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Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures causes, and harms

Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Crowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) has emerged as a global public health crisis. Current literature has identified causes and the potential harms of crowding in recent years.
Sabrina Pearce, Tyara Marchand, Tara Shannon, H. Ganshorn, E. Lang   +4 more
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Overcrowding in Emergency Department: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions—A Narrative Review

Healthcare, 2022
Overcrowding in Emergency Departments (EDs) is a phenomenon that is now widespread globally and causes a significant negative impact that goes on to affect the entire hospital.
M. Sartini, Alessio Carbone, Alice Demartini, Luana Giribone, Martino Oliva, A. M. Spagnolo, P. Cremonesi, Francesco Canale, M. L. Cristina   +8 more
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2019 Emergency Department Summary Tables

, 2022
These tables show the most current nationally representative data on ambulatory care visits to hospital emergency departments in the United States. Estimates are presented on selected hospital, patient, and visit characteristics using data collected in ...
C. Cairns, Kai Kang
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2020 Emergency Department Summary Tables

, 2022
These tables provide the most current nationally representative data on ambulatory care visits to hospital emergency departments in the United States. Estimates are presented on selected hospital, patient, and visit characteristics using data collected ...
C. Cairns, Kai Kang
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Management of sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department

Internal and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Early management of sepsis and septic shock is crucial for patients’ prognosis. As the Emergency Department (ED) is the place where the first medical contact for septic patients is likely to occur, emergency physicians play an essential role in the early
F. Gavelli, L. Castello, G. Avanzi
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits — United States, January 1, 2019–May 30, 2020

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2020
On March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the number of persons hospitalized with COVID-19 increased, early reports from Austria (1), Hong Kong (2), Italy (3), and California (4 ...
Kathleen P. Hartnett, A. Kite-Powell, Jourdan DeVies, M. Coletta, T. Boehmer, J. Adjemian, A. Gundlapalli   +6 more
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Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2020
This cross-sectional study examines trends in emergency department visits and visits that led to hospitalizations during a 4-month period leading up to and during the COVID-19 outbreak in the US.
M. Jeffery, G. D'Onofrio, H. Paek, T. Platts-Mills, W. Soares, J. Hoppe, N. Genes, Bidisha Nath, E. Melnick   +8 more
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Early Self‐Proning in Awake, Non‐intubated Patients in the Emergency Department: A Single ED’s Experience During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Objective Prolonged and unaddressed hypoxia can lead to poor patient outcomes. Proning has become a standard treatment in the management of patients with ARDS who have difficulty achieving adequate oxygen saturation.
N. Caputo, R. Strayer, R. Levitan
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Suicide Ideation and Attempts in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and During COVID-19

Pediatrics, 2020
In this study, we examined rates of positive suicide-risk screen results in a pediatric ED from January to July 2020 as compared with similar screens conducted between January and July 2019.
R. Hill, Katrina A. Rufino, Sherin R. Kurian, Johanna E. Saxena, K. Saxena, L. Williams   +5 more
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The role of the emergency department in the management of acute heart failure: an international perspective on education and research [PDF]

, 2015
Emergency departments are a major entry point for the initial management of acute heart failure (AHF) patients throughout the world. The initial diagnosis, management and disposition - the decision to admit or discharge - of AHF patients in the emergency
Bueno, Hector, Collins, Sean P, DI SOMMA, Salvatore, Diercks, Deborah B, Gray, Alasdair, Harjola, Veli Pekka, Hollander, Judd E, Lambrinou, Ekaterini, Levy, Phillip D, Miró, Òscar, Möckel, Martin, Pang, Peter S, Papa, Annmarie   +12 more
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