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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions by Reschen, Michael E, Bowen, Jordan, Novak, Alex, Giles, Matthew, Singh, Sudhir, Lasserson, Daniel, O'Callaghan, Christopher A

“…Abstract Background To better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital healthcare, we studied activity in the emergency department (ED) and…”
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Emergency department visits in older patients: a population-based survey by Ukkonen, Mika, Jämsen, Esa, Zeitlin, Rainer, Pauniaho, Satu-Liisa

“…Given the higher incidence of emergency conditions in older inhabitants, the global increase in aged population will pose a challenge for emergency services…”
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A retrospective study of sepsis-associated encephalopathy: epidemiology, clinical features and adverse outcomes by Chen, Jiayi, Shi, Xiaobei, Diao, Mengyuan, Jin, Guangyong, Zhu, Ying, Hu, Wei, Xi, Shaosong

“…Abstract Background Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a common complication of sepsis that may result in worse outcomes. This study was designed to…”
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Major challenges and barriers in clinical decision-making as perceived by emergency medical services personnel: a qualitative content analysis by Bijani, Mostafa, Abedi, Saeed, Karimi, Shahnaz, Tehranineshat, Banafsheh

“…Having to work in unpredictable and critical conditions, emergency care services (EMS) personnel experience complicated situations at the scene of accidents…”
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A review of triage accuracy and future direction by Tam, Hon Lon, Chung, Siu Fung, Lou, Chi Kin

“…In the emergency department, it is important to identify and prioritize who requires an urgent intervention in a short time. Triage helps recognize the urgency…”
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Patient characteristics, triage utilisation, level of care, and outcomes in an unselected adult patient population seen by the emergency medical services: a prospective observational study by Magnusson, Carl, Herlitz, Johan, Axelsson, Christer

“…Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is a safety concern, and pathways to bypass the ED have been introduced to reduce the time to definitive care…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tools for assessment of acute stroke: a systematic review by Antipova, Daria, Eadie, Leila, Macaden, Ashish, Wilson, Philip

“…Recanalisation therapy in acute ischaemic stroke is highly time-sensitive, and requires early identification of eligible patients to ensure better outcomes…”
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Delayed emergency healthcare seeking behaviour by Dutch emergency department visitors during the first COVID-19 wave: a mixed methods retrospective observational study by Nab, Maaike, van Vehmendahl, Robyn, Somers, Inne, Schoon, Yvonne, Hesselink, Gijs

“…Emergency department (ED) visits due to non-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) conditions have drastically decreased since the outbreak of the COVID-19…”
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Diagnostic error in the emergency department: learning from national patient safety incident report analysis by Hussain, Faris, Cooper, Alison, Carson-Stevens, Andrew, Donaldson, Liam, Hibbert, Peter, Hughes, Thomas, Edwards, Adrian

“…Diagnostic error occurs more frequently in the emergency department than in regular in-patient hospital care. We sought to characterise the nature of reported…”
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Epidemiological and clinical profiles of acute poisoning in patients admitted to the intensive care unit in eastern Iran (2010 to 2017) by Mehrpour, Omid, Akbari, Ayob, Jahani, Firoozeh, Amirabadizadeh, Alireza, Allahyari, Elaheh, Mansouri, Borhan, Ng, Patrick C

“…Acute poisoning is a common chief complaint leading to emergency department visits and hospital admissions in developing countries such as Iran. Data…”
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Prediction of prognosis in elderly patients with sepsis based on machine learning (random survival forest) by Zhang, Luming, Huang, Tao, Xu, Fengshuo, Li, Shaojin, Zheng, Shuai, Lyu, Jun, Yin, Haiyan

