Managing High Frequency of Ambulance Calls in Hospitals: A Systematic Review by Alruwaili A, Alanazy A, Alanazi TM, Alobaidi N, Almamary AS, Faqihi BM, Al Enazi FH, Siraj R, Almukhlifi Y, Al Nufaiei ZF, Alsulami M

“…Inclusion criteria encompassed studies focusing on the management of emergency departments in hospitals, exploring various medical conditions requiring ambulance attention, and reporting on the impact of a high volume of ambulance calls on hospitals. …”
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Investigating the Use of a Serious Game to Improve Opioid Safety Awareness Among Adolescents: Quantitative Study by Olufunmilola Abraham, Claire Rosenberger, Kathleen Tierney, Jen Birstler

“…Additionally, the feasibility of implementing and disseminating MedSMART: Adventures in PharmaCity in schools and health care settings such as adolescent health or primary care clinics, emergency departments, and pharmacies should be investigated.…”
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Systematic Violence Monitoring to Reduce Underreporting and to Better Inform Workplace Violence Prevention Among Health Care Workers: Before-and-After Prospective Study by Giovanni Veronesi, Marco Mario Ferrario, Emanuele Maria Giusti, Rossana Borchini, Lisa Cimmino, Monica Ghelli, Alberto Banfi, Alessandro Luoni, Benedetta Persechino, Cristina Di Tecco, Matteo Ronchetti, Francesco Gianfagna, Sara De Matteis, Gianluca Castelnuovo, Licia Iacoviello

“…Among HCWs, the youngest group (3.79; P<.001), nurses (3.19; P<.001), and male HCWs (2.62; P=.008) reported the highest rates. Emergency departments and psychiatric wards were the 2 areas at increased risk. …”
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Tatalaksana Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis dengan Alkoholik dan Perdarahan Intraserebral by Fitri Sepviyanti Sumardi, Rose Mafiana, Eri Surachman

“…Pemberian low-weightmoleculer heparin (LWMH) tetap diberikan selama tidak terjadi peningkatan tekanan darah yang bermakna Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Management with Alkoholic and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a syndrome similar a stroke, the incidence is very rare, so it can be a dilemma for doctors at emergency departments to make the diagnosis. A 25 year old male weighing 50 kg and height 165 cm. …”
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Validation and comparison of imaging-based scores for prediction of early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack: a pooled analysis of individual-patient data from cohort stu... by Kelly, P, Albers, G, Chatzikonstantinou, A, Marchis, D, Ferrari, J, George, P, Katan, M, Knoflach, M, Kim, J, Li, L, Lee, E, Olivot, J, Purroy, F, Raposo, N, Rothwell, P, Sharma, V, Song, B, Tsivgoulis, G, Walsh, C, Xu, Y, Merwick, A

“…All patients were assessed by stroke specialists in hospital settings as inpatients, in emergency departments, or in transient ischaemic attack clinics. …”

Premature death after self-harm: A multicentre cohort study by Bergen, H, Hawton, K, Waters, K, Ness, J, Cooper, J, Steeg, S, Kapur, N

“…Methods: We undertook a cohort study of patients of all ages presenting to emergency departments in Oxford, Manchester, and Derby, UK, after self-poisoning or self-injury between Jan 1, 2000, and Dec 31, 2007. …”

Febrile illness in high-risk children: a prospective, international observational study by van der Velden, FJS, de Vries, G, Martin, A, Lim, E, von Both, U, Kolberg, L, Carrol, ED, Khanijau, A, Herberg, JA, De, T, Galassini, R, Kuijpers, TW, Martinón-Torres, F, Rivero-Calle, I, Vermont, CL, Hagedoorn, NN, Pokorn, M, Pollard, AJ, Schlapbach, LJ, Tsolia, M, Elefhteriou, I, Yeung, S, Zavadska, D, Fink, C, Voice, M, Zenz, W, Kohlmaier, B, Agyeman, PKA, Usuf, E, Secka, F, de Groot, R, Levin, M, van der Flier, M, Emonts, M

“…<p>To assess and describe the aetiology and management of febrile illness in children with primary or acquired immunodeficiency at high risk of serious bacterial infection, as seen in emergency departments in tertiary hospitals. Prospective data on demographics, presenting features, investigations, microbiology, management, and outcome of patients within the ‘Biomarker Validation in HR patients’ database in PERFORM, were analysed. …”

Telephone triage for management of same-day consultation requests in general practice (the ESTEEM trial): a cluster-randomised controlled trial and cost-consequence analysis. by Campbell, J, Fletcher, E, Britten, N, Green, C, Holt, T, Lattimer, V, Richards, D, Richards, S, Salisbury, C, Calitri, R, Bowyer, V, Chaplin, K, Kandiyali, R, Murdoch, J, Roscoe, J, Varley, A, Warren, F, Taylor, R

“…The primary outcome was primary care workload (patient contacts, including those attending accident and emergency departments) in the 28 days after the first same-day request. …”

In-vitro diagnostic point-of-care tests in paediatric ambulatory care: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Van Hecke, O, Raymond, M, Lee, JJ, Turner, P, Goyder, CR, Verbakel, JY, Van den Bruel, A, Hayward, G

“…We included studies of children presenting to ambulatory care settings (general practice, hospital outpatient clinics, or emergency departments, walk-in centres, registered drug shops delivering healthcare) where in-vitro diagnostic POCTs were compared to usual care. …”

