Effectiveness of case management interventions for frequent users of healthcare services: a scoping review by Catherine Hudon, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Isabelle Dufour, Mireille Lambert, Cynthia Krieg

“…Patient outcomes such as drug and alcohol use, health locus of control, patient satisfaction and psychological functioning were evaluated in 3 studies, but no change was reported.Conclusions Many studies suggest that CM could reduce emergency department visits and hospitalisations as well as cost. …”
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Comparison of Dopamine and Norepinephrine Use for the Treatment of Hypotension in Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients with Return of Spontaneous Circulation by Chao-Jui Li, Kuan-Han Wu, Chien-Chih Chen, Yat-Yin Law, Po-Chun Chuang, Yi-Chuan Chen

“…OHCA patients with ROSC were divided into three groups according to the post resuscitation inotropic agent used for treatment in the emergency department, namely, dopamine, norepinephrine, and dopamine and norepinephrine combined therapy. …”
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Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Testicular Cancer by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Edio Llerena-Hernández, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Rolando Jacob Martínez-Granados, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…We present the case of a 24-year-old man who arrived at the emergency department with dysesthesia and paraparesis as well as urinary incontinence. …”
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Early Hyperglycemia in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Predicts for Mortality, Prolonged Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Intensive Care Stay by Shu-Ling Chong, Sumitro Harjanto, Daniela Testoni, Zhi Min Ng, Chyi Yeu David Low, Khai Pin Lee, Jan Hau Lee

“…All patients < 16 years old who presented to the Emergency Department within 24 hours of head injury with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 13 were included. …”
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Comparing Mortality Risk Predictive Ability of Different Scoring Systems in Cirrhotic Patients with Bacteremia by Chi-Chieh Hung, Yin-Chou Hsu, Kuo-Hsuan Lin

“…A single-center, retrospective cohort study was performed among adult patients who visited the emergency department from January 2015 to December 2018. …”
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A Case of Status Epilepticus in a Patient Experiencing an Acute Attack of Hereditary Angioedema by Danielle Weinberg, Steven Gayda, Kyle Hultz, Hanan Atia, Brian Kohen, Eric Boccio

“…Case Report: A 54-year-old female with past medical history significant for HAE-nl-C1-INH presented to the emergency department (ED) for an acute attack of HAE and seizures. …”
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The Effects of a Trauma Team Approach on the Management of Open Extremity Fractures in Polytrauma Patients: A Retrospective Comparative Study by Seungyeob Sakong, Eic Ju Lim, Jun-Min Cho, Nak-Jun Choi, Jae-Woo Cho, Jong-Keon Oh

“…We analyzed the outcomes in each group with respect to the time interval until the doctor’s arrival, total length of stay in the emergency department, the time interval until initial antibiotic treatment and operation, whether the initial operation was performed within 24 hours, and the rate of deep infections. …”
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Did Hospital Admissions Caused by Respiratory Infections and Asthma Decrease During the COVID-19 Pandemic? by Zeynep Reyhan ONAY, Deniz MAVI, Yetkin AYHAN, Sinem CAN OKSAY, Gulay BILGIN, Saniye GIRIT

“…Consequently, changes in the number of admissions in clinics and emergency departments by disease groups have been observed. …”
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Epidemiologic characteristics, the length of hospital stay, and mortality of patients with organophosphate poisoning: A systematic review by Janet Alva, Elsa Sanatombi Devi, Ramesh Chandrababu, Julliet Abraham, Jayraj Mymbilly Balakrishnan

“…Background: Organophosphate poisoning is continuing to be a rising cause for the presentation to emergency department and admission to the Intensive Care Units in India. …”
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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Indicators of Safety Compromise following Colonoscopy in Clinical Practice by Mark R. Borgaonkar, David Pace, Muna Lougheed, Curtis Marcoux, Bradley Evans, Nikita Hickey, Meghan O’Leary, Jerry McGrath

“…Procedure-related immediate includes perforation 0.2%, immediate postpolypectomy bleeding 0.3%, need for hospital admission or transfer to the emergency department 0.1%, and severe persistent abdominal pain proven not to be perforation 0.4%. …”
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Peripheral oxygen saturation levels as a guide to avoid hyperoxia: an observational study by Renate Stolmeijer, Jan C. ter Maaten, Jack Ligtenberg, Ewoud ter Avest

