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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Thoracentesis in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Shortness of breath is one of the most common complaints presenting to emergency departments. A less common but more emergent scenario is the presentation of a patient to the emergency department with a large pleural effusion causing hypoxia and respiratory distress. 13, issue 3, March 2016, p 305-450.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Vascular Access in the Emergency Department

Taming the SRU

Ann Emerg Med. Intraosseous vascular access in adults using the EZ-IO in an emergency department. Int J Emerg Med. J Emerg Med. 2016 Dec 14;20(1):102. Intraosseous contrast administration for emergency computed tomography: A case-control study. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Mar;34(3):578–81.

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Learning about human factors in the emergency department

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You’re in the paediatric emergency department, typing some notes for the child you’ve just discharged. Promoting hot debriefing in an emergency department. Team talk and team activity in simulated medical emergencies: a discourse analytical approach. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2016; 24(135): 1-10.DOI:

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

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Background: The emergency department is frequently visited by patients suffering from symptomatic alcohol withdrawal, and the traditional management has been dominated by repeated doses of benzodiazepines. Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal.

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Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments for culturally and linguistically diverse populations from 2016 to 2021

Emergency Medicine Journal

Methods This is a retrospective review of medical records of the ED of three public hospitals in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from January 2016 to October 2021. Our objective was to compare care delivery for low back pain in Australian EDs between culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and non-CALD patients.

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Use of emergency departments by children and young people following telephone triage: a large database study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Methods A retrospective cohort study was carried out of C&YP (≤17) attending an ED in the Yorkshire and Humber region of the UK following contact with NHS 111 between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017. This linked-data study examined NHS 111 calls and ED outcomes.

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Management and outcome of oncological patients under immune checkpoint inhibitors presenting at the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Methods A retrospective chart review of ED visits of patients on ICI from 15 December 2016 to 6 December 2020 was performed. Secondary objectives describe the therapeutic management and determine 7 and 30-day mortality. Clinical presentation, cancer characteristics and type of ICI were extracted by a single abstractor.