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The emergency department (ED) is a challenging and stressful work environment where communication lapses can lead to negative health outcomes. This article offers strategies to Emergency Medicine residents, nurses and staff physicians on how to improve communication to optimize patient care.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.12339 | DOI Listing |
Drug Alcohol Rev
September 2025
The Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Introduction: Buprenorphine is effective for opioid use disorder (OUD), yet adherence remains suboptimal. This study aimed to identify adherence trajectories, explore their predictors, and assess their association with opioid overdose risk and healthcare costs.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Merative MarketScan Commercial Database, which includes a nationally representative sample of individuals with private, employer-sponsored health insurance in the United States.
Emerg Med Australas
October 2025
Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Objectives: Acute pyelonephritis (APN) is a common diagnosis among patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). It is treated by empiric antibiotics within the ED. With a rise in antimicrobial resistance globally, it is unknown whether patients are being managed with empiric antibiotics that are appropriate for the causative organisms of APN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh Alt Med Biol
September 2025
International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM), Zurich, Switzerland.
McLaughlin, Kyle, Charley Shimanski, Ken Zafren, Ian Jackson, Gerold Biner, Maurizio Folini, Andreas Hermansky, Eric Ridington, Peter Hicks, Giacomo Strapazzon, Marika Falla, Alastair Hopper, Dave Weber, Ryan Jackson, and Hermann Brugger. Helicopter rescue at very high altitude: Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) 2025. 00:00-00, 2025.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMed Sci Monit
September 2025
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland.
Modern anesthesia, intensive care, and emergency medicine rely heavily on neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs), first introduced in 1942. These agents not only facilitate endotracheal intubation but also improve surgical conditions by suppressing muscle responses to stimuli. NMBAs function via depolarizing (eg, succinylcholine) or non-depolarizing mechanisms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The primary aim of this study was to compare resource utilization between lower and higher-risk brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) in the general (GED) and pediatric (PED) emergency departments.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of BRUE cases from a large health system over 6-and-a-half years. Our primary outcome was the count of diagnostic tests per encounter.