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Development and Validation of the Quick COVID-19 Severity Index: A Prognostic Tool for Early Clinical Decompensation by Haimovich, Adrian D., Ravindra, Neal G., Stoytchev, Stoytcho, Young, H. Patrick, Wilson, Francis P., van Dijk, David, Schulz, Wade L., Taylor, R. Andrew

“…The goal of this study is to create a predictive, interpretable model of early hospital respiratory failure among emergency department (ED) patients admitted…”
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Machine-Learning-Based Electronic Triage More Accurately Differentiates Patients With Respect to Clinical Outcomes Compared With the Emergency Severity Index by Levin, Scott, Toerper, Matthew, Hamrock, Eric, Hinson, Jeremiah S., Barnes, Sean, Gardner, Heather, Dugas, Andrea, Linton, Bob, Kirsch, Tom, Kelen, Gabor

“…Standards for emergency department (ED) triage in the United States rely heavily on subjective assessment and are limited in their ability to risk-stratify…”
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One-Year Mortality of Patients After Emergency Department Treatment for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose by Weiner, Scott G., Baker, Olesya, Bernson, Dana, Schuur, Jeremiah D.

“…Despite the increased availability of naloxone, death rates from opioid overdose continue to increase. The goal of this study is to determine the 1-year…”
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An Analysis of Changes in Emergency Department Visits After a State Declaration During the Time of COVID-19 by Westgard, Bjorn C., Morgan, Matthew W., Vazquez-Benitez, Gabriela, Erickson, Lauren O., Zwank, Michael D.

“…In the initial period of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a substantial decrease in the number of patients seeking care in the…”
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Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems by Soares, William E., Melnick, Edward R., Nath, Bidisha, D’Onofrio, Gail, Paek, Hyung, Skains, Rachel M., Walter, Lauren A., Casey, Martin F., Napoli, Anthony, Hoppe, Jason A., Jeffery, Molly M.

“…People with opioid use disorder are vulnerable to disruptions in access to addiction treatment and social support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study…”
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Multicenter Evaluation of a 0-Hour/1-Hour Algorithm in the Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction With High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T by Mueller, Christian, MD, Giannitsis, Evangelos, MD, Christ, Michael, MD, Ordóñez-Llanos, Jorge, MD, deFilippi, Christopher, MD, McCord, James, MD, Body, Richard, MB ChB, PhD, Panteghini, Mauro, MD, Jernberg, Tomas, MD, Plebani, Mario, MD, Verschuren, Franck, PhD, French, John, PhD, Christenson, Robert, PhD, Weiser, Silvia, PhD, Bendig, Garnet, PhD, Dilba, Peter, Dipl Stat, Lindahl, Bertil, MD

“…Study objective We aim to prospectively validate the diagnostic accuracy of the recently developed 0-h/1-h algorithm, using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T…”
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Looking Through the Retrospectoscope: Reducing Bias in Emergency Medicine Chart Review Studies by Kaji, Amy H., MD, PhD, Schriger, David, MD, MPH, Green, Steven, MD

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Trends in Sickle Cell Disease–Related Mortality in the United States, 1979 to 2017 by Payne, Amanda B., Mehal, Jason M., Chapman, Christina, Haberling, Dana L., Richardson, Lisa C., Bean, Christopher J., Hooper, W. Craig

“…We provide an updated assessment of trends in sickle cell disease (SCD)–related mortality, a significant source of mortality in the United States among black…”
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Triage Performance in Emergency Medicine: A Systematic Review by Hinson, Jeremiah S., Martinez, Diego A., Cabral, Stephanie, George, Kevin, Whalen, Madeleine, Hansoti, Bhakti, Levin, Scott

“…Rapid growth in emergency department (ED) triage literature has been accompanied by diversity in study design, methodology, and outcome assessment. We aim to…”
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Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration by Hinson, Jeremiah S., MD, PhD, Ehmann, Michael R., MD, MPH, MS, Fine, Derek M., MD, Fishman, Elliot K., MD, FACR, Toerper, Matthew F., BS, Rothman, Richard E., MD, PhD, Klein, Eili Y., MS, PhD

“…Study objective The study objective was to determine whether intravenous contrast administration for computed tomography (CT) is independently associated with…”
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Development and Evaluation of a Machine Learning Model for the Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Sepsis by Delahanty, Ryan J., Alvarez, JoAnn, Flynn, Lisa M., Sherwin, Robert L., Jones, Spencer S.

