Issue 1/2013
Content (26 Articles)
Risk and clinical-outcome indicators of delirium in an emergency department intermediate care unit (EDIMCU): an observational prospective study
José Mariz, Nadine Correia Santos, Hugo Afonso, Pedro Rodrigues, António Faria, Nuno Sousa, Jorge Teixeira
Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen
Jabeen Fayyaz, Munawar Khursheed, Mohammed Umer Mir, Amber Mehmood
Advanced accident research system based on a medical and engineering data in the metropolitan area of Florence
Simone Piantini, David Grassi, Marco Mangini, Marco Pierini, Giovanni Zagli, Rosario Spina, Adriano Peris
Development and pilot implementation of a locally developed Trauma Registry: lessons learnt in a low-income country
Amber Mehmood, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Sarah Kabir, Ellen J MacKenzie, Adnan A Hyder
Life threatening intracerebral haemorrhage following saw- scaled viper (Echis carinatus) envenoming-authenticated case report from Sri Lanka
Chathuranga Lakmal Fonseka, Vijayabala Jeevagan, Christeine Ariaranee Gnanathasan
Epidemiology of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure - a retrospective population-based study
Shihan Wang, Balwinder Singh, Lin Tian, Michelle Biehl, Ivaylo L Krastev, Marija Kojicic, Guangxi Li
Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments
K Tom Xu, Daniel Roberts, Irvin Sulapas, Omar Martinez, Justin Berk, John Baldwin
Impact of a stress coping strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled trial
Sabina Hunziker, Simona Pagani, Katrin Fasler, Franziska Tschan, Norbert K Semmer, Stephan Marsch
Interrelationship of alcohol misuse, HIV sexual risk and HIV screening uptake among emergency department patients
Alexis D Trillo, Roland C Merchant, Janette R Baird, George T Ladd, Tao Liu, Ted D Nirenberg
Who leaves the emergency department without being seen? A public hospital experience in Georgetown, Guyana
Kendra P Parekh, Stephan Russ, David A Amsalem, Navindranauth Rambaran, Seth W Wright
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) over-triage and the financial implications for major trauma centres in NSW, Australia
Colman B Taylor, Kate Curtis, Stephen Jan, Mark Newcombe
Optimizing triage and hospitalization in adult general medical emergency patients: the triage project
Philipp Schuetz, Pierre Hausfater, Devendra Amin, Sebastian Haubitz, Lukas Fässler, Eva Grolimund, Alexander Kutz, Ursula Schild, Zeljka Caldara, Katharina Regez, Andriy Zhydkov, Timo Kahles, Krassen Nedeltchev, Stefanie von Felten, Sabina De Geest, Antoinette Conca, Petra Schäfer-Keller, Andreas Huber, Mario Bargetzi, Ulrich Buergi, Gabrielle Sauvin, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Barbara Reutlinger, Beat Mueller
Evidence-based paramedic models of care to reduce unnecessary emergency department attendance – feasibility and safety
Judith C Finn, Daniel M Fatovich, Glenn Arendts, David Mountain, Hideo Tohira, Teresa A Williams, Peter Sprivulis, Antonio Celenza, Tony Ahern, Alexandra P Bremner, Peter Cameron, Meredith L Borland, Ian R Rogers, Ian G Jacobs
Factors affecting pediatric isotonic fluid resuscitation efficiency: a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of syringe size
Greg Harvey, Gary Foster, Asmaa Manan, Lehana Thabane, Melissa J Parker
Appendicitis: What does really make the difference between private and public hospitals?
Milton Steinman, Patrícia S Rogeri, Lia L Lenci, Clara C Kirschner, José Carlos Teixeira, Paulo David S Gonçalves, Nelson Akamine, Silvio Possa
Emergency department utilization among recently released prisoners: a retrospective cohort study
Joseph W Frank, Christina M Andrews, Traci C Green, Aaron M Samuels, T Tony Trinh, Peter D Friedmann
Design of the PRINCESS trial: pre-hospital resuscitation intra-nasal cooling effectiveness survival study (PRINCESS)
Per Nordberg, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Maaret Castren, Anatolij Truhlár, Didier Desruelles, Sune Forsberg, Jacob Hollenberg, Jean-Louis Vincent, Leif Svensoon
The PanAM study: a multi-center, double-blinded, randomized, non-inferiority study of paracetamol versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in treating acute musculoskeletal trauma
Milan L Ridderikhof, Philipp Lirk, Niels W Schep, Anneke Hoeberichts, Wilhelmina T Goddijn, Jan SK Luitse, E Marleen Kemper, Marcel G W Dijkgraaf, Markus W Hollmann, J Carel Goslings
Tranexamic acid for patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial
Surakrant Yutthakasemsunt, Warawut Kittiwatanagul, Parnumas Piyavechvirat, Bandit Thinkamrop, Nakornchai Phuenpathom, Pisake Lumbiganon
Implementing wait-time reductions under Ontario government benchmarks (Pay-for-Results): a Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effect of a Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance team (MDRNSTAT) on emergency department patient wait times
Ivy Cheng, Jacques Lee, Nicole Mittmann, Jeffrey Tyberg, Sharon Ramagnano, Alex Kiss, Michael Schull, Fergus Kerr, Merrick Zwarenstein
The accuracy of surrogate decision makers: informed consent in hypothetical acute stroke scenarios
Jessica Bryant, Lesli E Skolarus, Barbara Smith, Eric E Adelman, William J Meurer
Reliability of team-based self-monitoring in critical events: a pilot study
Martin Stocker, Lynda Menadue, Suzan Kakat, Kumi De Costa, Julie Combes, Winston Banya, Mary Lane, Ajay Desai, Margarita Burmester
Methodology for developing quality indicators for the care of older people in the Emergency Department
Melinda Martin-Khan, Ellen Burkett, Linda Schnitker, Richard N Jones, Leonard C Gray
An association between systolic blood pressure and stroke among patients with impaired consciousness in out-of-hospital emergency settings
Taro Irisawa, Taku Iwami, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Chika Nishiyama, Tomohiko Sakai, Kayo Tanigawa-Sugihara, Sumito Hayashida, Tatsuya Nishiuchi, Tadahiko Shiozaki, Osamu Tasaki, Takashi Kawamura, Atsushi Hiraide, Takeshi Shimazu
All purulence is local – epidemiology and management of skin and soft tissue infections in three urban emergency departments
Chris Merritt, John P Haran, Jacob Mintzer, Joseph Stricker, Roland C Merchant
Continuous professional competence (CPC) for emergency medical technicians in Ireland: educational needs assessment
Shane Knox, Walter Cullen, Colum Dunne