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Suitability of Low-Volume Rural Emergency Departments to New Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Tyler L. Malone, Susie Gurzenda, Kristin L. Reiter, George H. Pink, Margaret B. Greenwood-Ericksen
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Safety and Pain Reduction in Emergency Practitioner Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks: A One-Year Retrospective Study Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Jeffrey Merz-Herrala, Nathaniel Leu, Erik Anderson, Alexandra Lambeck, Jamal Jefferson, Max Sobrero, Daniel Mantuani, Galaxy Mudda, Arun Nagdev
Study objective Emergency practitioners use ultrasound-guided nerve blocks to alleviate pain. This study represents the largest registry of single-injection ultrasound-guided nerve blocks performed in an emergency department (ED) to date. We wished to assess the safety and pain score reductions associated with ED-performed ultrasound-guided nerve blocks. The main outcomes of interest were ultrasound-guided
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Pediatric Patients Discharged After Transfer to a Pediatric Emergency Department: Opportunities for Telehealth? Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Emily M. Hayden, Margaret Samuels-Kalow, Sayon Dutta, Ari Cohen, K. Noelle Tune, Kori S. Zachrison
Study objective Interemergency department pediatric transfers can be costly, involve risk, and may be disruptive to patients and families. Telehealth could be a way to safely reduce the number of transfers. We made an estimate of the proportion of transfers of pediatric patients to our emergency department (ED) that may have been avoidable using telehealth. Methods This was a retrospective analysis
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Man With Dyspnea Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Jen-Yuan Lee, Jiunn-Wen Lin, Tou-Yuan Tsai
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Artificial Intelligence’s Leap Into Emergency Medicine: The Promise and Pitfalls of ChatGPT: A look into what ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence applications mean for the future of the field. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Fred Milgrim
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A Pitfall in Measuring Heart Rates With Pulse Oximetry Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Takuya Chuman, Kazuki Iio, Shun Yanai, Yusuke Hagiwara, Jun Maeda
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These Are Not the DEVICE(s) You Are Looking For: October 2023 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Rory J. Spiegel, Max Hockstein
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An Electronic Medical Record Intervention to Increase Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism in Emergency Department Observation Patients Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Christopher W. Baugh, Rebecca E. Cash, David Meguerdichian, Lisette Dunham, Timothy Stump, Ronelle Stevens, Audrey Reust, Benjamin White, Sayon Dutta
Study objective The role of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis among patients receiving emergency department (ED) observation unit care is unclear. We investigated an electronic health record-based clinical decision support tool aimed at increasing pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis use among at-risk patients placed in ED observation units. Methods We conducted an interrupted time-series study of
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Effect of Bougie Use on First-Attempt Success in Tracheal Intubations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Rafael von Hellmann, Natalia Fuhr, Ian Ward A. Maia, Danielle Gerberi, Daniel Pedrollo, Fernanda Bellolio, Lucas Oliveira J. e Silva
The use of a bougie, a flexible endotracheal tube introducer, has been proposed to optimize first-attempt success in emergency department intubations. We aimed to evaluate the available evidence on the association of bougie use in the first attempt and success in tracheal intubations. This was a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies that evaluated first-attempt success between adults intubated
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Sudden Cardiac Death at Home: Potential Lives Saved With Fully Automated External Defibrillators Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Lawrence J. Gessman, Paul N. Schacknow, Ralph G. Brindis
Sudden cardiac death from ventricular arrhythmia kills about 350,000 people annually in the United States. This number has not improved since the widespread public availability of semi-automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the teaching of nonbreathing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) procedures. When an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest occurs in a public space, lay witnesses do CPR in 40% of
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Is the Use of Computed Tomography Perfusion Versus Noncontrast Computed Tomography Associated With Improved Outcomes in Patients Presenting 6-24 hours After Symptom Onset With Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy? Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Cayla Fappiano, Brit Long
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Factors Associated With Physical Restraint in an Urban Emergency Department Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Aaron E. Robinson, Brian E. Driver, Jon B. Cole, James R. Miner, Andrea P. Dreyfuss, Aida W. Strom, Erik R. Brodt, Thomas E. Wyatt