“…Elderly patients with sepsis have many comorbidities, and the clinical reaction is not obvious. Thus, clinical treatment is difficult. We planned to use the…”
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Shortening door-to-puncture time and improving patient outcome with workflow optimization in patients with acute ischemic stroke associated with large vessel occlusion by Yang, Shuiquan, Yao, Weiping, Siegler, James E, Mofatteh, Mohammad, Wellington, Jack, Wu, Jiale, Liang, Wenjun, Chen, Gan, Huang, Zhou, Yang, Rongshen, Chen, Juanmei, Yang, Yajie, Hu, Zhaohui, Chen, Yimin

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to evaluate door-to-puncture time (DPT) and door-to-recanalization time (DRT) without directing healthcare by…”
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A scoping review of pre-hospital technology to assist ambulance personnel with patient diagnosis or stratification during the emergency assessment of suspected stroke by Lumley, Hannah A, Flynn, Darren, Shaw, Lisa, McClelland, Graham, Ford, Gary A, White, Phil M, Price, Christopher I

“…Pre-hospital identification of key subgroups within the suspected stroke population could reduce delays to emergency treatment. We aimed to identify and…”
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Management of COVID-19-related challenges faced by EMS personnel: a qualitative study by Mohammadi, Fateme, Tehranineshat, Banafsheh, Bijani, Mostafa, Khaleghi, Ali Asghar

“…As the first link in the chain of providing healthcare services in the frontline of the battle against COVID-19, emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and severity of acute appendicitis: a comparison between 2019 and 2020 by Scheijmans, Jochem C G, Borgstein, Alexander B J, Puylaert, Carl A J, Bom, Wouter J, Bachiri, Said, van Bodegraven, Eduard A, Brandsma, Amarins T A, Ter Brugge, Floor M, de Castro, Steve M M, Couvreur, Roy, Franken, Lotte C, Gaspersz, Marcia P, de Graaff, Michelle R, Groenen, Hannah, Kleipool, Suzanne C, Kuypers, Toon J L, Martens, Milou H, Mens, David M, Orsini, Ricardo G, Reneerkens, Nando J M M, Schok, Thomas, Sedee, Wouter J A, Tavakoli Rad, Shahzad, Volders, José H, Weeder, Pepijn D, Prins, Jan M, Gietema, Hester A, Stoker, Jaap, Gisbertz, Suzanne S, Besselink, Marc G H, Boermeester, Marja A

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in the number of patients presenting with acute appendicitis was observed. It is unclear whether this caused a shift…”
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The effect of COVID-19 on emergency medical service call volumes and patient acuity: a cross-sectional study in Niagara, Ontario by Ferron, Richard, Agarwal, Gina, Cooper, Rhiannon, Munkley, Douglas

“…The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health problem. Subsequently, emergency medical services (EMS) have anecdotally experienced fluctuations in demand,…”
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Strategies for improving physician documentation in the emergency department: a systematic review by Lorenzetti, Diane L, Quan, Hude, Lucyk, Kelsey, Cunningham, Ceara, Hennessy, Deirdre, Jiang, Jason, Beck, Cynthia A

“…Physician chart documentation can facilitate patient care decisions, reduce treatment errors, and inform health system planning and resource allocation…”
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Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation by O'Neill, S M, Clyne, B, Bell, M, Casey, A, Leen, B, Smith, S M, Ryan, M, O'Neill, M

“…Early warning systems (EWSs) are used to assist clinical judgment in the detection of acute deterioration to avoid or reduce adverse events including…”
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Ultrasonography indicators for predicting difficult intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sotoodehnia, Mehran, Rafiemanesh, Hosein, Mirfazaelian, Hadi, Safaie, Arash, Baratloo, Alireza

“…Abstract Background Ultrasonography (US) is recently used frequently as a tool for airway assessment prior to intubation (endotracheal tube (ETT) placement),…”
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Barriers and facilitating factors related to use of early warning score among acute care nurses: a qualitative study by Petersen, John Asger, Rasmussen, Lars S, Rydahl-Hansen, Susan

“…The early warning score (EWS) was developed to identify deteriorating patients early. It is a track-and-trigger system based on vital signs designed to direct…”
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