Urgent and Nonurgent Presentations to a Psychiatric Emergency Service in Nigeria: Pattern and Correlates by Increase Ibukun Adeosun, Abosede Adekeji Adegbohun, Oyetayo Oyewunmi Jeje, Olufemi Oyeleke Oyekunle, Modupeola Olugbemisola Omoniyi

“…The majority of visits to the emergency department are for apparently “nonurgent problems.” …”
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Relationship of Meteorological and Air Pollution Parameters with Pneumonia in Elderly Patients by Suleyman Serdar Tasci, Cemil Kavalci, Afsin Emre Kayipmaz

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between pneumonia and meteorological parameters (temperature, humidity, precipitation, airborne particles, sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrite oxide (NO), and nitric oxide (NOX)) in patients with the diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department. Methods. Our study was performed retrospectively with patients over 65 years of age who were diagnosed with pneumonia. …”
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Hydropneumothorax in Children: A Rare Complication of a Bacterial Pneumonia by Carolina Ortega, Carla Gonzales, Manuel E. Soto-Martinez, Adriana Yock-Corrales

“…This is a case of a 5-month-old patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) with a three-day history of fever, diarrhea, and respiratory distress. …”
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Burnout in Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Crisis by Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray, Maryam Soleimanpour, Sina Behmanesh, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…So far, no study has compared the incidence of mental burnout between doctors and nurses in the emergency department. This study has compared the psychological burnout between doctors and nurses during COVID-19 at the emergency department. …”
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Impact of Clinical Experience and Diagnostic Performance in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain by Helena Laurell, Lars-Erik Hansson, Ulf Gunnarsson

“…The aims were to evaluate the importance of the formal competence of the emergency department physician, the patient’s time of arrival at the emergency department, and the use of a structured schedule for investigation of patients with acute abdominal pain. …”
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Application of the Modified Basic Life Support Training Model in Improving Community Residents’ Rescue Willingness in Nantong City in China by Yu-Fei Qian, Yu-Qin Ren, Li Wang, Rong-Qian Sun, Dan-Feng Li

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Fabrication of a Lead Head Made of the Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Composite for the Temporary Cardiac Pacemaker by Yucheng Zhou, Xuming Lin, Zhao Yang, Xiaotong Han, Meng Liu

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The Diagnostic Values of Ischemia-Modified Albumin in Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain and Its Role in Differentiating Acute Abdomen by Selman Yeniocak, Fatma Saraç, Mustafa Yazıcıoğlu, Nadiye Karabulut, Akın Ünal, Esma Yücetaş, Macit Koldaş, İbrahim Akkoç, Mustafa Ekici, Togay Evrin

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain and its use in differentiating acute surgical abdomen. …”
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Understanding and promoting equitable post-discharge care in firearm injury survivors: a retrospective chart review by Claire L. Jacobson, Rehan Choudhury, Allison Broad, Anna M. Maw, Chelsea Wolf, Brian Adams, Anne Drabkin

“…Seventy-four patients with 84 corresponding emergency department encounters were included in the analysis. …”
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Mdivi-1 Protects CD4+ T Cells against Apoptosis via Balancing Mitochondrial Fusion-Fission and Preventing the Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Sepsis by You Wu, Yong-Ming Yao, He-Liang Ke, Lan Ying, Yao Wu, Guang-Ju Zhao, Zhong-Qiu Lu

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Reusable Tourniquets as Potential Transmitters of Infection: A Microbiological Analysis by Julia Szymczyk, Monika Kurpas, Bartosz Krasiński, Katarzyna Zorena, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

“…Samples from tourniquets used in the emergency department and the operating theatre were collected after an indefinite period, 14 days, and 28 days. …”
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Lights and Siren Transport and the Need for Hospital Intervention in Nontrauma Patients: A Prospective Study by Olivier Bertholet, Mathieu Pasquier, Elina Christes, Damien Wirths, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Olivier Hugli, Fabrice Dami

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Norepinephrine use in cardiogenic shock patients is associated with increased 30 day mortality by Xin Lu, Xue Wang, Yanxia Gao, Joseph Harold Walline, Shiyuan Yu, Zengzheng Ge, Mubing Qin, Huadong Zhu, Yi Li

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Fibroelastoma as a Culprit of Syncope by Giuliano De Portu, L. Connor Nickels, Eike Flach, Latha Ganti Stead

“…We present a case of a valvular mass diagnosed by emergency department bedside ultrasonography in a young patient with syncope. …”
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Review of the Predictive Value of Biomarkers in Sepsis Mortality by Nai Zhang, Yujuan Liu, Chuang Yang, Xinai Li

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Validation of a Simple Score for Mortality Prediction in a Cohort of Unselected Emergency Patients by Jeannette-Marie Busch, Isabelle Arnold, John Kellett, Mikkel Brabrand, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel

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Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Preliminary Experience and Impact Analysis with a Medicare Advantage Population by Daniel J. Castillo, J. Brent Myers, Jonathan Mocko, Eric H. Beck

“…**Results:** All measured trends demonstrated favorable results for patients participating in the MIH program when compared against a matched cohort: 19% decrease in emergency department per member per month (PMPM) cost, 21% decrease in emergency department utilization, 37% decrease in inpatient PMPM cost, 40% decrease inpatient utilization, all measures reached statistical significance. …”
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Artery of Percheron in the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Altered Mental Status by Maria Isabel Pérez Pañart, Beatriz Sierra Bergua

“…We describe the case of a young man who came to the emergency department presenting diplopia, speech alteration, and decreased level of consciousness with frequent fluctuations. …”
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Dysphagia and trismus: an unusual case of tetanus by Antonio Villa, Marianna Gregorio, Francesca Bassi, Alessandra Perego, Maria Francesca Donato, Vilma Galimberti, Maria Grazia Bellotti, Antonella Cheldi

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Massive Central Pulmonary Embolism with Riding Embolus and Concomitant Aortic Arch Embolism—Should We Diagnose Patients Earlier for Blood Clotting Disorders? Case Report by Anna Lis, Paweł Kowalski, Marcin Wita, Tomasz Zawadzki, Tomasz Ilczak, Wojciech Żurawiński, Mateusz Majewski

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