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Association between delays to patient admission from the emergency department and all-cause 30-day mortality

Background Delays to timely admission from emergency departments (EDs) are known to harm patients. Objective To assess and quantify the increased risk of death resulting from delays to inpatient ...
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The relationship between distance to hospital and patient mortality in emergencies: an observational study

Correspondence to: Professor Jon Nicholl Medical Care Research Unit, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, S1 4DA, UK; j.nicholl{at}sheffield.ac.uk Objectives: ...
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Neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio as an early indicator of blood stream infection in the emergency department

Objectives Early identification of patients with blood stream infection (BSI), especially bacteraemia, is important as prompt treatment improves outcome. The initial stages of severe infection may be ...
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The nasopharyngeal airway: dispelling myths and establishing the facts

2 Senior house officer in Intensive Care Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK 3 Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, UK The nasopharyngeal airway (NPA ...
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Evaluation of the impact of artificial intelligence-assisted image interpretation on the diagnostic performance of clinicians in identifying pneumothoraces on plain chest X-ray ...

Background Artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted image interpretation is a fast-developing area of clinical innovation. Most research to date has focused on the performance of AI-assisted algorithms ...
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Critical care in the emergency department: shock and circulatory support

Correspondence to: Dr T R J Parke Accident and Emergency Department, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; tim.parkesgh.scot.nhs.uk Effective resuscitation includes the rapid identification ...
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The minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale pain score does not differ with severity of pain

Correspondence to: Professor Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Private Bag, Footscray, Vic 3011, Australia (Anne-Maree.Kelly{at}nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether ...
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Team triage improves emergency department efficiency

Correspondence to: Mr B McNicholl Emergency Department, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6AB, UK; brian.mcnichollroyalhospitals.n-i.nhs.uk Objective: To see whether three hours of ...
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Is ice right? Does cryotherapy improve outcome for acute soft tissue injury?

Dr N C Collins, Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Galway, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland; nievoc{at}yahoo.co.uk Aims: The use of ice or cryotherapy in the management of acute soft ...
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Simple nomograms to calculate sample size in diagnostic studies

Objectives: To produce an easily understood and accessible tool for use by researchers in diagnostic studies. Diagnostic studies should have sample size calculations performed, but in practice, they ...
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The sepsis six and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle: a prospective observational cohort study

Background Severe sepsis is likely to account for around 37 000 deaths annually in the UK. Five years after the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) care bundles were published, care ...
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Oxygen therapy and inpatient mortality in COPD exacerbation

What this study adds In an observational study of 2645 consecutive patients admitted with COPD exacerbation to 1 of 6 UK hospitals, 1027 had oxygen therapy at admission. In those treated with oxygen, ...