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The impact of NICE guidelines for the management of head injury on the workload of the radiology department
Correspondence to: Mr B P Shravat Department of Emergency Medicine, Barnet Hospital, Barnet EN5 3DJ, UK; brijendra.shravatbarnet-chase-tr.nhs.uk If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please ...
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Management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department: a survey of current practice in emergency departments in England
Aim: To identify the extent to which emergency departments (EDs) in England are involved in the initiation of the pathway to early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) in patients with severe sepsis and ...
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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), ...
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STOP!: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of methoxyflurane for the treatment of acute pain
1 DREEAM: Department of Research and Education in Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine and Major Trauma, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK 2 Emergency Department, Royal Victoria ...
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Gender disparity in speakers at a major academic emergency medicine conference
Background Although women make up a substantial portion of the workforce in emergency medicine, they remain under-represented in academia. Methods This study investigates trends in the representation ...
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Healthcare system impacts of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing: evidence from a national trauma registry patient case series and hospital performance data
Introduction In response to detonation of an improvised explosive device at the Manchester Arena on 22 May 2017, we aimed to use detailed information about injured patients flowing through hospital ...
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An introduction to power and sample size estimation
Correspondence to: Dr S R Jones, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK; steve.r.jones{at}bigfoot.com ...
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Clinical reasoning of junior doctors in emergency medicine: a grounded theory study
Introduction Emergency medicine (EM) has a high case turnover and acuity making it a demanding clinical reasoning domain especially for junior doctors who lack experience. We aimed to better ...
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Clinical care in the “Hot Zone”
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol and Pre-hospital Care, Royal London Hospital, London, UK Dr D Lockey, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Frenchay Hospital, ...
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Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews
Correspondence to Dr Louise Preston, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK; l.r.preston{at}sheffield.ac.uk Background There has been a recognised ...
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The optimum reperfusion pathway for ST elevation acute myocardial infarction: development of a decision framework
There is currently much debate about the relative roles of pharmacological reperfusion (ie, thrombolysis) and mechanical reperfusion (ie, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in the ...
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Rates of perceived medical errors and its correlation with work-related factors and personal distress among emergency physicians in China: a national cross-sectional study
Purpose Medical errors are a global concern, and specifically, EDs are at considerable risk for medical errors. Few studies focus on the healthcare provider’s self-perceived medical errors in ...