Articles: emergency-department.
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Observational Study
Sepsis 3-hour bundle compliance and prognosis in emergency department patients aged 65 years or older.
To analyze 3-hour bundle compliance in for patients aged 65 years or older with sepsis treated in our emergency department (ED) and to explore the association between compliance and mortality. ⋯ Three-hour sepsis bundle compliance in the ED was associated with longer survival in patients aged 65 years or older.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2024
Observational StudyChoosing Wisely audit: CT KUB ordering in emergency department renal colic presentations.
Our aim was to safely reduce unnecessary CT KUBs (kidneys, ureters, bladder) in patients with renal colic. ⋯ Audit interventions can reduce unnecessary CT KUBs in renal colic.
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Burn injuries among the homeless are increasing as record numbers of people are unsheltered and resort to unsafe heating practices. This study characterizes burns in homeless encounters presenting to US emergency departments (EDs). ⋯ Homeless burn ED encounters were more likely due to assault and self-inflicted injuries, and more severe. ED practitioners should be aware of these patients' unique presentation and triage to burn centers accordingly.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jun 2024
Computer Simulation to Assess Emergency Department Length of Stay in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.
Our study aimed to identify how emergency department (ED) arrival rate, process of care, and physical layout can impact ED length of stay (LOS) in pediatric traumatic brain injury care. ⋯ Exceeding certain threshold ED arrival rates of children with traumatic brain injury can substantially increase pediatric trauma center ED LOS but modifications to ED processes and bed location may mitigate this increase.