The American journal of emergency medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
The efficacy of telemedical care for heart failure: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The efficacy of telemedical care for the treatment of heart failure remains controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the impact of telemedical care on heart failure. ⋯ Telemedical care may provide no additional benefits for heart failure.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of oral magnesium supplementation on acute non-specific low back pain: Prospective randomized clinical trial.
We aimed to investigate the effect of oral magnesium supplementation for acute low back pain. ⋯ Level I, prospective randomized controlled study.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Evaluation of the patients with flank pain in the emergency department by modified STONE score.
Computed tomography (CT) is generally used for ureteral stone diagnosis. Unnecessary imaging use should be reduced to prevent increased radiation exposure and lower costs. For this reason, scoring systems that evaluate the risk of ureteral stones have been developed. In this study, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the modified STONE score (MSS) and its ability to predict ureteral stones. ⋯ The modified STONE score has high diagnostic performance in suspected urinary stone cases. This scoring system can assist clinicians with radiation reducing decision-making.
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Observational Study
Racial/ethnic disparities in emergency department wait times in the United States, 2013-2017.
Previous research shows that Black and Hispanic patients have longer ED wait times than White patients, but these data do not reflect recent changes such as the Affordable Care Act. In addition, previous research does not account for the non-normal distribution of wait times, wherein a sizable subgroup of patients seen promptly and those not seen promptly experience long wait times. ⋯ Minority patients were less likely to wait to be seen, but waited longer if not seen promptly. These data exhibit that ED wait time disparities persist for African American and Hispanic patients and extend this observation to Asian patients.