Correlation Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Analysis of Intestinal Microbiome and Metabolic Characteristics by Wang ZT, Tan WT, Huang JL, Zhang PF, Li Q, Wang MM, Meng MM, Su H, Guo CM, Liu H

“…Zi-Teng Wang,1,2,* Wen-Tao Tan,1,* Jia-Li Huang,1 Peng-Fei Zhang,3 Qian Li,1 Miao-Miao Wang,1 Ming-Ming Meng,1 Hui Su,1 Chun-Mei Guo,1 Hong Liu1 1Gastroenterology Department, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Gastroenterology Department, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Emergency Department, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Liu, Email liuhong_sjt@ccmu.edu.cnBackground: Our study examines the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), focusing on the potential impact of acid-suppressive drugs. …”
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Childhood contact with social services, self-harm and suicidal or self-harm ideation in young adulthood: a population-wide record-linkage study by S. McKenna, D. O’Reilly, E. Ross, A. Maguire

“…Aims Determine the association between all tiers of childhood contact with social services and presentation to an emergency department (ED) with self-harm or thoughts of suicide or self-harm (ideation) in young adulthood. …”
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Geographic disparities in physical and mental health comorbidities and socioeconomic status of residence among Medicaid beneficiaries in Utah by Roberta Z. Horth, Roberta Z. Horth, Roberta Z. Horth, Srimoyee Bose, Srimoyee Bose, Carl Grafe, Carl Grafe, Navina Forsythe, Angela Dunn

“…Prevalence of complex needs was 18.9% (n = 29,742); beneficiaries with >3 emergency department visits had 12.8 odds of having complex needs; 39.7% of beneficiaries with >$5,000 in annual costs had complex needs. …”
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The effect of educational programs on parents’ knowledge, behavior, and practices regarding aluminum phosphide poisoning and its first-aid measures by Mabrouka Attia Ali Nada, Ahmed Kamal Eldin Elsayed Elfeky, Hamida Ahmed Mustafa Darweesh, Farida Khalil Ibrahim Mohamed, Loujain Saud Sharif, Faten Shawky Kandil, Fatma Ahmed Elsobky, Samah Abdallah Mohamed Amer

“…Children (n = 98) who met the inclusion criteria (aged between 0 and 18 years and who experienced accidental or suicidal aluminum phosphide poisoning) were recruited from the inpatient clinical toxicology department ward, intensive care unit in the emergency department, and critical care unit of Menoufia University Hospital. …”
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Can We Improve Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age >65 with Lactate and Procalcitonin to Predict Mortality in Pneumonia? by Ahmet Burak Urfalioglu, Satuk Bugra Yapici, Durdu Mehmet Uzucek, Dervis Yildiz, Kemal Sener, Adem Kaya, Akkan Avci, Sadiye Yolcu

“…Introduction: Pneumonia is a common diagnosis in the emergency department (ED). Some scoring systems such as Confusion, Uremia, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, Age>65 (CURB-65) are used to determine the severity of this disease. …”
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Testicular Cancer Presenting as Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, David Hernández-Barajas, Edio Llerena-Hernández, José Luis González-Vela, María Inés Contreras-Salcido, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Omar David Borjas-Almaguer, Luis Alberto Pérez-Arredondo, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…We present the case of a 26-year-old male who arrived to the emergency department with hematemesis. He had no previous medical history. …”
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Guillain-Barré syndrome following falciparum malaria infection: a case report by Molla Asnake Kebede, Alemayehu Beharu Tekle, Misikir Alemu Eshetu, Erkyehun Pawlos Shash, Melaku Tsediew Berhanu, Elias Tabiet Ahmed, Hashime Meketa Negatie

“…Clinical presentation A 16-year-old female patient presented to our emergency department with a 1-day history of altered mentation. …”
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Comparison of Injury Severity Score, Glasgow Coma Scale, and Revised Trauma Score in Predicting the Mortality and Prolonged ICU Stay of Traumatic Young Children: A Cross-Sectional... by Yii-Ting Huang, Ying-Hsien Huang, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Chao-Jui Li, I-Min Chiu

“…We included all children under the age of 6 years admitted to the hospital via the emergency department with any traumatic injury and compared the trauma scores of GCS, ISS, and RTS on patients’ outcome. …”
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Perforated Carcinoma in the Gastric Remnant: A Case of Conservative Treatment Prior to Successful Curative R0 Resection by Ken Yuu, Hiroshi Kawashima, Sho Toyoda, Satoshi Okumura, Kansuke Yamamoto, Naoto Mizumura, Aya Ito, Hiromitsu Maehira, Atsuo Imagawa, Masao Ogawa, Masayasu Kawasaki, Masao Kameyama

“…He presented at our emergency department with acute-onset epigastric pain due to perforated remnant gastric cancer. …”
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Prevalence of mortality caused by injuries at Livingstone University Hospital, Zambia. A retrospective cross-sectional study. by Lukundo Siame, Malan Malumani, Chiyeñu O R Kaseya, Sergiy Ivashchenko, Leah Nombwende, Sepiso K Masenga, Benson M Hamooya, Michelo Haluuma Miyoba