“…The Third International Consensus Definitions (Sepsis-3) Task Force recommended the use of the quick Sequential [Sepsis-related] Organ Failure Assessment…”
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Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Outcomes of Admitted Patients by Sun, Benjamin C., MD, MPP, Hsia, Renee Y., MD, Weiss, Robert E., PhD, Zingmond, David, MD, Liang, Li-Jung, PhD, Han, Weijuan, MS, McCreath, Heather, PhD, Asch, Steven M., MD

“…Study objective Emergency department (ED) crowding is a prevalent health delivery problem and may adversely affect the outcomes of patients requiring…”
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Does the Clinical Frailty Scale at Triage Predict Outcomes From Emergency Care for Older People? by Elliott, Amy, Taub, Nick, Banerjee, Jay, Aijaz, Faisal, Jones, Will, Teece, Lucy, van Oppen, James, Conroy, Simon

“…We determine whether the Clinical Frailty Scale applied at emergency department (ED) triage is associated with important service- and patient-related outcomes…”
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Validation of the Clinical Frailty Scale for Prediction of Thirty-Day Mortality in the Emergency Department by Kaeppeli, Tobias, Rueegg, Marco, Dreher-Hummel, Thomas, Brabrand, Mikkel, Kabell-Nissen, Søren, Carpenter, Christopher R., Bingisser, Roland, Nickel, Christian H.

“…We validate the Clinical Frailty Scale by examining its independent predictive validity for 30-day mortality, ICU admission, and hospitalization and by…”
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Patient Discharge Instructions in the Emergency Department and Their Effects on Comprehension and Recall of Discharge Instructions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Hoek, Amber E., Anker, Susanne C.P., van Beeck, Ed F., Burdorf, Alex, Rood, Pleunie P.M., Haagsma, Juanita A.

“…We conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis to provide an overview of the different manners of providing discharge instructions in the emergency…”
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Techniques, Success, and Adverse Events of Emergency Department Adult Intubations by Brown, Calvin A., MD, Bair, Aaron E., MD, Pallin, Daniel J., MD, MPH, Walls, Ron M., MD

“…Study objective We describe the operators, techniques, success, and adverse event rates of adult emergency department (ED) intubation through multicenter…”
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Risk Factors for Misuse of Prescribed Opioids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cragg, Amber, Hau, Jeffrey P., Woo, Stephanie A., Kitchen, Sophie A., Liu, Christine, Doyle-Waters, Mary M., Hohl, Corinne M.

“…Increasing opioid prescribing has been linked to an epidemic of opioid misuse. Our objective is to synthesize the available evidence about patient-,…”
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Liberal Versus Restrictive Intravenous Fluid Therapy for Early Septic Shock: Rationale for a Randomized Trial by Self, Wesley H., Semler, Matthew W., Bellomo, Rinaldo, Brown, Samuel M., deBoisblanc, Bennett P., Exline, Matthew C., Ginde, Adit A., Grissom, Colin K., Janz, David R., Jones, Alan E., Liu, Kathleen D., Macdonald, Stephen P.J., Miller, Chadwick D., Park, Pauline K., Reineck, Lora A., Rice, Todd W., Steingrub, Jay S., Talmor, Daniel, Yealy, Donald M., Douglas, Ivor S., Shapiro, Nathan I.

“…Prompt intravenous fluid therapy is a fundamental treatment for patients with septic shock. However, the optimal approach for administering intravenous fluid…”
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Rapid Adoption of Low-Threshold Buprenorphine Treatment at California Emergency Departments Participating in the CA Bridge Program by Snyder, Hannah, Kalmin, Mariah M., Moulin, Aimee, Campbell, Arianna, Goodman-Meza, David, Padwa, Howard, Clayton, Serena, Speener, Melissa, Shoptaw, Steve, Herring, Andrew A.

“…We retrospectively evaluated the implementation of low-threshold emergency department (ED) buprenorphine treatment at 52 hospitals participating in the CA…”
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Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (EROCA): Results of a Randomized Feasibility Trial of Expedited Out-of-Hospital Transport by Hsu, Cindy H., Meurer, William J., Domeier, Robert, Fowler, Jennifer, Whitmore, Sage P., Bassin, Benjamin S., Gunnerson, Kyle J., Haft, Jonathan W., Lynch, William R., Nallamothu, Brahmajee K., Havey, Renee A., Kidwell, Kelley M., Stacey, William C., Silbergleit, Robert, Bartlett, Robert H., Neumar, Robert W.

“…Outcomes of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest depend on time to therapy initiation. We hypothesize that it…”
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