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  1. The RightSpotpH™ indicator is a new device designed to facilitate pH-based confirmation of nasogastric tube placement while minimizing exposure of the operator to nasogastric contents. Study objectives: In viv...

    Authors: Charles R Lambert, David Varlotta, Marjorie Posey, Jadie L Heberlein and Janice M Shirley
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:28
  2. Typical emergency department (ED) shifts are physically demanding. The aim of this study was to assess the hydration status of ED physicians and nurses by the end of their shifts.

    Authors: Mohammed Z Alomar, Abdullah Akkam, Samer Alashqar and Abdelmoneim Eldali
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:27
  3. The objective of this review is to identify and critically evaluate the published literature on emergency medicine (EM) training programs in resource-limited health-care settings in order to provide insight fo...

    Authors: Anna K Nowacki, Megan Landes, Aklilu Azazh and Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:26
  4. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is potentially fatal and often requires emergency management. Because PE associated with shock and/or hypotension carries a high risk of sudden death, emergency clinicians must rapidly ...

    Authors: Patrick Goldstein, Ismaïl Elalamy, Kurt Huber, Nicolas Danchin and Eric Wiel
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:25
  5. Emergency departments (EDs) are an essential component of any developed health care system. There is, however, no national description of EDs in Switzerland. Our objective was to establish the number and locat...

    Authors: Bienvenido Sanchez, Alexandre H Hirzel, Roland Bingisser, Annette Ciurea, Aris Exadaktylos, Beat Lehmann, Hans Matter, Kaspar Meier, Joseph Osterwalder, Robert Sieber, Bertrand Yersin, Carlos A Camargo Jr and Olivier Hugli
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:23
  6. Consultation is a common and important aspect of emergency medicine practice. We examined the frequency of consultations, the level of agreement and factors of disagreement with regard to the disposition of pa...

    Authors: Mitsunaga Iwata, Katsuo Yamanaka and Yoshimi Kitagawa
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:22
  7. Overcrowding in the emergency department (ED) is an increasing problem worldwide. In The Netherlands overcrowding is not a major issue, although some urban hospitals struggle with increased throughput. In 2004...

    Authors: Martijn Anneveld, Christien van der Linden, Diana Grootendorst and Martha Galli-Leslie
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:21
  8. Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems are designed to increase safety and improve quality of care; however, their impact on efficiency in the ED has not yet been validated. This study examined the ...

    Authors: Shahbaz Syed, Dongmei Wang, Debbie Goulard, Tom Rich, Grant Innes and Eddy Lang
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:20
  9. Since 2008, training for emergency physicians (EPs) in the Netherlands has been based on a national 3-year curriculum. However, it has become increasingly evident that it needs to expand beyond its initial fou...

    Authors: Menno I Gaakeer, Crispijn L van den Brand, Amanda Bracey, Joris M van Lieshout and Peter Patka
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:19
  10. With the recent growth of fellowships in international emergency medicine, the authors sought to evaluate medical students’ attitudes toward international emergency medicine and to determine the effects these ...

    Authors: Elissa M Schechter-Perkins, Nicolas P Forget and William K Mallon
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:18
  11. Use of backboards as part of routine trauma care has recently come into question because of the lack of data to support their effectiveness. Multiple authors have noted the potential harm associated with backb...

    Authors: Derek R Cooney, Harry Wallus, Michael Asaly and Susan Wojcik
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:17
  12. Ambulance offload delay (AOD) has been recognized by the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) as an important quality marker. AOD is the time between arrival of a patient by EMS and the time that th...

    Authors: Derek R Cooney, Susan Wojcik, Naveen Seth, Corey Vasisko and Kevin Stimson
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:15
  13. Co-fact©, prothrombin complex concentrate, is used for restoring the international normalized ratio (INR) in patients on vitamin K antagonists (VKA) presenting with acute bleeding. In this prospective cohort stud...

    Authors: Floris Roodheuvel, Jack JM Ligtenberg and Jan C ter Maaten
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:14
  14. Children account for nearly 20% of all US emergency department (ED) visits, yet previous national surveys found that many EDs lack specialized pediatric care. In response, a 2001 joint policy statement recomme...

    Authors: Ashley F Sullivan, Susan A Rudders, Amanda L Gonsalves, Anne P Steptoe, Janice A Espinola and Carlos A Camargo Jr
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:13
  15. Although the number of elderly increases disproportionately throughout the industrialised nations and intubation-related cardiovascular compromise is associated with hospital mortality, no emergency medicine l...

    Authors: Kohei Hasegawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Taichi Imamura, Takuyo Chiba, Hiroko Watase, Calvin A Brown 3rd and David FM Brown
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:12
  16. There is a growing interest in emergency departments (EDs) and the development of emergency medicine in The Netherlands. In the last decade several policy reports have stated that the quality of emergency care...

