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A customized early warning score enhanced emergency department patient flow process and clinical outcomes in a COVID‐19 pandemic

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022
Objective Patient crowding and boarding in the emergency department (ED) is associated with adverse outcomes and has become increasingly problematic in recent years.
Ali Yazdanyar, Megan R. Greenberg, Zhe Chen, Shuisen Li, Marna Rayl Greenberg, Anthony P. Buonanno, David B. Burmeister, Shadi Jarjous   +7 more
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Resident and nurse attitudes toward a rapid response team in a tertiary hospital in South Korea [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care
Background Residents and nurses who activate rapid response teams (RRTs) are well positioned to offer insights on its effectiveness. Here, we assess such evaluation of RRTs and identify barriers to activation in a 1,400-bed teaching hospital.
Sung Yoon Lim, Ho Geol Woo, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Jae Ho Lee, Yeon Joo Lee   +5 more
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Impact of the National Early Warning Score-based sepsis response system on hospital-onset sepsis in a tertiary hospital in South Korea [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care
Background The effectiveness of electronic medical record-based alert systems, response protocols for sepsis diagnosis, and treatment in hospitalized patients remains unclear.
Dong-gon Hyun, Sohyeon Lee, Sunhui Choi, Jeongsuk Son, So-Hee Park, Sang-Bum Hong, Chae-Man Lim   +6 more
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Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh: Preparedness, Prehospital Care, and Lessons Learned [PDF]

, 2020
On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a man with anti-Semitic motivations entered Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns, opening fire upon worshippers. Eventually
Murray, Keith, Roth, Ronald N., Tobias, Adam Z., Weiss, Leonard S., Yealy, Donald M.   +4 more
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Effect of a 2-tier rapid response system on patient outcome and staff satisfaction [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Rapid response systems (RRS) have been recommended as a strategy to prevent and treat deterioration in acute care patients. Questions regarding the most effective characteristics of RRS and strategies for implementing these systems remain.
Akhtar, Amanda Vaux, Amaral, Astroth, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC), Benneyan, Blot, Bristow, Buist, Chan, Chris Joyce, Dacey, Devita, DeVita, Donabedian, Elizabeth Burmeister, Endacott, Hillman, Jones, Jones, Leanne M. Aitken, Ludikhuize, Massey, Massey, Metcalf, Michael Daly, National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, Preece, Richardson, Robb, Shannon Crouch, Shearer, Stenhouse, Valentine, Wendy Chaboyer, Wood   +35 more
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Advanced practice providers versus medical residents as leaders of rapid response teams: A 12-month retrospective analysis

PLoS ONE, 2022
Purpose In a time of worldwide physician shortages, the advanced practice providers (APPs) might be a good alternative for physicians as the leaders of a rapid response team.
Herman G. Kreeftenberg, Ashley J. R. De Bie, Eveline H. J. Mestrom, Alexander J. G. H. Bindels, Peter H. J. van der Voort   +4 more
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Pulmonary embolism: the diagnosis, risk-stratification, treatment and disposition of emergency department patients [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016
The diagnosis or exclusion of pulmonary embolism (PE) remains challenging for emergency physicians. Symptoms can be vague or non-existent, and the clinical presentation shares features with many other common diagnoses.
Daniel Corrigan, Christiana Prucnal, Christopher Kabrhel   +2 more
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Safety and efficacy of a propofol and ketamine based procedural sedation protocol in children with cerebral palsy undergoing botulinum toxin A injections. [PDF]

, 2019
Background Pediatric patients with cerebral palsy (CP) often undergo intramuscular botulinum toxin (BoNT‐A) injections. These injections can be painful and may require procedural sedation.
Abu-Sultaneh, Samer, Abulebda, Kamal, Louer, Ryan, Lutfi, Riad, McKinney, Renee C.   +4 more
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Outcomes of rapid response team implementation in tertiary private hospitals: a prospective cohort study

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Cardiopulmonary arrest may result in high mortality rate in hospitals where the rapid response team is not implemented. A rapid response system can recognize patients at high risk of cardiopulmonary arrest and provide the needed medical ...
Awad Al-Omari, Abbas Al Mutair, Fadi Aljamaan   +2 more
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Artificial intelligence algorithm for predicting cardiac arrest using electrocardiography

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background In-hospital cardiac arrest is a major burden in health care. Although several track-and-trigger systems are used to predict cardiac arrest, they often have unsatisfactory performances.
Joon-myoung Kwon, Kyung-Hee Kim, Ki-Hyun Jeon, Soo Youn Lee, Jinsik Park, Byung-Hee Oh   +5 more
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