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Retention of doctors in emergency medicine: a scoping review of the academic literature
Introduction Workforce issues prevail across healthcare; in emergency medicine (EM), previous work improved retention, but the staffing problem changed rather than improved. More experienced doctors ...
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The sepsis six and the severe sepsis resuscitation bundle: a prospective observational cohort study
Background Severe sepsis is likely to account for around 37 000 deaths annually in the UK. Five years after the international Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) care bundles were published, care ...
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A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?
Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of interventions designed ...
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Investigation into the predictive capability for mortality and the trigger points of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) in emergency department patients
Introduction National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) is widely used to monitor and trigger assessment throughout a patient’s hospital journey. Since the development and role out of NEWS2, its ability ...
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An Emergency Medicine Research Priority Setting Partnership to establish the top 10 research priorities in emergency medicine
Defining research priorities in a specialty as broad as emergency medicine is a significant challenge. In order to fund and complete the most important research projects, it is imperative that we ...
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Thromboprophylaxis in lower limb immobilisation after injury (TiLLI)
Venous thromboembolic disease is a major global cause of morbidity and mortality. An estimated 10 million episodes are diagnosed yearly; over half of these episodes are provoked by hospital ...
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Emergency ultrasound of the abdominal aorta by UK emergency physicians: a prospective cohort study
Correspondence to: Dr Adrian A Boyle Emergency Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK; boylea{at}doctors.org.uk Objective: To establish whether UK emergency physicians ...
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True posterior myocardial infarction: the importance of leads V7–V9
London Ambulance NHS Trust, Department of Education and Development, London, UK Mrs J Lindridge, London Ambulance NHS Trust, Department of Education and Development, Hannibal House, Level 2, Elephant ...
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The emerging role of the emergency care practitioner
Objectives: To examine the emerging role of the emergency care practitioner (ECP) with comparisons to paramedic practice. Key activities were identified of newly appointed ECPs using qualitative ...
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Should we establish chest pain observation units in the UK? A systematic review and critical appraisal of the literature
Objectives—The chest pain observation unit (CPOU) has been developed in the United States to allow rigorous assessment of patients presenting with chest pain, thus expediting their discharge if ...
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The minimum clinically significant difference in visual analogue scale pain score does not differ with severity of pain
Correspondence to: Professor Kelly, Department of Emergency Medicine, Western Hospital, Private Bag, Footscray, Vic 3011, Australia (Anne-Maree.Kelly{at}nwhcn.org.au) Objective—To determine whether ...
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What do hospital mortality rates tell us about quality of care?
1 School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 Institute of Work Psychology, Sheffield University Management School, Sheffield, UK Correspondence to ...