“…Demographic and clinical data were collected from patient's records from Accident and Emergency department. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, chi square, mann-whitney test and multivariable logistic using forward stepwise generalized linear model equations (GLM) to identified factors associated with mortality, with a significance level set at p < 0.05. …”
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Clinical Laboratory Validation Study of a High Sensitivity Troponin I Assay on a POCT (Point of Care Testing) Device by Fabio Grunspun Pitta, Adriana Caschera Leme, Simone Rodrigues Gomes, Tarsila Perez Mota, Fernanda Vieira Paladino, José Leão de Souza Júnior, Rosemeire de Paula Braz, Thais Cristine Rodrigues Leonel Lamounier, Jéssica Buzin Gomes Ferreira, Carlos Eduardo dos Santos Ferreira

“…The second phase of the study was performed with samples from 51 patients who reported to the emergency department with chest pain for a clinical prospective evaluation and correlation between the hs-cTnI assays of the Analyzer Atellica® vTLi, hs-cTnT Cobas® and Atellica IM 1300. …”
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Risk Factor Analysis of Ski and Snowboard Injuries During the 2023/2024 Winter Season: A Single, High-Volume Trauma Center Database Analysis by Michele Paolo Festini Capello, Pieralberto Valpiana, Giuseppe Aloisi, Giovanni Cristofolini, Svea Caren Misselwitz, Giuseppe Petralia, Mario Muselli, Salvatore Gioitta Iachino, Christian Schaller, Pier Francesco Indelli

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> A questionnaire containing 22 items was distributed to all adult patients admitted to the emergency department of the Brixen Hospital (Italy) during the 2023/24 winter season because of a ski/snowboard-related injury. …”
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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparat... by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…Outcomes included length of stay associated with initial TRS presentation, number of subsequent emergency department visits, number of outpatient appointments, and utilization of specific specialties within the year following the initial traumatic event. …”
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Cardiac Myosin-binding Protein-C as a Biomarker in the Early Diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome and Differentiation of Its Types by Ali Abdul Rasool Hussein, Abdulkareem Hamadi Issa, Abbas Naji Muslem Al Shareeifi

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred and twenty patients (72 males and 48 females), aged ≥30 years selected from those who were admitted to emergency department (ED) of Al-Yarmouk teaching hospital and diagnosed with ACS by cardiologists. …”
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Impact of in-hospital COVID-19 quarantine policy changes on quality of acute stroke care: a single center experience by Minkyung Kim, Keon-Joo Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Hokyu Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Han Jun Kim, Kyungmi Oh, Sung-Jun Park, Chi Kyung Kim, Young-Duck Cho

“…The purpose of this study was to determine effects of changes in in-hospital quarantine policies on quality of care for acute stroke patients.MethodsHyperacute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to Korea University Guro Hospital between January 2019 and February 2021 via the emergency department were included in this study. All had neurological symptoms within 6 h before arrival. …”
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Temporal trends of presumed cardiac origin out-of-hospital cardiac arrest incidence in Guangzhou, southern China: A 10-year consecutive analysis by Tianqi Yang, Cai Wen, Yan Zhang, Yanjun Xu, Junpeng Liu, Zhenzhou Li, Shuangming Li, Na Peng, Hao Wu, Li Li, Tao Yu

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Comparing physician associates and foundation year two doctors-in-training undertaking emergency medicine consultations in England: a mixed-methods study of processes and outcomes by Simon de Lusignan, Mary Halter, Carly Wheeler, Laura Nice, Sally Brearley, James Ennis, Jonathan Gabe, Heather Gage, Phil Begg, Chao Wang, Jim Parle, Vari Drennan

“…Patients were positive about the care they had received from a physician associate, but had poor understanding of the role.Conclusions Physician associates in emergency departments in England treated patients with a range of conditions safely, and at a similar level to foundation year two doctors-in-training, providing clinical operational efficiencies.…”
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Potential Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Blunt Multiple Trauma Who Survive Initial Resuscitation by Neslihan Yucel, Tuba Ozturk Demir, Serdar Derya, Hakan Oguzturk, Murat Bicakcioglu, Funda Yetkin

“…The prospective study involved 195 adult patients with BMT who were admitted to a referral hospital’s emergency department (ED) between May 1, 2015, and May 31, 2016. …”
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Paramedic Recognition of Sepsis in the Prehospital Setting: A Prospective Observational Study by Robert S. Green, Andrew H. Travers, Edward Cain, Samuel G. Campbell, Jan L. Jensen, David A. Petrie, Mete Erdogan, Gredi Patrick, Ward Patrick

“…Prospective observational study of adult patients (age ≥ 16 years) transported by paramedics to the emergency department (ED) of a Canadian tertiary hospital. …”
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Hurricanes, industrial animal operations, and acute gastrointestinal illness in North Carolina, USA by Arbor J L Quist, Mike Dolan Fliss, David B Richardson, Paul L Delamater, Lawrence S Engel

“…We used ZIP code-level disease surveillance data, 2016–2019, to calculate rates of AGI emergency department (ED) visits in NC. Using precipitation data, CAFO permit data, and interrupted time series methods, we assessed the change in AGI rate during the three weeks after Matthew and Florence in ZIP codes with heavy rain (>75th percentile of storm precipitation) and 0, 1–10, and >10 hog CAFOs. …”
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