November 22, 2024
TOPLINE: Preprocedural anxiety levels among children undergoing procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) with ketamine in the emergency department are not associated with the incidence of vomiting, […]
November 21, 2024
Stump appendicitis is a rare complication that occurs when the residual appendix becomes inflamed after an appendectomy. It is estimated to occur in between 0.002% and […]
November 14, 2024
TOPLINE: A new study has found that workplace violence (WPV) is common among healthcare workers in urban emergency departments (EDs), with 25% involving physical violence. Nurses […]
November 12, 2024
TOPLINE: Modularity optimization (MO) provides superior localization of emergency general surgery (EGS) care regions and hospital communities than the traditional Dartmouth Health Referral Regions (HRRs) by […]
November 6, 2024
As Spain’s southeastern regions battle the repercussions of flooding caused by a storm system known as DANA, healthcare systems are being pushed to their limits. Floodwaters […]
November 6, 2024
TOPLINE: Patient travel patterns often differ from geographic market boundaries, particularly for specialty care. The researchers sought to assess how well thresholds such as hospital service […]
October 30, 2024
TOPLINE: Having a diagnosis of dementia is associated with an increase in emergency department (ED) visits in the United States, highlighting a potential health crisis and […]
October 25, 2024
TOPLINE: Landiolol reduces and maintains heart rate for 24 hours without increasing the need for vasopressors in patients with septic shock and persistent tachycardia. METHODOLOGY: Researchers […]
October 24, 2024
TOPLINE: Disparities in emergency department (ED) mortality and patient outcomes after cardiac arrest in the United States emphasize an urgent need for equitable healthcare resources and […]