    Authors: Wendy AMH Thijssen, Jan Koetsenruijter, Paul Giesen and Michel Wensing
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:11
  17. The number of international emergency medicine (IEM) fellowships available in the US has grown dramatically since the inception of subspecialty training in 1994 Bayram et al. (Acad Emerg Med 17:748–757, 2010)....

    Authors: David I Beran and Jennifer Avegno
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:10
  18. The development of sepsis risk prediction models and treatment guidelines has largely been based on patients presenting in the emergency department (ED) with severe sepsis or septic shock. Therefore, in this s...

    Authors: Ewoud ter Avest, Maarten de Jong, Ineke Brűmmer, Götz JK Wietasch and Jan C ter Maaten
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:9
  19. Early use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been shown to be beneficial within the setting of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema (ACPE). The Boussignac CPAP system (BCPAP) was therefore introduc...

    Authors: Eva Eiske Spijker, Maarten de Bont, Matthijs Bax and Maro Sandel
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:8
  20. A prospective multicentre clinical study was initiated to evaluate the safety and potential clinical benefit of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) for the treatment of bronchoconstriction exacerbation...

    Authors: Elmin Steyn, Zunaid Mohamed and Carla Husselman
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:7
  21. Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency that requires immediate action. The clinical and demographic features of SE are known to be highly variable. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect...

    Authors: Jonas Hillman, Kai Lehtimäki, Jukka Peltola and Suvi Liimatainen
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:6
  22. To characterize the patterns of presentation of adults with head injury to the Emergency Department.

    Authors: Latha Ganti Stead, Aakash N Bodhit, Pratik Shashikant Patel, Yasamin Daneshvar, Keith R Peters, Anna Mazzuoccolo, Sudeep Kuchibhotla, Christa Pulvino, Kelsey Hatchitt, Lawrence Lottenberg, Marie-Carmelle Elie-Turenne, Robyn M Hoelle, Abhijna Vedula, Andrea Gabrielli, Bayard D Miller, John H Slish…
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:5
  23. It is not known whether lack of recognition of organ failure explains the low compliance with the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign” (SSC) guidelines. We evaluated whether compliance was higher in emergency departmen...

    Authors: Dirkjan Kakebeeke, Alice Vis, Ernie RJT de Deckere, Maro H Sandel and Bas de Groot
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:4
  24. Withholding analgesics in acute abdomen for fear of masking clinical features and impairing diagnosis and decision-making is still being practiced despite recent evidence to the contrary. This study assesses t...

    Authors: Olayide Agodirin, Adetunji Oguntola, Moses Adeoti, Austin Agbakwuru, Kehinde Oluwadiya and Babatunde Olofinbiyi
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:3
  25. Mental health related presentations are common in Australian Emergency Departments (EDs). We sought to better understand ED staff knowledge and levels of confidence in treating people with mental health relate...

    Authors: George A Jelinek, Tracey J Weiland, Claire Mackinlay, Marie Gerdtz and Nicole Hill
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:2
  26. The increasing demand for acute care and restructuring of hospitals resulting in emergency department (ED) closures and fewer inpatient beds are reasons to improve ED efficiency. The approach towards the patie...

    Authors: Daisy Roxanna Johanna Christina Koks, Maartje Elisabeth Zonderland and Christian Heringhaus
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013 6:1
  27. Patellar dislocations are a common injury in the emergency department. The conservative management consists of immobilisation with a cylinder cast, posterior splint or removable knee brace. No consensus seems ...

    Authors: Johanna P van Gemert, Lisette M de Vree, Roger A P A Hessels and Menno I Gaakeer
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:45
  28. The mortality rate of patients complicated with sepsis-associated organ failure remains high in spite of intensive care treatment. The purpose of this study was to define the duration of systemic inflammatory ...

    Authors: Hiroki Sugita, Yoshihiro Kinoshita and Hideo Baba
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:44
  29. An increasing number of emergency medicine (EM) residency training programs have residents interested in participating in clinical rotations in other countries. However, the policies that each individual train...

    Authors: Janis P Tupesis, Christine Babcock, Doug Char, Kumar Alagappan, Braden Hexom and G Bobby Kapur
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:43
  30. Enhancing CPG acceptance and implementation can play a major role in the development and establishment of emergency medicine as a specialty in many parts of the world. A Guideline International Network special...

    Authors: Samar Aboulsoud, Sue Huckson, Peter Wyer and Eddy Lang
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:42
  31. A growing elderly population along with advances in equipment and approaches for pre-hospital resuscitation necessitates up-to-date information when developing policies to improve elderly out-of-hospital cardi...

