The American journal of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A comparison of ED and direct admission care of cancer patients with febrile neutropenia.
We compared the quality of care in admitted febrile neutropenic cancer patients presenting through the emergency department (ED) vs those directly admitted (DA) from the clinic or infusion center. We hypothesized that the quality of care would be comparable between these 2 pathways. ⋯ The quality of care for febrile neutropenia in patients presenting through the ED was comparable to those directly admitted to the hospital in this 2-center study.
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Observational Study
Ketamine may be related to minor troponin elevations in children undergoing minor procedures in the ED.
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic agent that has an increased frequency of usage in the last years particularly in emergency departments. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether ketamine is related to myocardial injury in children undergoing minor procedures. ⋯ Ketamine may be related to minor troponin elevations in children undergoing procedural sedation without a permanent cardiac dysfunction.