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View article: Validation of Rapid Rule‐Out Criteria Using the Beckman Access <scp>hsTnI</scp> Assay for Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction in a Cardiac Emergency Department
Validation of Rapid Rule‐Out Criteria Using the Beckman Access <span>hsTnI</span> Assay for Patients With Suspected Myocardial Infarction in a Cardiac Emergency Department Open
Objective To externally validate the current Monash Health criteria for rapid rule‐out (RRO) of myocardial infarction (MI) at a tertiary cardiac emergency (CE). Methods All patients with suspected MI at the Victorian Heart Hospital (VHH) C…
View article: Potential length of stay reductions from emergency department use of a point‐of‐care high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin assay: Pilot findings from Australia's first cardiac emergency department
Potential length of stay reductions from emergency department use of a point‐of‐care high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin assay: Pilot findings from Australia's first cardiac emergency department Open
Objective To compare actual ED length of stay (LOS) using laboratory‐based high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs‐cTnI) testing with the potential LOS that could result from using point‐of‐care (POC) hs‐cTnI tests. Methods Baseline hs‐cTn…
View article: Impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department on reducing transfers from residential aged care facilities
Impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department on reducing transfers from residential aged care facilities Open
Objective To evaluate the impact of the Southeast Melbourne Virtual Emergency Department (SEMVED) on transfers from residential aged care facilities (RACFs) to traditional EDs. Methods A cohort study of residents requesting transfer to the…
View article: Regular Medications in the Emergency Department Short Stay Unit (ReMedIES): Can Prescribing be Improved Without Increasing Resources?
Regular Medications in the Emergency Department Short Stay Unit (ReMedIES): Can Prescribing be Improved Without Increasing Resources? Open
Background: Hospital medication errors are frequent and may result in adverse events. Data on non-prescription of regular medications to emergency department short stay unit patients is lacking. In response to local reports of regular medi…
View article: Suspected myocardial infarction in the emergency department: An evaluation of clinical thresholds for the Beckman Coulter Access <scp>hsTnI</scp> high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay
Suspected myocardial infarction in the emergency department: An evaluation of clinical thresholds for the Beckman Coulter Access <span>hsTnI</span> high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay Open
Objective The primary objective was to determine rapid rule‐out (RRO) criteria for the outcome of myocardial infarction (MI) using the Beckman Coulter Access high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs‐cTnI) assay. Secondary objectives were to…
View article: Snapshot of suspected acute coronary syndrome assessment processes in the emergency department: A national cross‐sectional survey
Snapshot of suspected acute coronary syndrome assessment processes in the emergency department: A national cross‐sectional survey Open
Objective The Snapshot of Suspected ACS Assessment (SSAASY) study aims to describe the assessment processes for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Australian EDs, and to compare these processes with the National Heart…
View article: Potentially avoidable emergency department transfers from residential aged care facilities for possible post‐fall intracranial injury
Potentially avoidable emergency department transfers from residential aged care facilities for possible post‐fall intracranial injury Open
Objectives To determine the percentage of potentially preventable residential aged care facility (RACF) to ED transfers for potential intracranial injury post‐fall. To describe rates of CT brain (CTB) performance, intracranial trauma‐relat…
View article: Assessment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination
Assessment of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss After COVID-19 Vaccination Open
In this cross-sectional study, findings from an updated analysis of VAERS data and a case series of patients who experienced SSNHL after COVID-19 vaccination did not suggest an association between COVID-19 vaccination and an increased inci…
View article: Functional outcome and management pathways for adult patients presenting to an Australian health service with distal radius fracture
Functional outcome and management pathways for adult patients presenting to an Australian health service with distal radius fracture Open
Objective Primarily to determine mid‐term functional outcome for patients with distal radius fracture (DRF) and to compare this between operative and conservatively managed patients. Secondarily to examine for differences in age, gender an…
View article: Randomized Placebo‐controlled Trial of Droperidol and Ondansetron for Adult Emergency Department Patients With Nausea
Randomized Placebo‐controlled Trial of Droperidol and Ondansetron for Adult Emergency Department Patients With Nausea Open
Objective The objective was to separately compare effectiveness of 1.25 mg of intravenous ( IV ) droperidol and 8 mg of IV ondansetron with 0.9% saline placebo for adult emergency department ( ED ) patients with nausea. A novel primary out…
View article: Improving outcome measures for antiemetic efficacy trials in adult emergency department patients with nausea.
Improving outcome measures for antiemetic efficacy trials in adult emergency department patients with nausea. Open
Nausea is a common problem for emergency department (ED) patients. The treatment objective is clinically significant symptom improvement during ED care. The traditional primary outcome measure is comparison of mean visual analog scale (VAS…
View article: 12th WINFOCUS world congress on ultrasound in emergency and critical care
12th WINFOCUS world congress on ultrasound in emergency and critical care Open
View article: Drugs for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in adults in the emergency department setting
Drugs for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in adults in the emergency department setting Open
In an ED population, there is no definite evidence to support the superiority of any one drug over any other drug, or the superiority of any drug over placebo. Participants receiving placebo often reported clinically significant improvemen…