Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Many patients are initially diagnosed with a new suspected cancer through the emergency department (ED). The objective of this systematic review was to compare stage of cancer and survival of patients diagnosed with cancer through the ED to patients diagnosed elsewhere. ⋯ Patients with an ED diagnosis of cancer had more advanced/late stage of cancer at diagnosis and worse survival compared to patients diagnosed elsewhere. Future research examining patients diagnosed with cancer through the ED is required.
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Observational Study
Association between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Nationwide Multilevel Observational Study.
Acute ischemic stroke is a major health burden worldwide and mechanical thrombectomy is the treatment of choice for large-vessel occlusion stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the association between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) and the likelihood of receiving mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke. ⋯ For patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke at the ED, low neighborhood SES is associated with low odds of receiving mechanical thrombectomy. Public health strategies should be developed to resolve these disparities and to decrease the health care burden of acute ischemic stroke.