Predictive value of systemic immune inflammation index combined with coagulation index in traumatic coagulopathy in patients with severe trauma by Chen Wang, Yongyong Huang, Shiyun Liao, Jiming Song

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Three-Year Assault Cases Performed on the Emergency Trauma Center by Melih Yucel SANLIER, Behcet Al, Volkan CELEBI, Gorkem Alper SOLAKOGLU, Eltaf TORUN, Kurtulus ACIKSARI, Bilgehan Ahmet CUMHUR, Nafiye SANLIER

“…Nine of the 10 patients were discharged to home from the emergency department.…”
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Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children by Jing Yang, Chong Liu, Yuxia He, Zhangqiao Cai

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Acute Pancreatitis as a Possible Unusual Manifestation of COVID-19 in Children by Niloufar Bineshfar, Alireza Mirahmadi, Fereshteh Karbasian, Elham Pourbakhtyaran, Abdollah Karimi, Mehdi Sarafi

“…In this report, we describe a case of a previously well 14-year-old boy, who presented to our emergency department with a complaint of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting without fever or respiratory symptoms. …”
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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

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Retrospective analysis of trauma patients transported by dispatch monitored type B ambulances to Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal, 2019–2023 by Maxwell L. Mantych, Shiva Neupane, Machchendra Sapkota, Laura D. Cassidy, Sarah C. Young, Ronald Anguzu, Samjhana Basnet

“…This study evaluates the prehospital care and outcomes of trauma patients transported by Type B ambulances to Dhulikhel Hospital’s Emergency Department, as monitored by the Dispatch Center. …”
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Head-to-head comparison of pre-hospital qSOFA and lactate-qSOFA for predicting sepsis in patients with and without suspected infection. A multicenter prospective cohort study by Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Miguel A. Castro Villamor, Carlos delPozo-Vegas, Irene Sánchez-Soberón, Juan F. Delgado-Benito, Virginia Carbajosa Rodíguez, Rodrigues Leonardo, José Luis Martín-Conty

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Acute Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Rhizopus Infection in a Patient with Diabetes and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report by Huang X, Qiu J, Pan L, Wang C, Tang C

“…Xiaoqing Huang,1 Junke Qiu,1 Lei Pan,1 Caihong Wang,1 Chuanfeng Tang2 1Tuberculosis Intensive Care Unit, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Department, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Chuanfeng Tang, Emergency Department, Zhejiang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, No. 208 East Huancheng Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8615155110013, Email T20237243@163.comBackground: Zygomycosis, also termed mucormycosis, is a rare yet highly fatal fungal infection caused by Mucorales species, notably Rhizopus spp.Case Presentation: This case study details a 72-year-old man with diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, and nephrotic syndrome who developed acute necrotizing fasciitis attributable to R. oryzae. …”
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Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access by Nursing versus Resident Staff in a Community Based Teaching Hospital: A “Noninferiority” Trial by Thomas Carter, Chris Conrad, J. Link Wilson, Godwin Dogbey

“…Two failed attempts on a patient using standard approach by an emergency department (ED) nurse were deemed to be “difficult sticks” and randomly assigned to either a nurse or resident, based on the day they presented. …”
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Unique ECG Findings in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: STE with Reciprocal Changes and Pathologic Q Wave by Amanda Grant-Orser, Brennan Ballantyne, Wael Haddara

“…A 68-year-old male presented to the emergency department with retrosternal chest pain, presyncope, and then a pulseless electrical activity cardiac arrest. …”
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Indications of Brain Computed Tomography Scan in Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age with Minor Head Trauma by İsmail Gülşen, Hakan Ak, Sevdegül Karadaş, İsmail Demır, Mehmet Deniz Bulut, Soner Yaycioğlu

“…To investigate the indications to receive brain computed tomography (CT) scan and to define the pathological findings in children younger than three years of age with minor head trauma in emergency departments. Methods. In this study, hospital case notes of 1350 children attending the emergency department of Bitlis State Hospital between January 2011 and June 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. 508 children under 3 years of age with minor head trauma were included in this study. …”
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The usage of sustained-action theophyline in the intercrisis treatment of bronchial asthma. by Yaquelín Martínez Chavez., Arlette Linares Borges., Pedro Miguel Milián Vázquez., Lisett Jiménez Fernández., Maira Quirós Enríquez., Higinio Alemán Aguiar

“…The variables under study in each visit were: attendance to the emergency department, use of salbutamol spray and objective measurement of lung function as well as adverse effects and response to treament. …”
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Academia Medicine: A new broad-scope medical scientific journal…Did we really feel the need? by Luca Ansaloni

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Evaluating Children with Otitis Media for Bacteremia or Urinary Tract Infection by Daniel Yawman, Patrick Mahar, Aaron Blumkin, Gregory Conners

“…Cases of AOM were analyzed from the 2001–2004 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)-Emergency Department dataset. Results. AOM was diagnosed in 17% of the 10,847 recorded visits of 2–36 month olds. …”
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A myocardial infarction detected in an unusual way by Massimo Barakat, Enrico Bertagnin, Lorenzo Mulazzani, Francesco Galuppi, Sanda Giovanna Nizzardo

“… An 86-year-old man presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain in the left iliac fossa and constipation in the previous three days. …”
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Abruptio Placentae Caused by Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis during Pregnancy: Case Report and Literature Review by Pınar Yalcin Bahat, Gokce Turan, Berna Aslan Cetin

“…A 22-year-old woman presented to our Emergency Department, at 35 weeks of gestation, for acute onset of abdominal pain and uterine contractions. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Models for Prediction of Critical Illness at Community, Paramedic, and Hospital Stages by Sijin Lee, Hyun Ji Park, Jumi Hwang, Sung Woo Lee, Kap Su Han, Won Young Kim, Jinwoo Jeong, Hyunggoo Kang, Armi Kim, Chulung Lee, Su Jin Kim

“…Overcrowding of emergency department (ED) has put a strain on national healthcare systems and adversely affected the clinical outcomes of critically ill patients. …”
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Variables That Best Differentiate In-Patient Acute Stroke from Stroke-Mimics with Acute Neurological Deficits by P. Natteru, M. R. Mohebbi, P. George, D. Wisco, J. Gebel, C. R. Newey

“…Strokes and stroke-mimics have been extensively studied in the emergency department setting. Although in-hospital strokes are less studied in comparison to strokes in the emergency department, they are a source of significant direct and indirect costs. …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“…Case  report:    We present the case of a young man admitted to the emergency department with life-threatening malnutrition and anemia after prolonged self-isolation following  cyberbullying  episodes. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…In the 6 month post-index period, lower proportions of the tapentadol ER cohort than the oxycodone CR cohort had ≥1 inpatient stay (14.6% versus 20.5%; p<0.001) and ≥1 emergency department visit (33.4% versus 37.5%; p=0.021). …”
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