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Dental and Maxillofacial Emergency Algorithms in Swiss Emergency Departments
Published 2023-04-01“…A survey was performed among physicians at Swiss emergency departments (ED) and participants of the “36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery”. …”
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Discharge communication in the emergency department: physicians underestimate the time needed
Published 2012-06-01“… OBJECTIVE: In an emergency department, discharge communication represents a key step in medical care. …”
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Ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia and reduction of distal radius fractures in an emergency department
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Sex disparities in patients with suspected COVID-19 presenting at an emergency department in Switzerland
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Accuracy of self-reported weight in a high risk geriatric population in the emergency department
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The proportion of correct diagnoses is low in emergency patients with nonspecific complaints presenting to the emergency department
Published 2015-02-01Subjects: “…emergency department…”
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Throughput delays: causes, predictors, and outcomes – observational cohort in a Swiss emergency department
Published 2023-05-01“… BACKGROUND: Optimal throughput times in emergency departments can be adjudicated by emergency physicians. …”
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Disparities in emergency department access, resource allocation, and outcomes between migrants and the local population
Published 2021-11-01“… AIMS: To characterize a group of migrant emergency department (ED) patients regarding demographics, access to the ED, mode of referral, use of resources, and short-term outcomes, and to compare them to a group of local ED patients. …”
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Incremental value of multiplex real-time PCR for the early diagnosis of sepsis in the emergency department
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Sleep problems and work injury types: a study of 180 patients in a Swiss emergency department
Published 2013-12-01“…METHODS: In this hospital-based study, 180 male and female patients with work injuries were recruited at the Emergency Department of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, from December 1st 2009 to June 30th 2011. …”
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Diuretic use, RAAS blockade and morbidity in elderly patients presenting to the Emergency Department with non-specific complaints
Published 2012-05-01“… QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Up to 20% of elderly patients present to the emergency department (ED) with non-specific complaints (NSC), such as “generalised weakness”, the majority suffering from serious conditions requiring timely intervention. …”
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Risk of adverse outcome in patients referred by emergency medical services in Switzerland
Published 2017-11-01Subjects: “…emergency department…”
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Characteristics of Asthma Exacerbations in Emergency Care in Switzerland—Demographics, Treatment, and Burden of Disease in Patients with Asthma Exacerbations Presenting to an Emergency Department in Switzerland (CARE-S)
Published 2023-04-01“…Emergency care for asthma is provided by general practitioners, pulmonologists, and emergency departments (EDs). Although it is known that patients presenting to EDs with acute asthma exacerbations are a vulnerable population and that this mode of presentation is a risk marker for more severe complications, research on this population is scarce. …”
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Economic evaluation of the one-hour rule-out and rule-in algorithm for acute myocardial infarction using the high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay in the emergency department.
Published 2017-01-01“…The 1-hour (h) algorithm triages patients presenting with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to the emergency department (ED) towards "rule-out," "rule-in," or "observation," depending on baseline and 1-h levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn). …”
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PLUS-IS-LESS project: Procalcitonin and Lung UltraSonography-based antibiotherapy in patients with Lower rESpiratory tract infection in Swiss Emergency Departments: study protocol for a pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial
Published 2024-01-01“…We propose a trial to test their synergistic potential in reducing antibiotic prescription while preserving patient safety in emergency departments (ED). Methods The PLUS-IS-LESS study is a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster-randomized, clinical trial conducted in 10 Swiss EDs. …”
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Nontraumatic Headache in Adult Emergency Patients: Prevalence, Etiologies, and Radiological Findings
Published 2020-08-01“…This was a prospective study of unselected adult patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) in a tertiary care hospital where all presenters were systematically interviewed about their symptoms. …”
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Association of Frailty with Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Suspected COVID-19 Infection
Published 2021-06-01“…This single-centre prospective cohort study was performed in the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital. Patients, 65 years and older, with <i>suspected</i> COVID-19 presenting to the Emergency Department during the first wave of the pandemic were consecutively enrolled. …”
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Disposition Decision Support by Laboratory Based Outcome Prediction
Published 2021-03-01“…Disposition is one of the main tasks in the emergency department. However, there is a lack of objective and reliable disposition criteria, and diagnosis-based risk prediction is not feasible at early time points. …”
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Emergency Presentations for Dizziness—Radiological Findings, Final Diagnoses, and Mortality
Published 2023-01-01“…Dizziness is a frequent presentation in patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs), often triggering extensive work-up, including neuroimaging. …”
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