Impact of worklist selection on point-of-care ultrasound workflow – a quality improvement project by Jonathan Rowland, Jessa Baker, Natassia Dunn, Matthew Whited, Soheil Saadat, J. Christian Fox

“…Methods A new workflow was created which automatically populated every registered Emergency Department (ED) patient into the worklist upon patient registration. …”
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The Importance of Risk and Subgroup Analysis of Nonparticipants in a Geriatric Intervention Study by Elizabeth Rosted, Ingrid Poulsen, Carsten Hendriksen, Lis Wagner

“…Patients ≥70 years discharged home after a short Emergency Department stay. 399 were requested to participate; 271 consented, whereas 128 refused. …”
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Emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness competencies: A focused mapping review and synthesis by Tshepo L. Motsepe, Shelley Schmollgruber

“…Setting: The study was conducted in emergency departments and trauma centres that respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Irisin in Pediatric Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain by Fatma Sarac, Sevgi Buyukbese Sarsu, Selman Yeniocak, Kamil Sahin, Esma Yucetas, Dogan Yildirim, Macit Koldas, Ozlem Uzun

“…Diagnosis of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain is not always easy. …”
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Healthcare Use for Pain in Women Waiting for Gynaecological Surgery by Sarah Walker, Wilma M. Hopman, Meg E. Carley, Elizabeth G. Mann, Elizabeth G. VanDenKerkhof

“…Lower body mass index (BMI < 30 versus ≥30) and anxiety and/or depression were associated with emergency department or walk-in visits but not visits to family doctors or specialists. …”
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Varicella-Zoster-Mediated Radiculitis Reactivation following Cervical Spine Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Doniel Drazin, George Hanna, Faris Shweikeh, Sunil Jeswani, Leah Lovely, Richard Sokolov, John C. Liu

“…Approximately ten days after surgery, the patient presented to the emergency department complaining of severe pain in his right upper extremity and a vesicular rash from his elbow to his second digit. …”
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Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs after the Initiation of Biologic Treatment in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease by Sue Perera, Shibing Yang, Marni Stott-Miller, Joanne Brady

“…Generally, the proportion of patients having inpatient admissions and emergency department (ED) visits decreased after receiving the same biologic for 1 year compared with baseline, although the proportion having outpatient visits did not change. …”
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Pregnancy in an Asymptomatic Woman with Porencephalic and Arachnoid Cysts by Franco Pepe, Gianmarco Marchese, Gabriele Giuseppe Pepe, Elisabetta Zambrotta, Giulio Insalaco, Claudia Garraffo, Valeria La Rosa

“…The patient was accompanied by her mother who reported an episode of intracerebral hemorrhage after birth and also remembered access to the emergency department after generalized tonic-clonic seizure as an infant. …”
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A Large Intrathoracic Hiatal Hernia as a Cause of Complete Heart Block by Ali Abbood, Hareer Al Salihi, Jorge Parellada, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…An 88-year-old female with a history of GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) was found to have a large hiatal hernia at endoscopy after she presented to the emergency department with nausea and abdominal pain. Prior to her scheduled surgical repair, she developed symptomatic third degree heart block which resolved with nasogastric tube deflation of the gastric contents. …”
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Acute Cholecystitis-like Presentation in an Adult Patient with Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report and Literature Review by Nahla Elzubeir, Kevin Nguyen, Muhammad Nazim

“…A 35-year-old female presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting, and worsening right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal pain. …”
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The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Sickle Cell Anemia Related Pulmonary Damage due to Recurrent Acute Chest Syndrome Attacks by Burcu Camcıoğlu, Meral Boşnak-Güçlü, Müşerrefe Nur Karadallı, Şahika Zeynep Akı, Gülsan Türköz-Sucak

“…There was no admission to emergency department due to acute chest syndrome in the following 12 months after commencing regular erythrocytapheresis. …”
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Fatal Retroperitoneal Bleeding Caused by Neurofibromatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Patrick R. Moerbeek, Jesse M. van Buijtenen, Baukje van den Heuvel, Arjan W. J. Hoksbergen

“…A young female was brought into the emergency department with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) after local resection of neurofibromateous lesions. …”
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Successful Expulsion of a Golf Ball from the Sigmoid Colon Using Volume Laxatives by James P. Grantham, Amanda Hii, Tim Bright, David Liu

“…Rectal foreign bodies form a surprisingly frequent cause of presentation to the emergency department. The materials inserted constitute a wide range of size, shape, and texture with each presenting a unique set of challenges. …”
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Is hypercalcaemia immediately life-threatening? A prospective study by David Trewick, Mathilde Le Borgne, Julie Regnault, Camille Guimard

“…Design and methods: We conducted a prospective observational study aiming to include the first one hundred patients aged ≥18 who had a calcium concentration ≥3 mmol/L, admitted to the emergency department (ED). The primary outcome was the number of life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, sinus arrest and second- or third-degree atrioventricular blocks) or neurological complications defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale score <9 during the stay in the ED. …”
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Do MCHC, MPV, and Procalcitonin Levels Determine Prognosis in Acute Coronary Syndrome? by Serhat Karaman, Abuzer Coskun

“…This cross-sectional cohort study included 200 patients with ACS attending the emergency department of our hospital with chest pain and admitted to the cardiology clinic from January 2014 to December 2016. …”
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The role of Shock Index and its derivatives in predicting mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding by Mehmet Seyfettin Saribas, Ali Aygun, Furkan Kara, Adem Koksal, Ibrahim Caltekin

“…In the study, patients diagnosed with UGIB who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) between 2022 and 2024 were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Outcome and Structural Integrity of Rotator Cuff after Arthroscopic Treatment of Large and Massive Tears with Double Row Technique: A 2-Year Followup by Ignacio Carbonel, Angel A. Martínez, Elisa Aldea, Jorge Ripalda, Antonio Herrera

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Association of Leukocytosis with Amphetamine and Cocaine Use by John R. Richards, Valeria F. Farias, Chris S. Clingan

“…Determining the etiology of unexplained leukocytosis in asymptomatic patients may incur unnecessary testing, cost, and prolonged emergency department stay. The objective was to delineate if use of amphetamines and/or cocaine is a factor. …”
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Clinical Effectiveness, Access to, and Satisfaction with Care Using a Telehomecare Substitution Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Kathryn H. Bowles, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Henry A. Glick, Mary D. Naylor, Melissa O'Connor, Barbara Riegel, Nai-Wei Shih, Mark G. Weiner

“…Secondary outcomes were access to care, emergency department (ED) use, and satisfaction with care. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome Mimicking Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Mimicking Acute Coronary Syndrome? by Martin Chaumont, Marc Blaimont, Rachid Briki, Philippe Unger, Nadia Debbas

“…A healthy 66-year-old female presented to the emergency department with acute chest pain, T-wave inversion in the anterior leads, and elevated troponin-I. …”
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