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The influence of an accredited pediatric emergency medicine program on the management of pediatric pain and anxiety

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2018
Background The emergency department (ED) setting is an environment where children may experience intense physical pain and emotional stress. This study sought to determine the availability of pain and anxiety management practices in all Israeli emergency
Tali Capua, Zohar Bar Kama, Ayelet Rimon
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Trends in emergency department visits for emergency care–sensitive conditions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study in Korea, 2019–2021 [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective Emergency care systems worldwide have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the trend of emergency department (ED) visits for emergency care–sensitive conditions (ECSCs) in Korea before and during the ...
Seonji Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Jeehye Lee, Eunsil Ko, Seong Jung Kim   +4 more
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Trajectories and determinants of emergency department use among nursing home residents: a time series analysis (2012–2019)

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Emergency department (ED) use among nursing home (NH) residents is an internationally-shared issue that is understudied in Italy. The long term care in Italy is part of the health system. This study aimed to assess trajectories of ED use among
Gianmarco Giacomini, Ettore Minutiello, Gianfranco Politano, Marco Dalmasso, Beatrice Albanesi, Sara Campagna, Maria Michela Gianino   +6 more
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An Ethics-informed, Policy-based Approach to the Management of Challenges Posed by Living-at-Risk, Frequent Users of Emergency Departments

Canadian Journal of Bioethics, 2023
The complex health and social circumstances of living-at-risk, frequent users of emergency departments (aREDFUs) in the health jurisdictions of high-income countries, and the related, significant challenges posed for emergency departments and the health
Jeffrey Kirby, Lisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen   +1 more
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Hyponatremia in the emergency department

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Hyponatremia, defined as a serum sodium
Gregor, Lindner, Christoph, Schwarz, Michael, Haidinger, Svenja, Ravioli   +3 more
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Antibiotic prescribing errors generated by the use of an electronic prescribing system in the emergency department: A mixed-method study. [PDF]

Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2022
Context: Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics can result in serious patient harm. Aims: To investigate the incidence, nature, clinical severity, and causes of antibiotic prescribing errors (APEs) in the emergency department (ED) of a large ...
Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani, Derar H. Abdel-Qader, Noura Ziad, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Asma A. El-Shara, Husam El Sharu, Eman Merghani Ali, Rand Haider Al Zahawi, Samah Bahy Mohammed Ebaed, Osama Mohamed Ibrahim   +9 more
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Implementation facilitation to promote emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: protocol for a hybrid type III effectiveness-implementation study (Project ED HEALTH)

Implementation Science, 2019
Background Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently present to the emergency department (ED) after overdose, or seeking treatment for general medical conditions, their addiction, withdrawal symptoms, or complications of injection drug use, such
Gail D’Onofrio, E. Jennifer Edelman, Kathryn F. Hawk, Michael V. Pantalon, Marek C. Chawarski, Patricia H. Owens, Shara H. Martel, Paul VanVeldhuisen, Neal Oden, Sean M. Murphy, Kristen Huntley, Patrick G. O’Connor, David A. Fiellin   +12 more
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Updated Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. AF is also associated with increased mortality, stroke and other thromboembolic disorders, cardiac failure and hospital admission, diminished quality of life, exercise intolerance,
Mehmet Ergin, Zerrin Defne Dündar, Semra Aslay, Mücahit Emet   +3 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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Serological Benefit of SARS‐CoV‐2 Vaccination Relative to Infection in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro, Freda Qi, Karen Colwill, Alina D. Dorogy, Ying Liu, Michelle Science, Anne‐Claude Gingras, James M. Rini, Sumit Gupta, Sarah Alexander, Shelly Bolotin, Tania H. Watts   +11 more
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