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Readmissions in the Emergency Department [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2012
Methods All patients admitted to the ED at Hilleroed Hospital were registered during a 6-months period from September 2009 to March 2010. The ED has approximately 50,000 patient contacts annually, a level 2 Trauma centre and the following specialties: Internal Medicine, Neurology, Surgery and Orthopaedics. Paediatric patients (medicine) and patients to
Mads Strunk Mouridsen, Jakob Lundager Forberg, Charlotte Barfod   +2 more
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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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Delirium in Older Patients With COVID-19 Presenting to the Emergency Department

JAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question How frequently do older adults (aged ≥65 years) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) present to the emergency department (ED) with delirium? Findings In this cohort study of 817 older ED patients with COVID-19, 28% had delirium at
Maura Kennedy, B. Helfand, B. Helfand, R. Y. Gou, Sarah L Gartaganis, Margaret Webb, J. M. Moccia, S. Bruursema, B. Dokic, Brigid McCulloch, H. Ring, J. Margolin, Ellen Zhang, R. Anderson, R. Babine, Tammy Hshieh, A. Wong, R. A. Taylor, Kathleen Davenport, Brittni Teresi, T. Fong, T. Fong, S. Inouye, S. Inouye   +23 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Does long‐term phenytoin have a place in Dravet syndrome?

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 2036-2040, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Anti‐seizure medications that block sodium channels are generally considered contraindicated in Dravet syndrome. There is, however, considerable debate about the sodium‐channel blocker phenytoin, which is often used for status epilepticus, a frequent feature of Dravet syndrome.
George A. Zographos, Sophie J. Russ‐Hall, Ingrid E. Scheffer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2020
Nonfatal Opioid Overdoses at an Urban Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial consequences related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may place individuals at a heightened likelihood of opioid overdose or relapse.1,2 In 1 study,
Taylor A Ochalek, K. Cumpston, Brandon Wills, Tamas S Gal, F. G. Moeller   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Boarding of Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department

Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Objectives: Emergency department boarding is the practice of caring for admitted patients in the emergency department after hospital admission, and boarding has been a growing problem in the United ...
N. Mohr, B. Wessman, B. Bassin, M. Elie-Turenne, T. Ellender, L. Emlet, Z. Ginsberg, K. Gunnerson, Kevin M. Jones, Bridgette L. Kram, E. Marcolini, Susanna Rudy   +11 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
doaj   +1 more source

Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Emergency Department Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths — United States, 2007 and 2013

Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2017
Problem/Condition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has short- and long-term adverse clinical outcomes, including death and disability. TBI can be caused by a number of principal mechanisms, including motor-vehicle crashes, falls, and assaults.
Christopher A Taylor, Jeneita M. Bell, M. Breiding, Likang Xu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source