“…Methods In a retrospective observational cohort study of patients included in the Acutelines data- and biobank of the University Medical Center Groningen between September 2020 and March 2023, we collected blood gas samples and triage data of sequentially included patients who received oxygen at the moment they were presented in the emergency department (ED). PaO2 values were compared to (concurrently measured) SpO2 values, and to patient- and treatment characteristics and P/F ratios were calculated in order to investigate the efficacy of SpO2 based oxygen titration for various subgroups. …”
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Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient by Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter

“…Case description: We present the case of an 84-year-old man, admitted to the emergency department following a seizure, with fever and oropharyngeal erythema. …”
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Identifying Patient Characteristics Associated With Opioid Use to Inform Surgical Pain Management by Anish K. Agarwal, MD, MPH, MS, Ruiying Xiong, MS, Jeffrey Ebert, PhD, Fran Shofer, PhD, Evan Spencer, MS, Daniel Lee, MD, MS, Zarina Ali, MD, MS, M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS

“…Patients reporting higher use had more telephone calls and office visits within 30 days but no change in emergency department utilization or admissions. Higher discharge pain score was associated with higher use. …”
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Multiple Gastric Erosion Early after a 3 V Lithium Battery (CR2025) Ingestion in an 18-Month-Old Male Patient: Consideration about the Proper Time of Intervention by Ioannis Patoulias, Christos Kaselas, Dimitrios Patoulias, Konstantinos Farmakis, Eleni Papacrivou, Maria Kalogirou, Thomas Feidantsis

“…We present a case of an 18-month-old male patient who presented to our emergency department after button battery ingestion. He did not have any symptoms and no pathological findings were encountered during clinical examination. …”
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Characteristics of Medical Care During in-hospital Cardiopulmonary-cerebral Resuscitation by Viviana de la Concepción García Escudero, Liset Fuentes Santana, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Yanisleidys Chacón Blay, Camilo Rodríguez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the five intensive care units of the Emergency Department, from January to June 2020. 152 patients who suffered cardiorespiratory arrest were studied. …”
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Identification of a Novel lincRNA-p21-miR-181b-PTEN Signaling Cascade in Liver Fibrosis by Fujun Yu, Zhongqiu Lu, Bicheng Chen, Peihong Dong, Jianjian Zheng

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High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Nondiabetic Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Ziyang Hu, Jingle Cui, Xueshan Li, Yaohui Zhou, Lu Cai, Shibin Zhang

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Impact of vitamin C on the reduction of opioid consumption for acute musculoskeletal pain: A double-blind randomized control pilot study. by Raoul Daoust, Jean Paquet, David Williamson, Vérilibe Huard, Caroline Arbour, Jeffrey J Perry, Marcel Émond, Simon Berthelot, Patrick Archambault, Dominique Rouleau, Judy Morris, Alexis Cournoyer

“…However, this has never been studied for acute musculoskeletal (MSK) emergency department (ED) injuries. The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study to determine the opioid sparing and analgesic effect of vitamin C compared to placebo, in acute MSK injured ED patients.…”
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Patient Perspectives on Evolving Diverticulitis Treatment: An Assessment of Patient Willingness to Enroll in a Randomized Controlled Trial by Annie Altman-Merino, MD, Kemberlee Bonnet, MA, David Schlundt, PhD, Jesse Wrenn, MD, PhD, Wesley H. Self, MD, MPH, Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH, Alexander T. Hawkins, MD, MPH

“…This mixed-methods study conducted semi-structured interviews of patients presenting to a quaternary care emergency department with acute diverticulitis and a web-based survey of a larger cohort. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Service Suicide Applications in a Tertiary Psychiatric Clinic in Türkiye by Buket Koparal, Mehmet Ünler, Hande Gazey, Berfu Ünal, Hatice Cansu Selvi, Selçuk Candansayar

“…While 185 patients applied to the emergency department due to suicidal thoughts/attempts in the pre-pandemic period, the number of cases consulted during the pandemic was 150. …”
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