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Epidemiology of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Consensus guidelines recommend sepsis screening for adults with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), but the epidemiology of SIRS among adult emergency department (ED) patients is poorly understood.
Timothy Horeczko, Jeffrey P. Green, Edward A. Panacek   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Readiness in the Emergency Department

Pediatrics, 2018
This is a revision of the previous joint Policy Statement titled “Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department.” Children have unique physical and psychosocial needs that are heightened in the setting of serious or life-threatening ...
K. Remick, M. Gausche-Hill, M. Joseph, K. Brown, Sally K. Snow, J. Wright   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Establishment and biological characterization of radioresistant colorectal cancer cell lines

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Under ionizing radiation exposure, radiation‐sensitive cancer cells exhibit oxidative stress and DNA damage, while radiation‐resistant cancer cells exhibit strong antioxidant properties and DNA damage repair. Radiotherapy resistance is a major cause of recurrence and metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Tian‐Yin Qu, Qing Dai, Jing Leng, Lin Fang, Jing‐Jing Ma, Rui Chen, Che Chen, Peng‐Fei Ran, Wen‐Wen Zhou, Chang Liu, Huang‐Fei Yu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skin Infections and Antibiotic Stewardship: Analysis of Emergency Department Prescribing Practices, 2007-2010

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: National guidelines suggest that most skin abscesses do not require antibiotics, and that cellulitis antibiotics should target streptococci, not community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).
Daniel J. Pallin, Carlos A. Camargo, Jeremiah D. Schuur   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

US Emergency Department Visits for Outpatient Adverse Drug Events, 2013-2014.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2016
Importance The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 brought attention to adverse drug events in national patient safety efforts. Updated, detailed, nationally representative data describing adverse drug events can help focus these efforts.
Nadine Shehab, M. Lovegrove, Andrew I. Geller, Kathleen O. Rose, N. Weidle, D. Budnitz   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Implementing emergency department-based HIV testing in a low-resource setting: The value of a structured feasibility assessment tool

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, 2018
Introduction: HIV is a worldwide health problem with continuing high rates of new infections in many parts of the world. This lack of progress in decreasing overall incidence rates has sparked innovative HIV testing strategies, including expansion of ...
Madeleine Whalen, Pamela Mda, Andy Parrish, Thomas C. Quinn, Richard Rothman, David Stead, Bhakti Hansoti   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency Department-based Intensive Care Unit Use Peaks Near Emergency Department Shift Turnover

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: The Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3) is an emergency department-based intensive care unit (ED-ICU) designed to improve timely access to critical care for ED patients.
Nathan L. Haas, Henrique A. Puls, Andrew J. Adan, Colman Hatton, John R. Joseph, Christopher Hebert, David Hackenson, Kyle J. Gunnerson, Benjamin S. Bassin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnostic image‐based treatment planning for online adaptive ultra‐hypofractionated prostate cancer radiotherapy with MR‐Linac

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose A new workflow was investigated for Elekta Unity MR‐Linac by removing the computed tomography (CT)‐simulation step and using diagnostic CT (DCT) for reference plan generation. Materials and methods Ten patients with ultra‐hypofractionated prostate cancer treated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐guided adaptive radiotherapy were ...
Yuan Xu, Ningning Lu, Qiao Li, Kuo Men, Xinming Zhao, Jianrong Dai   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inter-level and Seasonal Variation in Reasons for Inappropriate Emergency Department Use: A Three Centers Study

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine
Aim: Inappropriate emergency department (ED) use represents an important problem for health systems across the world. This study was designed to determine the reasons for inappropriate ED visits at different ED care levels during different seasons ...
Melih İmamoğlu, Abdul Samet Şahin, Perihan Şimşek, Özgen Gönenç Çekiç, Hava Semra Vuran, Metin Yadigaroğlu, Mustafa Çiçek, Elif Burma, Özgür Tatlı, Ayla Gürsoy, Murat Topbaş, Abdülkadir Gündüz   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informed Consent Documentation for Lumbar Puncture in the Emergency Department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Informed consent is a required process for procedures performed in the emergency department (ED), though it is not clear how often or adequately it is obtained by emergency physicians.
Pankaj B. Patel, Hannah Elise Anderson, Lisa D. Keenly, David R. Vinson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source