BACKGROUND This study aimed to explore the ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) management practices of emergency medicine specialists working in various healthcare institutions of seven different geographical regions of Turkey, and to examine the characteristics of STEMI presentation and patient admissions in these regions. METHODS We included 225 emergency medicine specialists...

OBJECTIVES To determine outcomes and markers of serious illness for febrile patients presenting to an adult emergency department. METHODS A prospective cohort study of patients presenting to the emergency department with a temperature >or=38 degrees C. Medical staff obtained demographic data and risk factor profiles while assessing each febrile patient. All were followed up to determine death...

BACKGROUND Internationally health services are facing increasing demands due to new and more expensive health technologies and treatments, coupled with the needs of an ageing population. Reducing avoidable use of expensive secondary care services, especially high cost admissions where no procedure is carried out, has become a focus for the commissioners of healthcare. METHOD We set out to ide...

Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) is reported to have a higher specificity in alcoholism than conventional markers. As the morbidity and mortality rates amongst chronic alcoholics are raised following trauma, the objective was to investigate if CDT could be used to predict prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) stay and an increased morbidity in patients with multiple injuries admitted to t...

Non-traumatic coma in childhood is an important pediatric emergency. It can result from a wide range of primary etiologies. Objective: To study the etiology and clinical profile of pediatric non-traumatic coma and to determine the clinical signs predictive of outcome. Setting: Pediatric emergency department (PED) at a tertiary care university teaching pediatric hospital from September 2007 to J...

BACKGROUND The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) has earned reliability and validity in adult populations but has not been adequately evaluated in pediatric patients. The aim of this study was to assess the reliability of the ESI version 4 and inter-rater reliability measures to evaluate the performance of nurses in the emergency ward. METHODS Raters were part of the same team of pediatric emerg...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Measuring and analyzing of provided services times in Emergency Department is the way to improves quality of hospital services. The present study was conducted with aim measuring and analyzing patients waiting time indicators in Emergency Department in a general hospital in Iran. MATERIAL & METHODS This cross-sectional, observational study was conducted during April to Septe...

Methods Cyclists admitted to a London Major Trauma Centre were identified from Emergency Department Records, the Trauma audit and research network, Major Trauma Ward Lists and intensive care admission documents. Admission toxicology and prehospital and emergency department documentation were analysed to identify patients who had negative alcohol tests and those who had elevated blood alcohol le...

Background: Infection is a vital problem in intensive care units. Currently, chlorhexidine solution is used to reduce oral colonization. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of chlorhexidine solution on oropharyngeal bacterial colonization in hospitalized patients in the intensive care units. Methods: This descriptive study (from August 2018 to May 2019) was performed on 60 patients who ...