The American journal of emergency medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Impact of triage liaison provider on emergency department throughput: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is linked to poor outcome and decreases patient satisfaction. Strategies to control Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been subject of research. ⋯ Implementation of TLP can decrease the rate of LWBS however this review is inconclusive about the effect of TLP on ED-LOS due to the high heterogeneity observed in the literature.
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Evaluate an established scribe program on throughput and revenue capture in an Emergency Department (ED) undergoing an EMR transition. ⋯ A scribe's ability to mitigate operational inefficiencies introduced by an EMR transition seems limited in an academic hospital. Previous research highlighting the impact of scribes on revenue was not replicated during this study.
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Spontaneous intramural hematoma of the alimentary canal has rarely been reported. We present two cases in which anticoagulation therapy brings spontaneous intramural hematoma of the alimentary canal. ⋯ Both patients were cured through conservative treatment. We suggest that increased attention should be paid if a patient has acute abdominal pain with a history of oral anticoagulant therapy, and the diagnosis of spontaneous intermural hematoma should be considered.