Designing and psychometric properties of the hospitalized patients’ spiritual needs questionnaire (HPSNQ) in the medical-surgical hospital setting by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Marzieh Momennasab, Joan Guàrdia-Olmos, Shahrzad Yektatalab, Maryam Shaygan, Armin Zareiyan

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Interruptions during therapy preparation, administration and monitoring while caring for the paediatric population: a scoping review by Eustachio Parente, Annalisa Cialdi, Gabriele Frangioni, Daniele Ciofi, Khadija El Aoufy

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Review of Nurse per Bed Rate in Iranian hospital compared with selected countries by Marziyeh Najafi, Morteza Nazari, Hojjat Rahmani, Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei, Behrooz Pouragha, Sima Feizolahzadeh, Roya Rajaee

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The role of physician associates in secondary care: the PA-SCER mixed-methods study by Vari M Drennan, Mary Halter, Carly Wheeler, Laura Nice, Sally Brearley, James Ennis, Jon Gabe, Heather Gage, Ros Levenson, Simon de Lusignan, Phil Begg, Jim Parle

“…It comprised a systematic review, a policy review, national surveys of medical directors and PAs, case studies within six hospitals utilising PAs in England and a pragmatic retrospective record review of patients in emergency departments (EDs) attended by PAs and Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctors. …”
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Patients who seek traditional magico-religious treatments: Are they different from patients who seek medical treatments? A case-control study by B Aparna, V Duddu, Prasad Rao G

“…Methodology: Ninety-one patients were recruited from the Outpatient and emergency departments of the Institute of Medical Psychology, Asha hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana. …”
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Diagnóstico y tratamiento de la neuralgia del trigémino: documento de consenso del Grupo de Estudio de Cefaleas de la Sociedad Española de Neurología by G. Latorre, N. González-García, J. García-Ull, C. González-Oria, J. Porta-Etessam, F.J. Molina, A.L. Guerrero-Peral, R. Belvís, R. Rodríguez, A. Bescós, P. Irimia, S. Santos-Lasaosa

“…Despite its relatively low global prevalence, TN is an important healthcare problem both in neurology departments and in emergency departments due to the difficulty of diagnosing and treating the condition and its significant impact on patients’ quality of life. …”
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Host gene expression signatures to identify infection type and organ dysfunction in children evaluated for sepsis: a multicentre cohort study by Schlapbach, LJ, Ganesamoorthy, D, Wilson, C, Raman, S, George, S, Snelling, PJ, Phillips, N, Irwin, A, Sharp, N, Le Marsney, R, Chavan, A, Hempenstall, A, Bialasiewicz, S, MacDonald, AD, Grimwood, K, Cling, JC, McPherson, SJ, Blumenthal, A, Kaforou, M, Levin, M, Herberg, JA, Gibbons, KS, Coin, LJM

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This cohort study was done in emergency departments and intensive care units of four hospitals in Queensland, Australia, and recruited children aged 1 month to 17 years who, upon admission, underwent a diagnostic test, including blood cultures, for suspected sepsis. …”

Association of the Quick Sequential (Sepsis-Related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score with excess hospital mortality in adults with suspected infection in low- and middle-inc... by Rudd, KE, Seymour, CW, Aluisio, AR, Augustin, ME, Bagenda, DS, Beane, A, Byiringiro, JC, Chang, C-CH, Colas, LN, Day, NPJ, De Silva, AP, Dondorp, A, Dünser, MW, Faiz, MA, Grant, DS, Haniffa, R, Van Hao, N, Kennedy, JN, Levine, AC, Limmathurotsakul, D, Mohanty, S, Nosten, F, Papali, A, Patterson, AJ, Schieffelin, JS, Shaffer, JG, Thuy, DB, Thwaites, CL, Urayeneza, O, White, N, West, TE, Angus, DC

“…This study included 6569 hospitalized adults with suspected infection in emergency departments, inpatient wards, and intensive care units of 17 hospitals in 10 LMICs across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas.…”

Factors influencing the implementation of early discharge hospital at home and admission avoidance hospital at home: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Wallis, JA, Shepperd, S, Makela, P, Han, JX, Tripp, EM, Gearon, E, Disher, G, Buchbinder, R, O'Connor, D

“…Future research should focus on lower‐income country and rural settings, and the perspectives of systems‐level stakeholders, and explore the potential negative impact on caregivers, especially for Admission Avoidance Hospital at Home, as this service may become increasingly utilised to manage rising visits to emergency departments.</p>…”

The role of physician associates in secondary care: the PA-SCER mixed-methods study by Drennan, V, Halter, M, Wheeler, C, Nice, L, Brearley, S, Ennis, J, Gabe, J, Gage, H, Levenson, R, De Lusignan, S, Begg, P, Parle, J

“…It comprised a systematic review, a policy review, national surveys of medical directors and PAs, case studies within six hospitals utilising PAs in England and a pragmatic retrospective record review of patients in emergency departments (EDs) attended by PAs and Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctors.…”

Preparing for Home: a before-and-after study to investigate the effects of a neonatal discharge package aimed at increasing parental knowledge, understanding and confidence in cari... by Ingram, J, Blair, P, Powell, J, Manns, S, Burden, H, Pontin, D, Redshaw, M, Beasant, L, Rose, C, Johnson, D, Gaunt, D, Fleming, P

“…The number of visits to emergency departments (EDs) fell from 31 in phase 1 to 20 in phase 2 (p &lt; 0.05), with a significant reduction in associated health-care costs (from £3400 to £2200; p &lt; 0.05) after hospital discharge. …”