The American journal of emergency medicine
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Acute pancreatitis is a frequent reason for emergency admission, which has seen its numbers increase over the years. This condition has systemic, local, and vascular complications. ⋯ During imaging, intraventricular thrombus was discovered, and following completion of diagnostic testing, he was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Herein, we present the first case of intraventricular thrombus related to acute pancreatitis prothrombotic process in the literature.
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Crotalidae envenomation has been managed successfully in emergency departments across the world with antivenom. Over the years, antivenom has evolved and newer agents have been studied with the possibility of eliminating maintenance antivenom therapy. ⋯ The details of this patient's treatment course highlight the possibility that patients who receive F(ab')2AV, may require additional antivenom treatment. Furthermore, it appears that based on our single patient experience, giving FabAV after F(ab')2AV is safe and effective.
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Emergency department (ED) care coordination plays an important role in facilitating care transitions across settings. We studied ED care coordination processes and their perceived effectiveness in Maryland (MD) hospitals, which face strong incentives to reduce hospital-based care through global budgets. ⋯ EDs have responded to the value-based care incentives of MD's global budgeting program with investments to enhance care coordination staffing and a variety of initiatives targeting specific patient populations. Although the observed care coordination initiatives were broadly perceived to produce positive results, MD's global budgeting policies were also perceived to produce barriers to optimizing ED care. Further research is needed to determine the association of the various strategies to improve ED care coordination with patient outcomes to inform practice leaders and policymakers on the efficacy of the various approaches.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of the timing of serum samples collected in the emergency department (ED) for tacrolimus (TAC) measurement. ⋯ Inappropriate sample collection for TAC measurements was common in the ED, resulting in frequent repeat laboratory draws and increased healthcare costs.