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Patients’ pathways to the emergency department: a scoping review
Abstract
Background Emergency department (ED) crowding is a common healthcare issue with multiple causes. One impor-
tant knowledge area is understanding where patients arrived from and what care they received prior to ED admission.
This…
Background Emergency department (ED) crowding is a common healthcare issue with multiple causes. One impor-
tant knowledge area is understanding where patients arrived from and what care they received prior to ED admission.
This…
Double bad luck: pulmonary embolism and vaginal bleeding - a case report
Abstract
Background Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially fatal condition. Exogenous estrogens in
contraceptives are associated with an increased risk of venous thrombo-embolism. However, discontinuation of a
combined oral contraceptive…
Background Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially fatal condition. Exogenous estrogens in
contraceptives are associated with an increased risk of venous thrombo-embolism. However, discontinuation of a
combined oral contraceptive…
The effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on pediatric emergency department utilization in three regions in Switzerland
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decrease in emergency department (ED) visits. However,
contradictory, and sparse data regarding children could not yet answer the question, how pediatric ED utilization
evolved throughout the…
contradictory, and sparse data regarding children could not yet answer the question, how pediatric ED utilization
evolved throughout the…
Limitations and consequences of public health models centred on hospitals and lacking connections with territorial and home‐based social and health services
Abstract
Background Delayed discharge from hospital to home or other care institutions is a significant problem
and has been investigated in the international scientific literature for many years.
Behind this condition is a health care system…
Background Delayed discharge from hospital to home or other care institutions is a significant problem
and has been investigated in the international scientific literature for many years.
Behind this condition is a health care system…
Mediastinitis and septic shock complicating spontaneous esophageal rupture “Boerhaave’s syndrome”: a case report
Abstract
Boerhaave’s syndrome, also known as spontaneous esophageal rupture, is a rare but life-threatening condition char-
acterized by a tear in the esophagus. It is most commonly caused by a sudden increase in intraesophageal…
Boerhaave’s syndrome, also known as spontaneous esophageal rupture, is a rare but life-threatening condition char-
acterized by a tear in the esophagus. It is most commonly caused by a sudden increase in intraesophageal…
Palliative care education: a nationwide
qualitative study of emergency medicine
residency program directors in the United
Arab Emirates
Abstract
Background Emergency medicine (EM) physicians routinely care for patients with serious life-limiting illnesses.
Educating EM residents to have general skills and competencies in palliative medicine is a global priority. The purpose
of…
Background Emergency medicine (EM) physicians routinely care for patients with serious life-limiting illnesses.
Educating EM residents to have general skills and competencies in palliative medicine is a global priority. The purpose
of…
Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions
Abstract
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) are paramount to boosting health indices in lower-middle income
countries (LMICs); however, lack of uniform data collection and analysis hinders system improvement efforts. In the
present study,…
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) are paramount to boosting health indices in lower-middle income
countries (LMICs); however, lack of uniform data collection and analysis hinders system improvement efforts. In the
present study,…
Emergency medicine residents’ learning curve in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis with 3-point venous point-of-care ultrasound
Abstract
Background Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and
abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to
that of specialists. This…
Background Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and
abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to
that of specialists. This…
Factors and clinical prediction score for complication development after cellulitis diagnosis in adult patients
Abstract
Background Cellulitis is defined as a bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that can cause multiple
complications, such as sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. In extreme cases, it may lead to multiorgan failure and…
Background Cellulitis is defined as a bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that can cause multiple
complications, such as sepsis and necrotizing fasciitis. In extreme cases, it may lead to multiorgan failure and…
Clinical and laboratory parameters as
predictors of mortality in patients with chronic
liver disease presenting to emergency
department- a cross sectional study
Abstract
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Asia and Africa have the highest Chronic Liver
Disease (CLD) mortality rate. Cirrhosis, responsible for 22.2 fatalities per 100,000 people, is India’s 10th most common
cause of…
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Asia and Africa have the highest Chronic Liver
Disease (CLD) mortality rate. Cirrhosis, responsible for 22.2 fatalities per 100,000 people, is India’s 10th most common
cause of…