Study objective To determine what patient characteristics were associated with the application of physical restraints in our emergency department (ED). Methods This was a retrospective analysis of encounters in the ED of an urban, Level I academic trauma center. We included ED encounters of adult patients (aged ≥18 years) during a 5-year period starting in 2017. We evaluated the independent association
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Home Therapies to Neutralize Button Battery Injury in a Porcine Esophageal Model Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Angela L. Chiew, Calvin S. Lin, Dan T. Nguyen, Felicity A.W. Sinclair, Betty S. Chan, Annalisa Solinas
Study objective Button battery ingestion can cause alkaline esophageal injury. There is interest in first-aid household products to neutralize the injury. The objective was to investigate which household products are effective at reducing button battery injury. Methods Two cadaveric porcine experiments were performed. Experiment 1 utilized esophageal mucosal segments. A button battery (3VCR2032) was
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Comparing Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments: A First Step on a Critical Avenue of Research Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Maura Kennedy, Kevin Biese
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External Validation of a Tool to Identify Low-Risk Patients With Isolated Subdural Hematoma and Preserved Consciousness Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Peter Pruitt, Richmond Castillo, Andrew Rogers, Shyam Prabhakaran, Kayla Muschong, Michael Scudder, Danielle M. McCarthy, Jane L. Holl, D. Mark Courtney, Pierre Borczuk, Andrew Naidech
Study objective The SafeSDH Tool was derived to identify patients with isolated (no other type of intracranial hemorrhage) subdural hematoma who are at very low risk of neurologic deterioration, neurosurgical intervention, or death. Patients are low risk by the tool if they have none of the following: use of anticoagulant or nonaspirin antiplatelet agent, Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) <14, more than 1 discrete
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ChatGPT Versus Human Performance on Emergency Medicine Board Preparation Questions Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Zachary J. Jarou, Ali Dakka, Duncan McGuire, Leonard Bunting
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Man With Proptosis Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Kelly-Ann Mungroo, Alexander Song, Josh Greenstein, Barry Hahn
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Sgarbossa Negative With Concordant ST Depression—Occlusion Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed by the BARCELONA Algorithm Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Lisa M. Saffire, Joshua D. Niforatos, Jake Valentine, Paul L. Weygandt
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Sinus Bradycardia With Nonconducted Atrial Bigeminy Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Melissa Templeton, David J. Carlberg, Jeffrey A. Tabas, Amal Mattu, William J. Brady, Jonathan E. Davis
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Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox: A Multijurisdictional Case-Control Study — United States, August 19, 2022–March 31, 2023 Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Michelle N. Huber, Stephen Lim
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A Woman With Sudden Cardiac Arrest After Caesarean Delivery Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 I-Chen Lin, Yuh-Shin Kuo, Po-Wei Chiu
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Man with an Abdominal Mass Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Yen-Chung Chen, Po-Yuan Chen, Po-Jen Yang
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Failure of Tracheostomy Placement Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Graham E. Snyder, Aaron Byrd, Jordan Humphrey, Kevin Parrish, Christina Shenvi
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Rapidly Enlarging Vascular Tumor in a 4-Month-Old Infant Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Theresa C. Barrett, Mioara D. Manole, Erika Friehling, Andrew McCormick
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Girl With Abdominal Pain Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Zhang-wei Song, Ling-ling Lin
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State-Level Variability in the Number of Level 1 Trauma Centers Per Capita in the United States Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Aditya C. Shekhar, Brian A. Lewis
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Death by a Thousand Screens: A Practical Role for Machine Learning in Emergency Medicine Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Neeraj Chhabra
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Classified 2023 Advertising Rates & Information: New value-added feature-your ad online at no additional cost! Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-20
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ChatGPT and Generating a Differential Diagnosis Early in an Emergency Department Presentation Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-09 Hidde ten Berg, Bram van Bakel, Lieke van de Wouw, Kim E. Jie, Anoeska Schipper, Henry Jansen, Rory D. O’Connor, Bram van Ginneken, Steef Kurstjens
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Emergency Department Crowding After Coronavirus Disease 2019: Time to Change the Hospital Paradigm Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Gillian R. Schmitz, Peter Viccellio, Eugene Litvak
