{"status":"ok","elements":" <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/implementation-of-a-leave-behind-naloxone-program-in-san-francisco-a-one-year-experience.html\">Implementation of a Leave-behind Naloxone Program in San Francisco: A One-year Experience<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.56561'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Kathy T. LeSaint, MD<\/p>\n<p>In response to the ongoing opioid overdose crisis, US officials urged the expansion of access to naloxone for opioid overdose reversal. Since then, emergency medical services\u2019 (EMS) dispensing of naloxone kits has become an emerging harm reduction strategy.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/the-emergency-medicine-education-and-research-by-global-experts-emerge-network-challenges-and-lessons-learned.html\">The Emergency Medicine Education and Research by Global Experts (EMERGE) Network: Challenges and Lessons Learned<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.7.56398'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA<\/p>\n<p>The Emergency Medicine Education and Research by Global Experts (EMERGE) network was formed to generate and translate evidence to improve global emergency care. We share the challenges faced and lessons learned in establishing a global research network.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/are-oblique-views-necessary-a-review-of-the-clinical-value-of-oblique-knee-radiographs-in-the-acute-setting.html\">Are Oblique Views Necessary? A Review of the Clinical Value of Oblique Knee Radiographs in the Acute Setting<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.56453'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Alexander T. Bradley, MD<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this study was to assess the added clinical value of oblique knee radiographs four-view (4V) compared to orthogonal anteroposterior (AP) and lateral radiographs in a two-view (2V) series.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/electronic-screening-for-adolescent-risk-behaviors-in-the-emergency-department-a-randomized-controlled-trial.html\">Electronic Screening for Adolescent Risk Behaviors in the Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.7.55755'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Siobhan Thomas-Smith, MD<\/p>\n<p>In this study we aimed to assess the impact of an electronic health assessment with individualized feedback for risk behaviors in adolescents seeking care in a pediatric emergency department (ED).<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/time-to-renitrogenation-after-maximal-denitrogenation-in-healthy-volunteers-in-the-supine-and-sitting-positions.html\">Time to Renitrogenation After Maximal Denitrogenation in Healthy Volunteers in the Supine and Sitting Positions<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.5.55378'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Jason R. West, MD<\/p>\n<p>Prior to intubation, preoxygenation is performed to denitrogenate the lungs and create an oxygen reservoir. After oxygen is removed, it is unclear whether renitrogenation after preoxygenation occurs faster in the supine vs the sitting position.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/post-abortion-complications-a-narrative-review-for-emergency-clinicians.html\">Post-abortion Complications: A Narrative Review for Emergency Clinicians<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.57929'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Rachel E. Bridwell, MD<\/p>\n<p>An abortion is a procedure defined by termination of pregnancy, most commonly performed in the first or second trimester. There are several means of classification, but the most important includes whether the abortion was maternally \u201csafe\u201d (performed in a safe, clean environment with experienced providers and no legal restrictions) or \u201cunsafe\u201d (performed with hazardous materials and techniques, by person without the needed skills, or in an environment where minimal medical standards are not met). Complication rates depend on the procedure type, gestational age, patient comorbidities, clinician experience, and most importantly, whether the abortion is safe or unsafe. Safe abortions have significantly lower complication rates compared to unsafe abortions. Complications include bleeding, retained products of conception, retained cervical dilator, uterine perforation, amniotic fluid embolism, misoprostol toxicity, and endometritis. Mortality rates for safe abortions are less than 0.2%, compared to unsafe abortion rates that range between 4.7\u201313.2%. History and physical examination are integral components in recognizing complications of safe and unsafe abortions, with management dependent upon the diagnosis. This narrative review provides a focused overview of post-abortion complications for emergency clinicians.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/accuracy-of-point-of-care-ultrasound-in-diagnosing-acute-appendicitis-during-pregnancy.html\">Accuracy of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis During Pregnancy<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.56638'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Abgottspon, MD<\/p>\n<p>Acute appendicitis is the most common non-obstetrical surgical emergency in pregnancy. Ultrasound is the imaging tool of choice, but its use is complicated due to anatomical changes during pregnancy and depends on the clinician\u2019s expertise. In this study, our aim was to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in suspected appendicitis in pregnant women.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/unexpected-icu-transfer-and-mortality-in-covid-19-related-to-hospital-volume.html\">Unexpected ICU Transfer and Mortality in COVID-19 Related to Hospital Volume<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.57035'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Cassidy M. Dahn, MD<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) illness continues to affect national and global hospital systems, with a particularly high burden to intensive care unit (ICU) beds and resources. It is critical to identify patients who initially do not require ICU resources but subsequently rapidly deteriorate. We investigated patient populations during COVID-19 at times of full or near-full (surge) and non-full (non-surge) hospital capacity to determine the effect on those who may need a higher level of care or deteriorate quickly, defined as requiring a transfer to ICU within 24 hours of admission to a non-ICU level of care, and to provide further knowledge on this high-risk group of patients.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/management-and-outcome-of-covid-19-positive-and-negative-patients-in-french-emergency-departments-during-the-first-covid-19-outbreak-a-prospective-controlled-cohort-study.html\">Management and Outcome of COVID-19 Positive and Negative Patients in French Emergency Departments During the First COVID-19 Outbreak: A Prospective Controlled Cohort Study<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.7.57135'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Marion Douplat, MD, PhD<\/p>\n<p>Few studies have investigated the management of COVID-19 cases from the operational perspective of the emergency department (ED), We sought to compare the management and outcome of COVID-19 positive and negative patients who presented to French EDs.