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Syncope in the Emergency Department [PDF]

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019
Syncope is a common presentation to Emergency Departments (EDs). Estimates on the frequency of visits (0.6-1.7%) and subsequent rates of hospitalizations (12-85%) vary according to country. The initial ED evaluation for syncope consists of a detailed history, physical examination and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG).
Roopinder K. Sandhu, Robert S. Sheldon
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Hyponatremia in the emergency department

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium
Lindner, Gregor, Schwarz, Christoph, Haidinger, Michael, Ravioli, Svenja   +3 more
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Impact of Covid-19 on the Visit of Pediatric Patients with Injuries to the Emergency Department in Korea

Children, 2021
The total number of pediatric emergency department (PED) visitors has decreased worldwide since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. We hypothesized that this might also affect the number of PED visits due to injuries.
Arum Choi, Woori Bae, Kyunghoon Kim, Sukil Kim   +3 more
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Suicide risk assessment in the emergency department:an investigation of current practice in Scotland [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Suicide is a global public health issue. Approximately one third of individuals who complete suicide have attended an emergency department in the year preceding their death.
Chouliara, Zoe, Hauge, Samantha R., McClatchey, Kirstie, Murray, Jennifer, Rowat, Anne   +4 more
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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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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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Adequação dos exames de radiologia solicitados por um departamento de emergência: um estudo retrospetivo [PDF]

, 2020
Imaging tests are essential for diagnosis in the emergency context and convey clinical information that is essential to assess the appropriateness of the tests and improve their interpretation.
Afonso, Graça, Alves, Pedro, Gomes, André, Martins, Rute, Monteiro, Rodrigo, Raimundo, Pedro, Silva, Luís Duarte   +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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Ultrasonography in the emergency department

Critical Care, 2016
Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a useful imaging technique for the emergency medicine (EM) physician. Because of its growing use in EM, this article will summarize the historical development, the scope of practice, and some evidence supporting the current applications of POCUS in the adult emergency department.
Paul H. Mayo, Micah R. Whitson
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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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