BMJ5d
Decision analytical modelling of strategies for investigating suspected acute aortic syndrome
Background Acute aortic syndrome (AAS) requires urgent diagnosis with computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Diagnostic strategies need to weigh the benefits of detecting AAS against the costs of ...
BMJ4d
Online First
Diagnostic accuracy of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza antigen test in Omicron age in hospital emergency department: real-life analysis during 2023 ...
BMJ12d
Public perception towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Objective Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improves survival and neurological outcomes. Nonetheless, many OHCA patients do not receive ...
BMJ1d
Admissions to intensive care units from emergency departments: a descriptive study
Objectives: To describe the case mix, activity, and outcome for admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) from emergency departments (EDs). Design: An observational study using data from a high ...
BMJ6d
Incision and drainage preferable to oral antibiotics in acute paronychial nail infection?
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether incision and drainage or antibiotics was best for acute paronychia. No relevant papers were found using the reported search. There is currently ...
BMJ4d
How well informed are patients when leaving the emergency department? comparing information provided and information retained
2 Institut de Psychologie du Travail et des Organisations, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Correspondence to Dr Yvonne Bogenstätter, Institut de Psychologie du Travail et des ...
BMJ8d
Culture of safety in an adult and paediatric emergency department before and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Background The WHO recognises patient safety as a serious public health problem. The COVID-19 pandemic affected adult EDs (AEDs) and paediatric EDs (PEDs) differently. We compared the culture of ...
BMJ4d
A randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of double Tubigrip in grade 1 and 2 (mild to moderate) ankle sprains
Objective—To compare functional outcome in patients with acute grade 1 or 2 (mild to moderate) lateral ankle sprains randomised to treatment with or without a double tubigrip bandage (DTG).
BMJ11d
OP6 An investigation into suicide amongst ambulance service staff
Background In 2015, Ambulance Service Medical Directors raised concerns regarding a perceived increase in suicide deaths among ambulance service staff. The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives ...
BMJ11d
1583 Impact of digital technology in care homes on Emergency Department attendances
Aims, Objectives and Background HealthCall is a digital health initiative that aims to reduce emergency department attendances by upskilling care home staff to use app-based technology whereby ...
BMJ4d
Comparison of four decision aids for the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes in the emergency department
Objectives To directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of four decision aids (Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS), History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin (HEART), ...
BMJ8d
Is time to closure a factor in the occurrence of infection in traumatic wounds? A prospective cohort study in a Dutch level 1 trauma centre
Background The dogma that traumatic wounds should not be sutured after 6 h is based on an animal experiment by P L Friedrich in 1898. There is no adequately powered prospective study on this cut-off ...