The American journal of emergency medicine
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This study's aim was to determine the predictive factors of the duration of first-attack acute urticaria in children. ⋯ Etiologies and personal allergy history may be the most important predictors of the duration of a first attack of acute urticaria.
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We investigated the degree of functional decline and loss of independence among older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with serious infection and to estimate 90-day case fatality. ⋯ Older adults presenting to the ED with potentially serious infection have significant 90-day mortality. Although functional status does not consistently deteriorate in survivors, there seems to be considerable risk in the short-term for loss of residential independence.