Headache in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Observational Study from Singapore

Conclusions: Primary headaches constituted most ED headache diagnoses. ED imaging of selected patients yielded a relatively high pick-up rate for significant intracranial abnormalities. Opioid use for symptomatic relief of headaches in the ED was found to be high, underscoring the need for improvement in headache analgesia relief practices in the ED.PMID:37512151 | PMC:PMC10384407 | DOI:10.3390/medicina59071340

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - July 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Win Sen Kuan Ranjeev Kumar Ying Wei Yau Wei Ming Ng Dennis Wen Jie Chia Ee Yang Ng Kanwar Sudhir Lather Mui Teng Chua Source Type: research