introduction: emergency department performance index (epi) greatly influences the function of other hospital’s units and also patient satisfaction. recently, the iranian ministry of health has defined specific national epi containing five indexes. in the present study, the performance indexes of emergency department (ed) in one educational hospital has been assessed before and after establishme...

introduction: delivering bad news is a stressful moment for both physicians and patients. the purpose of this investigation was to explore the patients’ preferences and attitudes toward being informed about the bad news. methods: this cross-sectional study was done on patients admitted to imam khomeini hospital, sari, iran, from september 2014 to february 2015. patient attitude regarding breaki...

The purpose of this policy is to provide an outline of, as well as references concerning the resources and planning needed to meet the emergency medical care needs of the individual and the community. Emergency departments* must possess the staff and resources necessary to evaluate all individuals presenting to the emergency department (ED). Emergency departments must also be able to provide or...

BACKGROUND Observation evaluation is an alternate pathway to inpatient admission following Emergency Department (ED) assessment. AIMS We aimed to describe the variation in observation use and charges between acute care hospitals in Massachusetts from 2003 to 2006. METHODS Retrospective pilot analysis of hospital administrative data. Patients discharged from a Massachusetts hospital between ...

Acute ischemic stroke is a time-sensitive emergency requiring rapid accurate diagnosis and treatment. Stroke Mimic (SM) noncerebrovascular condition that presents with acute focal neurological deficts masquerades

The concept of rapid assessment, evaluation, and management of symptoms due to malignancy is generally accepted. Inherent in this concept is rapid reversal of what is reversible. Some acute events in malignancy have to be treated as an emergency if a favourable outcome is to be achieved. As in any emergency, the assessment must be as prompt and complete as possible. In patients with advanced ma...

Hypertension is a common chronic condition that affects approximately 78,000,000 adults within the United States [1]. Hypertensive crisis is defined as severe hypertension with a blood pressure of greater than 180/120 mmHg, and may be further classified as urgency or emergency [2,3]. Hypertensive urgency occurs in the setting of days to weeks and patients present most commonly with a headache. ...