Articles: emergency-department.
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Sep 2013
Multicenter StudyManagement of acute heart failure in spanish emergency departments based on age.
To investigate possible age-related differences in the profile, clinical symptoms, management, and short-term outcomes of patients seen for acute heart failure in Spanish emergency departments. ⋯ The management of acute heart failure in elderly patients requires a multidimensional approach which goes beyond merely cardiological aspects of treatment.
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin improves disposition strategies for patients with acute dyspnoea: results from the BACH trial.
To assess the value of mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) in guiding patient disposition from the emergency department (ED), as one of the key factors of hospital resource utilisation, in undifferentiated patients with acute dyspnoea. ⋯ MR-proADM has the potential to guide initial disposition of undifferentiated ED patients with acute dyspnoea and might therefore be helpful to improve resource utilisation and patient care.
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BMJ quality & safety · Aug 2013
Multicenter Study Observational StudyInterruptions in emergency department work: an observational and interview study.
Frequent interruptions are assumed to have a negative effect on healthcare clinicians' working memory that could result in risk for errors and hence threatening patient safety. The aim of this study was to explore interruptions occurring during common activities of clinicians working in emergency departments. ⋯ Clinicians were exposed to interruptions most often during information exchange. Relative to its occurrence, preparation of medication was the most common activity to be interrupted, which might increase risk for errors. Interruptions seemed to be perceived as something negative when related to disturbed work processes.
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Multicenter Study
The accuracy of existing prehospital triage tools for injured children in England--an analysis using trauma registry data.
To investigate the performance characteristics of prehospital paediatric triage tools for identifying seriously injured children in England. ⋯ None of the prehospital triage tools currently used or being developed in England meet recommended criteria for over- and under-triage rates. There is an urgent need for the development of triage tools to accurately risk-stratify injured children in the prehospital setting.