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Not Your Typical Sore Throat–A Case Report on Delayed Complications From Cervical Spinal Surgery Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Emma Ivanauskas, Kerin A. Jones
Esophageal perforation is an uncommon illness with a mortality rate as high as 50%. It is most frequently caused by iatrogenic instrumentation for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Noniatrogenic spontaneous ruptures account for 15% of cases, followed by traumatic injury and rupture secondary to a foreign body.1 Sore throat is a common emergency medicine complaint with an array of causes and
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New Coding Guidelines Reduce Emergency Department Note Bloat But More Work Is Needed Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Kyle Marshall, Ron Strony, Ben Hohmuth, David K. Vawdrey
Study objective The length and redundancy of notes authored by clinicians has significantly increased, giving rise to the term “note bloat.” We analyzed the impact of new coding guidelines and documentation best practices on the length of emergency department (ED) notes and the amount of time clinicians spent documenting. Methods In a large, multisite health care delivery organization, we retrospectively
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Emergency Department Volume, Severity, and Crowding Since the Onset of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-30 Jonathan J. Oskvarek, Mark S. Zocchi, Bernard S. Black, Pablo Celedon, Andrew Leubitz, Ali Moghtaderi, Dhimitri A. Nikolla, Nishad Rahman, Jesse M. Pines
Study objective We describe emergency department (ED) visit volume, illness severity, and crowding metrics from the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic through mid-2022. Methods We tabulated monthly data from 14 million ED visits on ED volumes and measures of illness severity and crowding from March 2020 through August 2022 compared with the same months in 2019 in 111 EDs staffed
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Managing Adults With Hypoglycemia Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Christopher James Watson, Jonathan A. Edlow
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Implementation of Electronic Health Record Integration and Clinical Decision Support to Improve Emergency Department Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 Jason A. Hoppe, Caroline Ledbetter, Heather Tolle, Kennon Heard
Study objective(s) To evaluate the implementation of 3 electronic health record (EHR)-based interventions to increase prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) use in the emergency department (ED): EHR-PDMP integration, addition of a PDMP risk score, and addition of EHR-based clinical decision support alert to review the PDMP when prescribing an opioid. Methods Three intervention stages were implemented
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Tenecteplase: More Evidence It Should Replace Alteplase for Ischemic Stroke Treatment Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Natalie Kreitzer
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Out-of-Hospital Intubation Trends Through the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Ryan Huebinger, Hei Kit Chan, N. Clay Mann, Benjamin Fisher, Benjamin Karfunkle, Bentley Bobrow
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Reconsidering Compression Depth in Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Critical Analysis of a Randomized Cross-Over Trial Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Naoki Yamada, Akihiro Shiroshita, Tomohiko Kamo
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What Is the Accuracy of Vaginal Swab Versus Urine for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis? Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Michael Gottlieb, Cody J. Williams, Valerie A. Pierre
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What's Coming in Annals * October 2023 Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17
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Annals Q&A With Dr. Teresa M. Chan, Incoming Inaugural Dean of the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Medicine Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Jeremy S. Faust
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Woman Found Unresponsive at Rehabilitation Facility Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Daniel Doynow, Jonathan Nogueira, Jacob Grondin
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A Boy With Ten Days of Fever Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Leopold Simma, Vanda Pocepcova, Sonja Fontana
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A Man With Sound- and Pressure-Induced Vertigo Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Christian I. Wade, Maxwell C. Jensen, Douglas S. Ruhl
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A 9-Year-Old Boy With Fever and Cranial Swelling Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Joseph M. Minichiello, Matthew T. Peters, Rachel J. Williams
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A Child With Vomiting Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Gregory P. Wu, Alexander Bracey
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An Infant With Vomiting Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 6.2) Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Hsiao-Hui Yang, Po-Chih Lin, Tou-Yuan Tsai
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