A comparative study of diagnostic performance of COVID-19 Reporting and Data System and computed tomography severity score in clinically suspected COVID-19 patients by Vikram Kyatham, Yarramsetty Pundari Kashudu, T.R. Nagendra, Rama Rao Piprikar, Rhidaynath A Kogekar, Rahul Bhargava

“…Patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suspicious for COVID-19 were participated. …”
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A Single High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Strategy for Ruling Out Myocardial Infarction by Patrik Gilje, Moman A. Mohammad, Andreas Roos, Ulf Ekelund, Jonas Björk, Bertil Lindahl, Martin Holzmann, Arash Mokhtari

“…Ruling out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the emergency department (ED) is challenging. Studies have shown that a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) <5 ng/L or <6 ng/L at presentation (0 h) can be used to rule out AMI. …”
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Peripartum Severe Acute Pancreatitis with Rare Complications: Case Report and Review of Literature by Syed Muhammad Ali, Nissar Ahmed Shaikh, Zia Aftab, Ejaz Latif, Muhammad Sameer, Muhammad Burhan Khan, Mohannad Al-Tarakji

“…Case. 31-year-old female, one week after delivery, presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, tenderness in the epigastrium, and raised pancreatic enzymes. …”
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Rare case of spontaneous renal calyx rupture due to vesicoureteral junction stone in a horseshoe kidney by Siham Oukassem, Salma Debbi, Chaima Abourak, Ola Messouad, PhD, Omar EL Aoufir, PhD, Laila Jroundi, PhD, Ali Mohammed Miko, Mamoun Diouri, Ayoub Bouhnib, Ahmed Ibrahimi, PhD

“…A 50-year-old patient with a prior history of chronic smoking presented to the emergency department with diffuse abdominal pain, primarily localized to the right hypochondrium and epigastric region, along with nausea, but without fever, vomiting, or urinary symptoms. …”
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of posttraumatic hospitalized patients with symptoms related to venous thromboembolism: a single-center retrospective study by Hyung Su Park, Sung Youl Hyun, Woo Sung Choi, Jin-Seong Cho, Jae Ho Jang, Jea Yeon Choi

“…Methods In total, 7,634 patients admitted to the emergency department of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, a tertiary hospital, and hospitalized between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 were registered for this study. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting of patients with acute sedative-hypnotic overdose admitted to the intensive care unit by Guo Tang, Tianshan Zhang, Ping Zhang, Sha Yang, Tao Cheng, Rong Yao

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients admitted to the emergency department of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, between October 11, 2009, and December 31, 2023. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

“…Case Report: A 58-year-old female presented to our emergency department with sudden unilateral visual loss following a recent hospitalization for viral meningoencephalitis. …”
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Cocaine-Induced Giant Bullous Emphysema by Steven Douedi, Vandan D. Upadhyaya, Ishan Patel, Usman Mazahir, Eric Costanzo, Mohammad A. Hossain

“…On presentation to the emergency department, chest X-ray as well as CT scan of the chest were performed which were suggestive of an extensive pneumothorax of the right lung requiring placement of a chest tube. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…Since it overcomes most of the limitations of CXR and other diagnostic modalities, it can be utilized as a diagnostic tool for pneumonia for all age groups as it is a safe, readily available, and cost-effective modality that can be utilized in an emergency department, intensive care units, wards, and clinics by trained respiratory care professionals.…”
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Economic and Clinical Benefits of Bivalent Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prefusion F (RSVpreF) Maternal Vaccine for Prevention of RSV in Infants: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Me... by José Luis Huerta, Robyn Kendall, Luka Ivkovic, Carlos Molina, Amy W. Law, Diana Mendes

“…Results: Compared to no intervention, a year-round RSVpreF vaccine administered to 1891 M pregnant women would prevent 15,768 hospitalizations, 5505 emergency department cases, and 5505 physician office visits annually, averting MXN 1754 M in direct medical costs with an increase of 3402 life years or 3666 QALYs. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

