised as these provide incident mTBI estimates. …”
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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&rsquo;s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Republic of China, Email qzhch0824@163.com…”
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Validating the DIVERT scales, CARS, and EARLI for predicting emergency department visits in home health care in Japan: A retrospective cohort study by Takao Ono, Hiroko Watase, Takuma Ishihara, Taketo Watase, Kiho Kang, Mitsunaga Iwata

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Aspiring to clinical significance: Insights from developing and evaluating a machine learning model to predict emergency department return visit admissions. by Yiye Zhang, Yufang Huang, Anthony Rosen, Lynn G Jiang, Matthew McCarty, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Jin Ho Han, Adam Wright, Jessica S Ancker, Peter Ad Steel

“…Return visit admissions (RVA), which are instances where patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) rapidly return and require hospital admission, have been associated with quality issues and adverse outcomes. …”
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Emergency Department access of patients with eating disorders and the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a 20 years retrospective analysis by Marcello Covino, Raffaella Zaccaria, Martina Pala, Marco Di Nicola, Andrea Piccioni, Martina Petrucci, Sabrina Chiloiro, Caterina Policola, Lucio Rinaldi, Alfredo Pontecorvi

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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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Development and validation of a screening tool for sepsis without laboratory results in the emergency department: a machine learning studyResearch in context by Shan Jiang, Shuai Dai, Yulin Li, Xianlong Zhou, Cheng Jiang, Cong Tian, Yana Yuan, Chengwei Li, Yan Zhao

“…We aimed to develop a quick sepsis screening tool (qSepsis) based on patients’ non-laboratory clinical data at the emergency department (ED) using machine learning (ML), and compare its performance with established clinical scores. …”
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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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Modified National Early Warning Scores (MNEWS) for Predicting the Outcomes of Suspected Sepsis Patients; A Prospective Cohort Study by Nipon Diskumpon, Busabong Ularnkul, Winchana Srivilaithon, Pariwat Phungoen, Kiattichai Daorattanachai

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