Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation by Brian H Rowe, Rita K Cydulka, Chu-Lin Tsai, Sunday Clark, Douglas Sinclair, Carlos A Camargo

“…INTRODUCTION: Despite the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, little is known about practice variation in EDs.…”
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Admission Decisions Made by Emergency Physicians Can Reduce the Emergency Department Length of Stay for Medical Patients by Yuri Choi, Jinwoo Jeong, Byoung-Gwon Kim

“…Background. Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a worldwide problem that poses a threat to patient safety by causing treatment delays and increasing mortality. …”
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Capnography as a tool for triaging and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in the emergency department: A prospective observational study by Suhrith Bhattaram, Varsha Sambhaji Shinde, Princy Panthoi Khumujam, Anjeeth Puthoor Anilkumar, Dhruva Kumar Reddy

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study carried out in the emergency department of a tertiary care teaching hospital from September 2020 to September 2021. …”
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Comparison of two point-of-care lung ultrasound techniques and their associated outcomes for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department by Jaron A. Smith, Michael C. Cooper, Kenneth Yen, Joan Reisch, Bethsabee S. Stone

“…Point-of-care lung ultrasound (LUS) offers a promising diagnostic and prognostic tool in the emergency department (ED), however, the time to perform LUS is of concern in the emergency setting. …”
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A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles by Deonni P. Stolldorf, Alan B. Storrow, Dandan Liu, Cathy A. Jenkins, Rachel A. Hilton, Karen F. Miller, Joy Kim, Deepika Boopathy, Satheesh Gunaga, Bory Kea, Joseph Miller, Sean P. Collins

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Telepresence Robots at the Urology and Emergency Department: A Pilot Study Assessing Patients’ and Healthcare Workers’ Satisfaction by Jens Laigaard, Trine Ungermann Fredskild, Grzegorz Lukasz Fojecki

“…Therefore, we performed a survey study of patients, bedside caregivers and urologists, investigating the satisfaction and applicability of a telepresence robot (Beam Pro, Suitable Technologies, USA) at the urology ward and emergency department. The primary outcome was the number of patient encounters solved without the urologist’s physical presence. …”
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Changing Trends in Eye-Related Complaints Presenting to the Emergency Department in Beirut, Lebanon, over 15 Years by Haytham I. Salti, Carl-Joe Mehanna, Bachir Abiad, Nicola Ghazi, Samih Raad, Anita Barikian, Randa Haddad, Adnan Ashkar, Elie Harmouche, Elie Zaghrini, Afif Mufarrij

“…To report the 15-year trend in ophthalmic presentations to the emergency department (ED) at the only medical center in Lebanon that provides 24-hour ophthalmologic care. …”
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Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients with Dyspnea versus Chest Pain: A Retrospective Consecutive Cohort Study by Erik Jemt, Magnus Ekström, Ulf Ekelund

“…Dyspnea and chest pain are major and important causes of contact at the emergency department (ED). Dyspnea is associated with high morbidity and mortality, but data on characteristics and outcomes compared with chest pain in the ED are limited. …”
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National Trends in Pulmonary Embolism Visit in United State Emergency Departments and Associated Costs (2006–2018) by Ahmad Aalam, Diyaa Bokhary, Awad Alsabban, Ahmad Bakhribah

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Availability and use of institutional support programs for emergency department healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Karin F Hoth, Patrick Ten Eyck, Karisa K Harland, Anusha Krishnadasan, Robert M Rodriguez, Juan Carlos C Montoy, Linder H Wendt, William Mower, Kelli Wallace, Scott Santibañez, David A Talan, Nicholas M Mohr, Project COVERED Emergency Department Network

“…The objectives of the current study were to measure the availability and use of these programs in a cohort of academic emergency departments (EDs) in the United States early in the pandemic and identify factors associated with program use.…”
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Effect of the provision of estimated waiting time on patient satisfaction with the Emergency Department: A randomized controlled trial by Khalid N. Almulhim, Lina A. AlMudayris, Zeyad K. Alshehri, Ahmed K. Alnawah, Danah A. Aljeri, Abdulaziz S. Hadadi

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 190 patients from the Emergency Department (ED) of King Fahad Hofuf Hospital (KFHH) who were aged 18 and above and were triaged as 3 and above on the Canadian triage and acuity scale (CTAS). …”
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E-Bike Injuries: Experience from an Urban Emergency Department—A Retrospective Study from Switzerland by Sylvana Papoutsi, Luca Martinolli, Christian Tasso Braun, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…In the present study, from April 2012 to September 2013, we retrospectively analysed E-bike accidents treated in the Emergency Department of our hospital by focusing on the following parameters: age, gender, time, period, and cause of the accident, as well as injury and outcome. …”
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Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

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Is epinephrine still the drug of choice during cardiac arrest in the emergency department of the hospital? A meta-analysis by Hou Min, Dong Su, Kan Qing, Ouyang Meng, Zhang Yun

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Efficacy and safety of a digital check-in and triage kiosk in emergency departments: a systematic review protocol by Benedict Hayhoe, Azeem Majeed, Mark Harmon, Geva Greenfield, Ana Luísa Neves, Himani Laxshmi Kaur Sehgal

“…This systematic review aims to assess the efficacy and safety of digital check-in and triage kiosk implementation within emergency departments.Methods and analysis A systematic review will be conducted in MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science, Scopus and Science Direct and will include quantitative and mixed method studies with a significant quantitative component, related to self-service kiosk implementation in emergency departments. …”
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A Clinical Profile of Pediatric COVID-19 Testing in the Emergency Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Fatima Farid Mir, Maysa Saleh

“…The presented research was conducted at Latifa Women and Children Hospital Emergency Department to ascertain an association between a child’s presenting features and basic investigations to a subsequent positive COVID-19 test result. …”
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Effect of triage training on nurses with Emergency severity index and Australian triage scale: Α quasi-experimental study by George Pontisidis, Thalia Bellali, Petros Galanis, Nikolaos Polyzos

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Quality Care Through Clinical Audit: Blood Sampling Practices By Nurses In The Emergency Department Of A University Affiliated Teaching Hospital by Aimen Malik, Muhammad Azam Awais, Maria Aziz, Mubariz Ahmed, Muhammad Furqan Hussain, Usman Qureshi

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Sociodemografic and Clinical Characteristics of Suicidal Cases who Attempted to Emergency Services in Ankara by Selma ERCAN, Mustafa AKSOY, Abdussamed YALCIN, A. Cigdem SIMSEK, S. Rahmi ACAR, Tulay ERCIN SAHIN

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Empiric antibiotic therapy resistance and mortality in emergency department patients with bloodstream infection: a retrospective cohort study by Leonhard M. von Beck, Gabriella Anna Rapszky, Veronika E. Kiss, Szilard Sandor, Szabolcs Gaal-Marschal, Tamas Berenyi, Csaba Varga, Bank G. Fenyves

“…Abstract Background Timely management of sepsis in the emergency department, including the use of appropriate antimicrobials, is crucial for improving patient outcomes. …”
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