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- Collection: VOLUME 23 ISSUE 1 MARET 2023
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Prolonged length of stay and its associated factors at adult emergency department in amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, northwest Ethiopia
Background Prolonged length of stay at the emergency department interferes with the main goal of emergency
care and results in adverse patient outcomes like nosocomial infection, dissatisfaction, morbidity, and mortality.
Despite this, little is…
care and results in adverse patient outcomes like nosocomial infection, dissatisfaction, morbidity, and mortality.
Despite this, little is…
Prehospital clinical practice guidelines for unintentional injuries: a scoping review and prioritisation process
Background Globally, millions of people die and many more develop disabilities resulting from injuries each year.
Most people who die from injuries do so before they are transported to hospital. Thus, reliable, pragmatic, and evidence-based…
Most people who die from injuries do so before they are transported to hospital. Thus, reliable, pragmatic, and evidence-based…
When disaster strikes: staff recall and the use of staff recall systems during mass patient influx at Norwegian emergency primary health care centers – a cross-sectional study
Background In Norway, planning for disasters has been specifically emphasized since the incidents on July 22nd,
2011. Every municipality is now legislated to have a contingency plan that includes plans for staff recall during
situations with mass…
2011. Every municipality is now legislated to have a contingency plan that includes plans for staff recall during
situations with mass…
Anaemia in the first week may be associated with long-term mortality among critically ill patients: propensity score-based analyses
Background Anaemia is highly prevalent in critically ill patients; however, the long-term effect on mortality remains
unclear.
Methods We retrospectively included patients admitted to the medical intensive care units (ICUs) during 2015–2020
at…
unclear.
Methods We retrospectively included patients admitted to the medical intensive care units (ICUs) during 2015–2020
at…
War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed confict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review
Background The decade-long Syrian armed confict killed or injured more than 11% of the Syrian population. Head
and neck injuries are the most frequent cause of war-related trauma, about half of which are brain injuries. Reports
about Syrian brain…
and neck injuries are the most frequent cause of war-related trauma, about half of which are brain injuries. Reports
about Syrian brain…
A phenomenological interview study with patients being non-conveyed in the ambulance service
Background Non-conveyed patients (i.e. patients who are not transported to a hospital after being assessed by
ambulance clinicians) represent a significantly increasing proportion of all patients seeking ambulance care. Scientific
knowledge about…
ambulance clinicians) represent a significantly increasing proportion of all patients seeking ambulance care. Scientific
knowledge about…
Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department
Background The red cell distribution width (RDW) refects the degree of heterogeneity of red blood cells. Elevated
RDW is associated both with frailty and with increased mortality in hospital-admitted patients. In this study we
evaluate whether…
RDW is associated both with frailty and with increased mortality in hospital-admitted patients. In this study we
evaluate whether…
Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
The practice of paediatric emergency medicine in Nigeria is still evolving, and laden with enormous challenges
which contribute to adverse outcomes of childhood illnesses in emergency settings. Deaths from childhood
illnesses presenting as…
which contribute to adverse outcomes of childhood illnesses in emergency settings. Deaths from childhood
illnesses presenting as…
Analyzing the queuing theory at the emergency department at King Hussein cancer center
Objectives This study was conducted in 2022 at King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) to analyze the queuing theory
approach at the Emergency Department (ED) to estimate patients’ wait times and predict the accuracy of the queuing
theory…
approach at the Emergency Department (ED) to estimate patients’ wait times and predict the accuracy of the queuing
theory…
Point-of-care neutrophil CD64 as a rule in diagnostic test for bacterial infections in the emergency department
Introduction Bacterial infections are frequently seen in the emergency department (ED), but can be difcult to distinguish from viral infections and some non-infectious diseases. Common biomarkers such as c-reactive protein (CRP)
and white blood…
and white blood…