    Authors: Manabu Akahane, Seizan Tanabe, Soichi Koike, Toshio Ogawa, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Hideo Yasunaga and Tomoaki Imamura
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:41
  32. A major incident has occurred when the number of live casualties, severity, type of incident or location requires extraordinary resources. Major incident management is interdisciplinary and involves triage, tr...

    Authors: Sabina Fattah, Andreas J Krüger, Jan Einar Andersen, Trond Vigerust and Marius Rehn
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:40
  33. Emergency departments (EDs) are the basic units of emergency care. We performed a national inventory of all Singapore EDs and describe their characteristics and capabilities.

    Authors: Leana S Wen, Anantharaman Venkataraman, Ashley F Sullivan and Carlos A Camargo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:38
  34. A high index of suspicion is required to make the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis (CP) in patients presenting with cirrhosis and volume overload, as they can otherwise go misdiagnosed for years.

    Authors: Michel Toledano and Anjali Bhagra
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:37
  35. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), injuries represent the largest cause of death among people ages 140 –and contribute to a large burden of disease worldwide. The aims of this study were to char...

    Authors: Lauren K Whiteside, Rockefeller Oteng, Patrick Carter, John Amuasi, Ekua Abban, Sarah Rominski, Michelle Nypaver and Rebecca M Cunningham
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:36
  36. We describe and characterize the performance of microEEG compared to that of a commercially available and widely used clinical EEG machine. microEEG is a portable, battery-operated, wireless EEG device, developed...

    Authors: Ahmet Omurtag, Samah G Abdel Baki, Geetha Chari, Roger Q Cracco, Shahriar Zehtabchi, André A Fenton and Arthur C Grant
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:35
  37. A transorbital penetrating intracranial injury is a rare and severe traumatic brain injury. Patients with this type of injury may present dramatically, but often the injury is subtle and therefore easily overl...

    Authors: Willemijn B Huiszoon, Pieter N Noë and Albertus Manten
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:34
  38. Early identification of patients at risk of developing acute lung injury (ALI) is critical for potential preventive strategies. We aimed to derive and validate an acute lung injury prediction score (EDLIPS) in...

    Authors: Marie-Carmelle Elie-Turenne, Peter C Hou, Aya Mitani, Jonathan M Barry, Erica Y Kao, Jason E Cohen, Gyorgy Frendl, Ognjen Gajic and Nina T Gentile
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:33
  39. Lacerations account for a large number of ED visits. Is there a “golden period” beyond which lacerations should not be repaired primarily? What type of relationship exists between time of repair and wound infe...

    Authors: Muhammad Waseem, Viraj Lakdawala, Rohit Patel, Ramnath Kapoor, Mark Leber and Xuming Sun
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:32
  40. The presentation of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is non-specific and highly variable. The diagnosis is made when a compatible history and examination occur in a patient with elevated carboxyhaemoglobin level...

    Authors: Ryan A Stephen, Sheehan W Donal, O’Neill B Siobhain, Clarkson R Michael and Costello J Daniel
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:30
  41. There is limited research on preparation of health care workers for disasters. Prior research addressed systems-level responses rather than specific institutional and individual responses.

    Authors: Chinwe Ogedegbe, Themba Nyirenda, Gary DelMoro, Edward Yamin and Joseph Feldman
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:29
  42. Injuries represent a significant and growing public health concern in the developing world, yet their impact on patients and the emergency health-care system in the countries of East Africa has received limite...

    Authors: Erica R Casey, Florida Muro, Nathan M Thielman, Elifuraha Maya, Eric W Ossmann, Michael B Hocker and Charles J Gerardo
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:28
  43. Extension of primary lung tumors into the left atrium via pulmonary veins is a well-documented phenomenon. Peripheral arterial embolism and cerebral embolism originating from a primary lung neoplasm are rare e...

    Authors: Susan M Schreffler, William F Paolo and Brian T Kloss
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:27
  44. Making the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is difficult, and is important for preventing perforation of the appendix and negative appendectomy results. Ultrasound and clinical scoring systems are very helpful ...

    Authors: Shirzad Nasiri, Fatemeh Mohebbi, Nassim Sodagari and Anushiravan Hedayat
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:26
  45. No studies have been performed that evaluate the perceptions of medical students completing an emergency medicine (EM) clerkship. Given the variability of exposure to EM in medical schools nationwide, assessme...

    Authors: Jennifer L Avegno, Heather Murphy-Lavoie, Daryl P Lofaso and Lisa Moreno-Walton
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:25
  46. Intimate partner violence (IPV) occurs throughout the world, and has both short- term and long- term negative health effects. Little is know about the prevalence of IPV in patients presenting to Emergency Depa...

    Authors: Kendra P Parekh, Stephan Russ, David A Amsalem, Navindranauth Rambaran, Shannon Langston and Seth W Wright
    Citation: International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2012 5:23

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