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Semi‐automated hippocampal avoidance whole‐brain radiotherapy planning

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hippocampal avoidance whole‐brain radiotherapy (HA‐WBRT) is designed to spare cognitive function by reducing radiation dose to the hippocampus during the treatment of brain metastases. Current manual planning methods can be time‐consuming and may vary in quality, necessitating the development of automated approaches to streamline ...
Dong Joo Rhee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Follow Up for Emergency Department Patients After Intravenous Contrast and Risk of Nephropathy

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), defined as an increase in serum creatinine (SCr) greater than 25% or ≥0.5 mg/dL within 3 days of intravenous (IV) contrast administration in the absence of an alternative cause, is the third most common ...
Getaw Worku Hassen   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Emergency Department and ICU Occupancy on Admission Decisions and Outcomes for Critically Ill Patients*

open access: yesCritical Care Medicine, 2018
Objectives: ICU admission delays can negatively affect patient outcomes, but emergency department volume and boarding times may also affect these decisions and associated patient outcomes.
K. Mathews   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The use of a new automatic device for patients' assessment at Triage in Emergency Department

open access: yesEmergency Care Journal, 2013
Objectives: To assess time saving in an Emergency Department arising out of the introduction of automatic devices (Carescape™ V100) to measure vital signs compared to the manual devices.
Salvatore Di Somma   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suicide Prevention in an Emergency Department Population: The ED-SAFE Study

open access: yesJAMA psychiatry, 2017
Importance Suicide is a leading cause of deaths in the United States. Although the emergency department (ED) is an opportune setting for initiating suicide prevention efforts, ED-initiated suicide prevention interventions remain underdeveloped. Objective
I. Miller   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Material Needs of Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 2018
BACKGROUND Interest in social determinants of health (SDOH) has expanded in recent years, driven by a recognition that such factors may influence health outcomes, services use, and health care costs.
P. Malecha   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Music Interventions in Hyperacute and Acute Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Feasibility Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Music interventions have been shown to have beneficial effects on hemodynamic parameters, pain, and anxiety in various medical settings. However, music interventions in the setting of acute stroke have not been studied. The objective of this trial was to perform a pilot feasibility study of music interventions in the setting of acute
Jeffrey J. Fletcher   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depression Is Associated with Repeat Emergency Department Visits in Patients with Non-specific Abdominal Pain

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: Patients with abdominal pain often return multiple times despite no definitive diagnosis. Our objective was to determine if repeat emergency department (ED) use among patients with non-specific abdominal pain might be associated with a ...
Andrew Charles Meltzer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Phenotyping of Long COVID Patients Evaluated in a Specialized Neuro‐COVID Clinic

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To report Long COVID characteristics and longitudinal courses of patients evaluated between 4/14/21–4/14/22 at the University of Pennsylvania Neurological COVID Clinic (PNCC), including clinical symptoms, neurological examination findings, and neurocognitive screening tests from a standardized PNCC neurological evaluation approach ...
Luana D. Yamashita   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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