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/the-effect-of-covid-19-on-united-states-pediatric-emergency-departments-and-its-impact-on-trainees.html\">The Effect of COVID-19 on United States Pediatric Emergency Departments and Its Impact on Trainees<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.7.57340'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Jessica Bailey, MD<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this study was to quantify the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on pediatric emergency departments (PED) across the United States (US), specifically its impact on trainee clinical education as well as patient volume, admission rates, and staffing models.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/gender-evaluation-and-numeric-distribution-in-emergency-medicine-residencies-gender-a-retrospective-analysis-of-gender-ratios-among-residents-and-residency-directors-from-2014-2017.html\">Gender Evaluation and Numeric Distribution in Emergency Medicine Residencies (GENDER): A Retrospective Analysis of Gender Ratios Among Residents and Residency Directors from 2014\u20132017<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.7.54678'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Ryan Gibney, MD<\/p>\n<p>While females make up more than half of medical school matriculants, they only comprise about one third of emergency medicine (EM) residents. We examined EM residency cohorts with entering years of 2014\u20132017 to estimate the ratio of males to females among residents and program leadership to determine what correlation existed, if any, between program leadership and residency gender distributions.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/trends-of-regional-anesthesia-studies-in-emergency-medicine-an-observational-study-of-published-articles.html\">Trends of Regional Anesthesia Studies in Emergency Medicine: An Observational Study of Published Articles<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.57552'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Tou-Yuan Tsai, MD<\/p>\n<p>Regional anesthesia (RA) has become a prominent component of multimodal pain management in emergency medicine (EM), and its use has increased rapidly in recent decades. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of data on how RA practice has evolved in the specialty. In this study we sought to investigate how RA has been implemented in EM by analyzing trends of published articles and to describe the characteristics of the published research.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/bedside-fluorescence-microangiography-for-frostbite-diagnosis-in-the-emergency-department.html\">Bedside Fluorescence Microangiography for Frostbite Diagnosis in the Emergency Department<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.55020'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Sarah M. Raleigh, MD<\/p>\n<p>Frostbite leads to progressive ischemia eventually causing tissue necrosis if not quickly reversed. Patients with frostbite tend to present to the emergency department (ED) for assessment and treatment. Acute management includes rewarming, pain management, and (when indicated) thrombolytic therapy. Thrombolytic therapy in severe frostbite injury may decrease rates of amputation and improve patient outcomes. Fluorescence microangiography (FMA) has been used to distinguish between perfused and non-perfused tissue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential role of FMA in the acute care of patients with frostbite, specifically its role as a tool to identify perfusion deficit following severe frostbite injury, and to explore its role in time to tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/opioid-analgesic-use-after-an-acute-pain-visit-evidence-from-a-urolithiasis-patient-cohort.html\">Opioid Analgesic Use After an Acute Pain Visit: Evidence from a Urolithiasis Patient Cohort<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.56679'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Anna E. Wentz, MPH, PhD<\/p>\n<p>Urolithiasis causes severe acute pain and is commonly treated with opioid analgesics in the emergency department (ED). We examined opioid analgesic use after episodes of acute pain.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/chief-complaints-underlying-diagnoses-and-mortality-in-adult-non-trauma-emergency-department-visits-a-population-based-multicenter-cohort-study.html\">Chief Complaints, Underlying Diagnoses, and Mortality in Adult, Non-trauma Emergency Department Visits: A Population-based, Multicenter Cohort Study<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.9.56332'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Michael Dan Arvig, MD, PhD<\/p>\n<p>Knowledge about the relationship between symptoms, diagnoses, and mortality in emergency department (ED) patients is essential for the emergency physician to optimize treatment, monitoring, and flow. In this study, we investigated the association between symptoms and discharge diagnoses; symptoms and mortality; and we then analyzed whether the association between symptoms and mortality was influenced by other risk factors.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder --> <div class=\"wmle_item_holder col2\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"wmle_item\">\n\n    \n\n        \n\n        <h3 class=\"title\">\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\/effects-of-emergency-transfer-coordination-center-on-length-of-stay-of-critically-ill-patients-in-the-emergency-department.html\">Effects of Emergency Transfer Coordination Center on Length of Stay of Critically Ill Patients in the Emergency Department<\/a>\n\n        <\/h3>\n \n        <div class=\"teaser\">\n        <script type='text\/javascript'>\n    _altmetric_embed_init();\n    <\/script>\n         <div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='small-badge' data-doi='10.5811\/westjem.2022.8.56039'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div><p>Sun Wook Moon, MD<\/p>\n<p>Critically ill patients are frequently transferred from other hospitals to the emergency departments (ED) of tertiary hospitals. Due to the unforeseen transfer, the ED length of stay (LOS) of the patient is likely to be prolonged in addition to other potentially adverse effects. In this study we sought to confirm whether the establishment of an organized unit \u2014 the Emergency Transfer Coordination Center (ETCC) \u2014 to systematically coordinate emergency transfers would be effective in reducing the ED LOS of transferred, critically ill patients.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"topmeta\">\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"metacats\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/articles\" title=\"View all posts in Articles\">Articles<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westjem.com\/current-issue-volume-23-issue-6\" title=\"View all posts in Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6\">Current Issue: Volume 23 Issue 6<\/a>     <\/div>\n\n    <\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->\n\n<\/div><!-- EOF wmle_item_holder -->","max_pages":150}