Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances : an Australian perspective [PDF]
Emergency departments (EDs) in many developed countries are experiencing increasing pressure due to rising numbers of patient presentations and emergency admissions. Reported increases range up to 7% annually. Together with limited inpatient bed capacity,
Cameron, Peter +5 more
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Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated With Bilateral Pulvinar Deep Brain Stimulation—A Case Study
ABSTRACT New‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) arises without an identifiable cause or prior epilepsy history, with a 16%–27% mortality rate and significant long‐term neurological sequelae. Neuromodulation such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the anterior and centromedian thalamic nuclei has shown promise when the traditional ...
Mengxuan Tang +16 more
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Identifying Acuity Level-Based Adult Emergency Department Use Time Trends Across Demographic Characteristics [PDF]
Swarna S Weerasinghe, Sam Campbell
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The Emergency Department as an Opportunity for Naloxone Distribution
Introduction Substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders, are a major public health concern in the United States. Between 2005 and 2014, the rate of opioid-related emergency department (ED) visits nearly doubled, from 89.1 per 100,000 persons
A. Gunn +5 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas +7 more
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Demographics and scope of Australian emergency department physiotherapists
Questions To provide workforce data on the status of Australian Emergency Department (ED) physiotherapy practice, including physiotherapist demographic data, staffing levels and funding sources.
Tina Vickery, Lindsey Brett, Taryn Jones
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Do Reductions in Medicaid/SCHIP Enrollment Increase Emergency Department Use Among Low-Income Persons? [PDF]
Outlines estimates of the impact on emergency department visits by the uninsured and the overall low-income population if Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment and physicians' acceptance rates of Medicaid patients were to ...
Melanie Napier, Peter J. Cunningham
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Urinary Catheter Use and Appropriateness in U.S. Emergency Departments, 1995–2010 [PDF]
Jeremiah D. Schuur +2 more
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a series of policies that mandated switching patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) from an originator biologic to a biosimilar in British Columbia, Canada, on health care resource use and cost.
HaoHung Dang +4 more
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Hypoglycemia in Emergency Department
Objective: To study the epidemiology, etiologies and prognostic factors of hypoglycemia. Methods: A retrospective chart review of hypoglycemic cases from December, 2009 to February, 2012 was conducted to gather the following patient data: age, gender ...
Yu-Jang Su, Chia-Jung Liao
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