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Variations in volume of emergency surgeries and emergency department access at a third level hospital in Milan, Lombardy, during the COVID-19 outbreak

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background During the recent outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), Lombardy was the most affected region in Italy, with 87,000 patients and 15,876 deaths up to May 26, 2020.
Laura Castoldi, Monica Solbiati, Giorgio Costantino, Elena Casiraghi   +3 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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Emergency Department Point-of-Care Specialists: The Greek Model of Emergency Department Efficiency

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Vivek Chauhan, Sagar Galwankar, Dimitrios Tsiftsis   +2 more
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Secondary traumatic stress in the emergency department [PDF]

, 2016
Aim: To investigate the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress among Emergency nurses in the West of Scotland and explore their experiences of this. Background: Unexpected death, trauma and violence are regular occurrences that contribute to the ...
Joy, Jane P., Morrison, Lindy E.
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A 92-Year-Old Man with Abdominal Pain Following Intractable Vomiting; a Photo Quiz

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019
A 92-year-old man with hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), peptic ulcer disease and dementia presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant, distention, dry cough and ...
Chin-Chu Wu, Aming Chor-Ming Lin
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Studying the variability in patient inflow and staffing trends on Sundays versus other days in the academic emergency department

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2017
Background: Resource limitation, staff deficiency, and variability in patient inflow contribute to emergency department (ED) overcrowding, associated with delayed care, poor care, and poor patient outcomes.
K T Madavan Nambiar, Nisanth Menon Nedungalaparambil, Ottapura Prabhakaran Aslesh   +2 more
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Emergency Department Crowding and Outcomes After Emergency Department Discharge [PDF]

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2015
We assess whether a panel of emergency department (ED) crowding measures, including 2 reported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is associated with inpatient admission and death within 7 days of ED discharge.We conducted a retrospective cohort study of ED discharges, using data from an integrated health system for 2008 to 2010.
Gelareh Z, Gabayan, Stephen F, Derose, Vicki Y, Chiu, Sau C, Yiu, Catherine A, Sarkisian, Jason P, Jones, Benjamin C, Sun   +6 more
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Independent determinants of prolonged emergency department length of stay in a tertiary care centre: a prospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a potential threat for patient safety. We searched for independent determinants of prolonged ED length of stay (LOS) with the aim to identify factors which can be targeted to reduce ED LOS, which may ...
Daniël van der Veen, Claudia Remeijer, Anne J. Fogteloo, Christian Heringhaus, Bas de Groot   +4 more
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Comparing the patients' throughput in an Emergency Department in Tabriz city with International Standards

Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, 2014
Introduction: Emergency department (ED) patients'throughput includes all the processes that patients go through; this study was designed to investigate the patients throughput and the duration of stay in this department.Methods: In a prospective cross ...
Akram Mikaeilpour, Mahsa Sharifi Namin, Paria Habibollahi, Samad Shams Vahdati, Seyed Hossein Ojaghi Haghighi, Sonya Sharifi Namin   +5 more
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Analysis of Childhood Mortality in Emergency Department

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2019
Aim:The aim of the present study was to analyze the mortality rate, demographic characteristics and cause of death in pediatric patients who were referred to our emergency department.Methods:Patients aged 0-18 years with or without arrest within 24 hours
Serkan Doğan, Esin Aldemir, Utku Murat Kalafat, Özgü Hançerli, Merih Çetinkaya, Başar Cander   +5 more
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