J Emerg Med
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Emergency medicine (EM) demands proficiency in a broad set of procedural skills for emergency physicians. However, there is a literature gap on integrating EM expertise into procedure teams, especially in inpatient settings. ⋯ The ED Procedure team has played a pivotal role in delivering essential bedside procedures for the patient, demonstrating improvements in provider proficiency, resident training, and favorable revenue outcomes. The interdepartmental collaborative and well-coordinated efforts have ensured the timely completion of necessary procedures.
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Patient experience scores are used to assess emergency physicians, but only a small fraction of patients actually respond to patient experience surveys. No prior studies have determined patient characteristics that predict emergency department (ED) patient experience survey response. ⋯ Multiple markers of lower socioeconomic status were associated with decreased patient experience survey response rates, suggestive of nonresponse bias against these individuals.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Grey-to-White Matter Ratio Values in Early Head Computed Tomography (CT) as a Predictor of Neurologic Outcomes in Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Based on Severity of Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury.
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) is a common complication of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ In this cohort study, GWR values measured using early HCT demonstrated variations in predicting neurologic outcomes based on HIBI severity. Furthermore, GWR in the moderate group was associated with poor neurologic outcomes.
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Sepsis is a life-threatening condition but predicting its development and progression remains a challenge. ⋯ Primary infection sites including LRI and UTI were significantly associated with sepsis development, hospitalization, length of stay, and mortality among patients presenting with infections in the ED.