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BMJ6d
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 ...
BMJ7d
A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?
Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of interventions designed ...
BMJ8d
An Emergency Medicine Research Priority Setting Partnership to establish the top 10 research priorities in emergency medicine
Defining research priorities in a specialty as broad as emergency medicine is a significant challenge. In order to fund and complete the most important research projects, it is imperative that we ...
Emergency Medicine Journal10d
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Test characteristics of clinical findings and clinical decision rules for the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children with ...
BMJ13d
A simple clinical assessment is superior to systematic triage in prediction of mortality in the emergency department
Objective To compare the Danish Emergency Process Triage (DEPT) with a quick clinical assessment (Eyeball triage) as predictors of short-term mortality in patients in the emergency department (ED).
BMJ17d
Non-sterile gloves and dressing versus sterile gloves, dressings and drapes for suturing of traumatic wounds in the emergency department: a non-inferiority multicentre ...
Background Patients with traumatic wounds frequently present to the ED. Literature on whether to treat these wounds sterile or non-sterile is sparse. Non-sterile treatment has the advantage of saving ...
BMJ19d
Pulmonary embolism diagnosis and the D-dilemma
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BMJ22d
Correspondence on “Factors associated with late hospital arrival in acute stroke patients of Bangladesh” by Iktidar et al
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BMJ25d
Identifying and profiling prearrival characteristics of avoidable emergency department visits transported by paramedics: a cohort study using linked prehospital and hospital data
Background Increasing demand and crowding in emergency departments (EDs) remain persistent challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. A portion of these visits is avoidable, indicating they could ...
BMJ1mon
Valsalva manoeuvre using a syringe: physics and implications
Correspondence to Leszek Pstras, Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ks. Trojdena 4, Warsaw 02-109, Poland; lpstras{at}ibib.waw.pl The study by ...
BMJ1mon
Are acute asthma presentations to the emergency department an opportunity for optimising long-term management? A qualitative study on beliefs and behaviours of healthcare ...
Background Guidelines recommend Emergency Department (ED) healthcare professionals (HCPs) ensure patients have a supply of inhaled corticosteroid on discharge after an acute asthma presentation. By ...
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Allocation concealment using scratchcards in an emergency department drug trial
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