Annals of emergency medicine
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We seek to determine which dimensions of quality of care are most influenced by emergency department (ED) crowding for patients with acute asthma exacerbations. ⋯ ED crowding is associated with decreased timeliness and effectiveness-but not equity-of care for children with acute asthma.
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We determine whether C-reactive protein (CRP) adds prognostic value to serum lactate levels when assessing mortality risk in emergency department (ED) patients admitted for a suspected infection. ⋯ In this cohort, patients with both an increased CRP level and hyperlactatemia had a higher mortality rate than patients with abnormalities of either laboratory test in isolation.