Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided laparoscopic central pancreatectomy for complete pancreatic transection trauma: a rare case and literature review by Xitao Wang, Xiong Teng, Yi Liu, Wei Cheng

“…The patient was hemodynamically stable on admission and was diagnosed with isolated pancreatic trauma by a multidisciplinary team that included radiologists, emergency physicians, and pancreatic surgeons. The patient then underwent emergency laparoscopic central pancreatectomy, during which we used ICG fluoroscopy to assess the blood perfusion of the damaged pancreas to determine the extent of resection. …”
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A Retrospective Study: Quick Scoring of Symptoms to Estimate the Risk of Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department by Yaoke Xu, Hua Zhang, Zongxuan Zhao, Kaifeng Wen, Ci Tian, Qiangrong Zhai, Yi Bai, Shu Li, Hongxia Ge, Xiaodan Li, Qidi Zhou, Qingbian Ma

“…The Quick Scoring Model for Cardiac Arrest (QSM-CA) was developed to help emergency physicians and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel quickly identify patients with a high risk of cardiac arrest.…”
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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

“…Paramedic identification of sepsis was assessed using a novel prehospital sepsis screening tool developed by the study team and compared to blind, independent documentation of ED diagnoses by attending emergency physicians (EPs). Specificity, sensitivity, accuracy, positive and negative predictive value, and likelihood ratios were calculated with 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Protecting the Airway and the Physician: Lessons from 214 Cases of Endotracheal Intubation Litigation by Jean Daniel Eloy, Anna A. Pashkova, Molly Amin, Christy Anthony, Daisy Munoz, Yuriy Gubenko, Shivani Patel, Anna Korban, Andrea Perales, Peter F. Svider, Jean Anderson Eloy

“…The most frequent physician defendants were anesthesiologists (59.8%) and emergency-physicians (19.2%), although other specialties were well represented. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia in Emergency Department by Yongsoon Choi, Jin Hui Paik, Ji Hye Kim, Seung Baik Han, Areum Durey

“…Considering inadequate empirical treatment of Pseudomonas bacteremia has been associated with increased mortality, it is important for emergency physicians to identify infections by P. aeruginosa. …”
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The Relationship between Routine Blood Parameters and the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department by Birsen Ertekin, Mehmet Yortanlı, Ozan Özelbaykal, Ali Doğru, A. Sadık Girişgin, Tarık Acar

“…Routine blood parameters and NLR, MLR, and PLR can assist emergency physicians to identify the severity and early prognosis of COVID-19 patients.…”
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Risk stratification for acute stroke development after a transient ischemic attack and the use of scoring systems in pre-hospital scenarios by Janković Tamara, Đorđević Stefan

“…Conclusion: Implementing ABCD2 and the Ottawa scores to predict the impending risk of cerebrovascular insult development in patients with transient ischemic attacks can be helpful. They aid emergency physicians in correctly recognising the early signs and symptoms, reaching a timely diagnosis, and preventing the development of cerebrovascular insult after TIA. …”
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Limited use of opioid prescribing guidelines in Dutch emergency departments: results of a nationwide survey by Nicole Kraaijvanger, Cees Kramers, Albert Dahan, Arnt F. A. Schellekens

“…To mitigate opioid-related harm, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) advocates for the use of non-opioid analgesics and minimal opioid prescriptions. …”
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Leadership Perceptions, Educational Struggles and Barriers, and Effective Modalities for Teaching Vertigo and the HINTS Exam: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Residency Prog... by Mary McLean, Justin Stowens, Ryan Barnicle, Negar Mafi, Kaushal Shah

“…Introduction: The utility of the three-part bedside oculomotor exam HINTS (head impulse test, nystagmus, test of skew) in the hands of emergency physicians remains under debate despite being supported by the most recent literature. …”
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Work-related stress and its associated factors among primary care doctors in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic by Muhammad Shah Shahrudin, Nik Munirah Nik-Nasir, Mohamed-Syarif Mohamed-Yassin

“…Conclusions The level of work-related stress among Malaysian PCDs during the COVID-19 pandemic was higher compared to American PCDs and Malaysian physicians before the pandemic but lower compared to Australian emergency physicians during the pandemic. Urgent measures to address the above-mentioned associated factors should be implemented as another pandemic may be just around the corner.…”
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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

“…<h4>Results</h4>We received 1,541 survey responses (96% response rate) from emergency physicians or advanced practice providers, nurses, and nonclinical staff. …”
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Quick sequential organ failure assessment score combined with other sepsis-related risk factors to predict in-hospital mortality: Post-hoc analysis of prospective multicenter study... by Ryo Ueno, Takateru Masubuchi, Atsushi Shiraishi, Satoshi Gando, Toshikazu Abe, Shigeki Kushimoto, Toshihiko Mayumi, Seitaro Fujishima, Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Toru Hifumi, Akira Endo, Takayuki Komatsu, Joji Kotani, Kohji Okamoto, Junichi Sasaki, Yasukazu Shiino, Yutaka Umemura

“…We included adult patients (age ≥16 years) who presented to the emergency department with suspected infection. qSOFA was calculated and recorded by senior emergency physicians when they suspected an infection. Different types of sepsis-related risk factors (demographic, functional, and laboratory values) were chosen from prior studies. …”
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E-HEART score: A novel scoring system for undifferentiated chest pain in the emergency department by V. Yuvaraj, Sachin Sujir Nayak, S. Vimal Krishnan

“…METHODS: A diagnostic accuracy study involving 250 patients with chest pain at the ED of a single tertiary care teaching hospital in India was conducted. The emergency physicians assessed the E-HEART score after integrating their point-of-care echo/focused echo findings into the conventional HEART score on presentation. …”
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Survey of Firearm Storage Practices and Preferences Among Parents and Caregivers of Children by Meredith B. Haag, Catlin H. Dennis, Steven McGaughey, Tess A. Gilbert, Susan DeFrancesco, Adrienne R. Gallardo, Benjamin D. Hoffman, Kathleen F. Carlson

“…Introduction: The American College of Emergency Physicians supports community- and hospital-based programs that intervene to prevent firearm-related injury. …”
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When can cancer patient treatment nonadherence be considered intentional or unintentional? A scoping review. by Leon Wreyford, Raj Gururajan, Xujuan Zhou

“…One major theme, that embraces 6 sub themes has emerged: 'Physician factors can influence patient factors in treatment nonadherence'. …”
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Mass Casualty Incident Training in Immersive Virtual Reality: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Multimethod Performance Indicators by Anke Sabine Baetzner, Yannick Hill, Benjamin Roszipal, Solène Gerwann, Matthias Beutel, Tanja Birrenbach, Markus Karlseder, Stefan Mohr, Gabriel Alexander Salg, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Marie Ottilie Frenkel, Cornelia Wrzus

“…MethodsA total of 76 participants (mean age 25.54, SD 6.01 y; 45/76, 59% male) with different medical expertise (MFRs: paramedics and emergency physicians; non-MFRs: medical students, in-hospital nurses, and other physicians) participated in 5 virtual MCI scenarios of varying complexity in a randomized order. …”
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