Prediction of pre-hospital blood transfusion in trauma patients based on scoring systems
Pre-hospital blood transfusion (PHBT) is a safe and gradually expanding procedure applied to trauma patients. A proper decision to activate PHBT with the presently limited diagnostic options at the site of an ... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - January 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michal Plodr, Jana Berkov á, Radomír Hyšpler, Anatolij Truhlář, Jiří Páral and Jaromír Kočí Tags: Research Source Type: research
Under the chest pain center mechanism, whether the nursing handover affects the nursing efficiency and the outcomes of patients with STEMI in the emergency department? A retrospective study
The introduction of chest pain centers (CPC) in China has achieved great success in shortening the duration of nursing operations to significantly improve the treatment and outcomes of patients with ST-segment... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - January 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Zhenyu Luo, Sihui Liu, Yunying Li and Shuyan Zhong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Survival and analysis of prognostic factors for severe burn patients with inhalation injury: based on the respiratory SOFA score
It is important to determine the severity of inhalation injury in severely burned patients. The oxygenation index PaO2/FiO2(PF) ratio is a key clinical indicator of inhalation injury. Sequential organ failure ass... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - January 5, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Qiang Ji, Jun Tang, Shulian Li and Junjie Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Epidemiological pattern of trauma patients based on the mechanisms of trauma: trends of a regional trauma center in Midwest of Iran
Trauma is one of the important issues in public health because it is responsible for 90% of mortality in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LIMCs). The present study aimed to determine the epidemiological patter... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 26, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ghodratollah Roshanaei, Sahar Khoshravesh, Sajjad Abdolmaleki, Tayebeh Bathaei, Mahnaz Farzian and Mohammadreza Saatian Tags: Research Source Type: research
Emergency department crowding negatively influences outcomes for adults presenting with asthma: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Access to emergency department (ED) services is important for patients with acute asthma; however, ED crowding may impact the quality of care and compromise outcomes. We examine the association between ED crow... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 24, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yifu Huang, Silvia S. Ortiz, Brian H. Rowe and Rhonda J. Rosychuk Tags: Research Source Type: research
A machine learning approach using endpoint adjudication committee labels for the identification of sepsis predictors at the emergency department
Accurate sepsis diagnosis is paramount for treatment decisions, especially at the emergency department (ED). To improve diagnosis, clinical decision support (CDS) tools are being developed with machine learnin... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael S. A. Niemantsverdriet, Titus A. P. de Hond, Imo E. Hoefer, Wouter W. van Solinge, Domenico Bellomo, Jan Jelrik Oosterheert, Karin A. H. Kaasjager and Saskia Haitjema Tags: Research Source Type: research
Shorter laboratory turnaround time is associated with shorter emergency department length of stay: a retrospective cohort study
A longer emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) is associated with poor outcomes. Shortening EDLOS is difficult, due to its multifactorial nature. A potential way to improve EDLOS is through shorter turna... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bram E. L. Vrijsen, Saskia Haitjema, Jan Westerink, Cornelia A. R. Hulsbergen-Veelken, Wouter W. van Solinge and Maarten J. ten Berg Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on emergency transport of children by an emergency medical service system: a population-based, ORION registry study
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, has spread rapidly around the world. (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 20, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Koshi Ota, Daisuke Nishioka, Yusuke Katayama, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Jun Masui, Kanna Ota, Masahiko Nitta, Tetsuya Matsuoka and Akira Takasu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Presentation of the septic patient to the emergency department with respect to age and sex – a retrospective cross-sectional study
It is challenging to identify sepsis in the emergency department, in part due to the non-specific presentation of septic patients. Current clinical sepsis screening tools rely on vital signs but many patients ... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 14, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Eric A. Larsson, Ulrika M. Wallgren, Anna Su, Jennifer Short and Lisa Kurland Tags: Research Source Type: research
Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated factors among pediatric patients attending Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern, Ethiopia
Globally, there is an increase in the need for emergency department visits, which is exceptionally high in pediatric patients, resulting in longer lengths of stay, which is a global challenge and a hospital bo... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 13, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kiberealeme Bisete Negasi, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Migbaru Getachew, Nega Tezera Assimamaw and Bewuketu Terefe Tags: Research Source Type: research
The effects of an emergency department length-of-stay management system on severely ill patients ’ treatment outcomes
This study aimed to compare the length of stay (LOS) and treatment outcomes based on the application and achievement of a newly developed emergency department (ED) LOS management system for severely ill patients. (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 13, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Young Eun Kim and Hyang Yuol Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
FRENCH versus ESI: comparison between two nurse triage emergency scales with referent scenarios
Acute triage is needed to prioritize care and achieve optimal resource allocation in busy emergency departments. The main objective is to compare the FRench Emergency Nurse Classification in Hospital scale (FR... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 12, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Antoine Aubrion, Romain Clanet, JP Jourdan, Christian Creveuil, E Roupie and Richard Macrez Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Healthcare professionals ’ knowledge of the systematic ABCDE approach: a cross-sectional study
The Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure (ABCDE) approach is a universal, priority-based approach for the assessment and treatment of critically ill patients. Although the ABCDE approach is ... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 12, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nino H. C. Schoeber, Marjolein Linders, Mathijs Binkhorst, Willem-Pieter De Boode, Jos M. T. Draaisma, Marlies Morsink, Anneliese Nusmeier, Martijn Pas, Christine van Riessen, Nigel M. Turner, Rutger Verhage, Cornelia R. M. G. Fluit and Marije Hogeveen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Author Response Letter: “Correspondence: Is there an association between centre volume and survival or neurological outcomes among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients?”
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Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 11, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Takumi Tsuchida and Mineji Hayakawa Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Correspondence: is there an association between centre volume and survival or neurological outcomes among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients?
This commentary discusses the findings of a study by Tsuchida et al. on the effect of annual hospital admissions of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients on survival and neurological outcomes in OHCA patient... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - December 10, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Amelia Xin Chun Goh and Andrew Fu Wah Ho Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
