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Influence of previous coronary artery bypass grafting in the difficulty of acute coronary syndrome diagnosis
Objectives To investigate whether the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients with chest pain (CP) is more difficult based on the initial clinical and electrocardiogram (ECG) findings. Methods We included consecutive CP patients attended at a single emergency department (ED) during a 10-year period. CABG status and the final diagnosis of ACS were considered as stated in the ED discharge report. We evaluated the frequency of 21 CP characteristics (CPC) and four ECG signatures, their individual and collective association with ACS, and ED length of stay (LOS) in...
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Diagnostic performances of lung ultrasound associated with inferior vena cava assessment for the diagnosis of acute heart failure in elderly emergency patients: a diagnostic study
Conclusions In this prospective study, there was no statistically significant difference between point-of-care ultrasound and a combination of clinical, radiographic, and biological findings for the diagnosis of acute heart failure. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

The interobserver agreement of the HEART-score, a multicentre prospective study
Conclusions The moderate interobserver agreement of the HEART-score does not currently support the use of the HEART-score by ambulance nurses in a prehospital setting. Training for prehospital nurses is vital to ensure that they are able to calculate the HEART-score accurately. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Effect of off-hour versus work-hour thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke on emergency department patients’ outcome: a retrospective study
Conclusions In this study, there were no significant differences in mortality and functional outcomes at 3 months between patients who underwent off-hour or work-hour thrombolysis in the emergency department. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Association between alcohol intoxication and mortality in severe traumatic brain injury in the emergency department: a retrospective cohort
Conclusion In this retrospective study, there was no independent association between alcohol intoxication and higher in-hospital mortality in emergency patients with sTBI. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Can artificial intelligence and machine learning help reduce the harms of emergency department crowding?
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research

Age is just a number: how should we triage old patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic?
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

A cognitive science approach to bioethics
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

Caring in a time of COVID: the vaccine of virtue
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

Perspectives: just triage
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

Integrity and humility facing the unexpected
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - March 10, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Fortune telling: predicting hospital admissions to improve emergency department outflow
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 1, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Atrioventricular block grade III in the context of acute alcohol intake
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 1, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Association between severity of alcohol use disorder and consent to follow up in the emergency department
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 1, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

An analysis of Twitter for an Academic Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Division
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - January 1, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research