Intravenous contrast media (typically iohexol or iodixanol) used in computed tomography (CT) does not appear to be associated with chronic kidney disease, dialysis, kidney transplant or acute kidney injury, despite long-held ...
Jan 26, 2017
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Older adults who go to the emergency department (ED) for an illness or injury are at increased risk for disability and decline in physical abilities up to six months later, according to a study by Yale researchers.
Jan 6, 2017
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Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts and more than five times as long for transfer to another facility, ...
Jan 4, 2017
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(HealthDay)—A case study highlights the danger liquid nicotine for electronic cigarettes poses to children.
Dec 27, 2016
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Aussie researchers have found a new way to make one of the most common medical procedures in the world - placing drips or intravenous (IV) lines - safer, less painful and potentially more cost effective.
Dec 6, 2016
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Despite being touted as a way to reduce emergency department visits, retail clinics opened near emergency departments had little effect on rates of low-acuity visits to them, according to the results of a study published ...
Nov 14, 2016
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Australian emergency medicine researchers have successfully trialled an alternative deep sedative for patients in the emergency department.
Nov 9, 2016
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Emergency departments across the world see injuries every day.
Oct 21, 2016
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The average monthly emergency department visit increased by 5.7 percent in Illinois after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), although the population remained essentially flat. In Massachusetts, while visits ...
Aug 29, 2016
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Protocols allowing nurses to administer certain types of treatment in the emergency department can dramatically shorten length of stay for patients with fever, chest pain, hip fractures and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, ...
Aug 25, 2016
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