“…Disease-related annual mean number of inpatient admissions, office visits, and emergency department visits by cohort were 0.09, 1.45, and 0.19 for GERD; 0.08, 1.55, and 0.10 for NDBE; 0.10, 1.92, and 0.13 for IND; 0.09, 2.05, and 0.10 for LGD; 0.12, 2.16, and 0.14 for HGD; and 1.43, 6.27, and 0.87 for EAC. …”
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Biphasic anaphylaxis in a Canadian tertiary care centre: an evaluation of incidence and risk factors from electronic health records and telephone interviews by Anne K. Ellis, Lubnaa Hossenbaccus, Sophia Linton, Hannah Botting, Eman Badawod, Alyssa Burrows, Sarah Garvey

“…Methods From November 2015 to August 2017, all patients who presented to the emergency department at two hospital sites in Kingston given a diagnosis of “allergic reaction,” “anaphylaxis,” “drug allergy,” or “insect sting allergy,” were evaluated. …”
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Sleep patterns and smartphone use among left-behind children: a latent class analysis and its association with depressive symptoms by Xue Han, Cheng-Han Li, Heng Miao, Su Xu, Wen-Jing Yan, Juan Chen, Juan Chen

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A Pilot Study of Hemoglobin A1C Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes after Creation of a Patient Assistance Program Enrollment Committee at a Student-Run Free Clinic by John D. Salvemini, Gregory R. Vance, Amanda Pham, Garner Fincher, Johnny Yang, Harshin Sanjanwala, Leonna Conley, Alan Penman, James Pitcock

“…Secondary outcomes were emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions. …”
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Evaluating the implementation of a digital coordination centre in an Australian hospital setting: a mixed method study protocol by Timothy N Fazio, Daniel Capurro, Colin Malone, Sam Freeman, Wynona Black, Wendy W Chapman, Jana Gazarek, Meredith J Layton, Kayley Lyons, Laura Pumo, Samantha Plumb, Brad Astbury

“…Data sources will include interviews, project documentation and observations, with qualitative and quantitative analyses targeting metrics like emergency department boarding and length of stay.Ethics and dissemination This study has been approved by the RMH Human Research Ethics Committee (QA2023089). …”
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Massive Pulmonary Embolism Complicating Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia: A Case Report by Shruti Hegde, Gemini Yesodharan, John Tedrow, Alena Goldman

“…A healthy 55-year-old man presented to our emergency department (ED) with a sore throat, cough, and myalgia. …”
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Prehospital video triage of suspected stroke patients in Greater Manchester: pilot project report by Christopher Ashton, Adrian R Parry-Jones, Lisa Brunton, Ibrahim Alghamdi, David A Jenkins

“…Interviews were analysed using a thematic approach.Results Out of 46 PHVT calls during the pilot, eight (18%) were diverted to local emergency department, 1 (2%) was left at their usual residence and 37 (80%) were transported to Salford Royal Hospital. …”
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Emergency Care for Suicidal Behavior Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Two Hospitals in Bogotá: a Longitudinal Analysis by Gutiérrez-Dajud, Sasha Stefany, Pastran-Cortés, Ana María, Mendivelso, Fredy, Rodríguez-Bedoya, Ingrid Milena, Moreno-Gómez, Jairo Enrique, Muñoz-Tamayo, Rodrigo

“…All patients were assessed by psychiatrists and psychologists in the emergency department and their demographic, clinical and specific attributes of suicidal behavior were characterized. …”
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Prediction of post-contrast acute kidney injury by bedside ultrasonography by Mümin Murat Yazici, Enes Hamdioğlu, Nurullah Parça, Gürkan Altuntaş, Özcan Yavaşi, Özlem Bilir

“…Ultrasound measurements of the development of CI-AKI after contrast-enhanced imaging for diagnosis in the emergency department (ED) have yet to be adequately studied. …”
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Emergency Medicine as a Medical Speciality in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects by Wahab Yinusa

“…Our study revealed that inadequate funding and ambulance services, nonavailability of trained bystanders, limited infrastructure and skilled manpower, inadequate and inequitable distribution of health resources, lack of standard emergency department, high out-of-pocket expenses and substandard implementation of EMS policies, are factors militating against a functional EMS in the country. …”
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