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Editor’s Choice
For Clinicians
- Safety of Assessment of Patients With Potential Ischemic Chest Pain in an Emergency Department Waiting Room: A Prospective Comparative Cohort Study
- Improving Cardiac Resuscitation: Evolution or Revolution?
- Immediate β-Blockade in Patients With Myocardial Infarctions: Is There Evidence of Benefit?
- Treating Headache Recurrence After Emergency Department Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Naproxen Versus Sumatriptan
For Researchers
- Examining Emergency Department Communication Through a Staff-Based Participatory Research Method: Identifying Barriers and Solutions to Meaningful Change
- Cost-Effectiveness of Strategies for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism Among Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Undifferentiated Symptoms
- Therapeutic Efficacy of Icatibant in Angioedema Induced by Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: A Case Series
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
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Clinical policy: Critical issues in the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department in early pregnancyJanuary 2003 (Vol. 41 | No. 1 | Pages 123-133)
ACEP Clinical Policies Committee and the Clinical Policies Subcommittee on Early Pregnancy
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Clinical Assessment of HypovolemiaMarch 2005 (Vol. 45 | No. 3 | Pages 327-329)
Richard Sinert, Mark Spektor
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High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Emergency Department Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsMarch 2005 (Vol. 45 | No. 3 | Pages 311-320)
Bradley W. Frazee, Jeremy Lynn, Edwin D. Charlebois, Larry Lambert, Derrick Lowery, Francoise Perdreau-Remington
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Emergency Department Brief Motivational Interventions for Alcohol With Motor Vehicle Crash PatientsJune 2005 (Vol. 45 | No. 6 | Pages 620-625)
Michael J. Mello, Ted D. Nirenberg, Richard Longabaugh, Robert Woolard, Alison Minugh, Bruce Becker, Janette Baird, Lynda Stein
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Clinical Features From the History and Physical Examination That Predict the Presence or Absence of Pulmonary Embolism in Symptomatic Emergency Department Patients: Results of a Prospective, Multicenter StudyApril 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 4 | Pages 307-315.e1)
D. Mark Courtney, Jeffrey A. Kline, Christopher Kabrhel, Christopher L. Moore, Howard A. Smithline, Kristen E. Nordenholz, Peter B. Richman, Michael C. Plewa
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Randomized, Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Community-Acquired Skin Abscesses in the Pediatric PatientMay 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 5 | Pages 401-407)
Myto Duong, Stephen Markwell, John Peter, Stephen Barenkamp
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June 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 6 | Pages 513-521)
Medication Errors Recovered by Emergency Department Pharmacists
Jeffrey M. Rothschild, William Churchill, Abbie Erickson, Kristin Munz, Jeremiah D. Schuur, Claudia A. Salzberg, Daniel Lewinski, Rita Shane, Roshanak Aazami, John Patka, Rondell Jaggers, Aaron Steffenhagen, Steve Rough, David W. Bates
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Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected AppendicitisJanuary 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Pages 71-116)
John M. Howell, Orin L. Eddy, Thomas W. Lukens, Molly E.W. Thiessen, Scott D. Weingart, Wyatt W. Decker
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March 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 3 | Pages 235-246.e4)
Emergency Medical Services Intervals and Survival in Trauma: Assessment of the “Golden Hour” in a North American Prospective Cohort
Craig D. Newgard, Robert H. Schmicker, Jerris R. Hedges, John P. Trickett, Daniel P. Davis, Eileen M. Bulger, Tom P. Aufderheide, Joseph P. Minei, J. Steven Hata, K. Dean Gubler, Todd B. Brown, Jean-Denis Yelle, Berit Bardarson, Graham Nichol, Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Investigators
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April 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 4 | Pages 316-326.e1)
Testing Low-Risk Patients for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: A Decision Analysis
Adam L. Lessler, Joshua A. Isserman, Rajan Agarwal, Harold I. Palevsky, Jesse M. Pines
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Ondansetron Use in the Pediatric Emergency Department and Effects on Hospitalization and Return Rates: Are We Masking Alternative Diagnoses?May 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 5 | Pages 415-422)
Jesse J. Sturm, Daniel A. Hirsh, Adam Schweickert, Robert Massey, Harold K. Simon
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External Validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule in the Canadian SettingMay 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 5 | Pages 464-472)
Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Erik P. Hess, Abdullah Alreesi, Jeffrey J. Perry, George A. Wells, Ian G. Stiell
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Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Review of the Literature and Emergency Department Management GuidelinesJuly 2006 (Vol. 48 | No. 1 | Page 54.e1)
H. Bryant Nguyen, Emanuel P. Rivers, Fredrick M. Abrahamian, Gregory J. Moran, Edward Abraham, Stephen Trzeciak, David T. Huang, Tiffany Osborn, Dennis Stevens, David A. Talan, Emergency Department Sepsis Education Program and Strategies to Improve Survival (ED-SEPSIS) Working Group
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July 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Pages 42-48)
Frequent Users of Emergency Departments: The Myths, the Data, and the Policy Implications
Eduardo LaCalle, Elaine Rabin
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September 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 3 | Pages 283-287)
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
Gillian R. Schmitz, David Bruner, Rebecca Pitotti, Cameron Olderog, Timothy Livengood, Justin Williams, Kermit Huebner, Jeffrey Lightfoot, Brandon Ritz, Christopher Bates, Matthew Schmitz, Mihriye Mete, Gregory Deye
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May 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 5 | Pages 423-430)
An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Emergency Physician Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory for Patients With Suspected ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Michael C. Kontos, Michael Christopher Kurz, Charlotte S. Roberts, Sarah E. Joyner, Laura Kreisa, Joseph P. Ornato, George W. Vetrovec
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July 2010 (Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Pages 52-59.e1)
The Diagnostic Accuracy of Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin in the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Sepsis
Nathan I. Shapiro, Stephen Trzeciak, Judd E. Hollander, Robert Birkhahn, Ronny Otero, Tiffany M. Osborn, Eugene Moretti, H. Bryant Nguyen, Kyle Gunnerson, David Milzman, David F. Gaieski, Munish Goyal, Charles B. Cairns, Kenneth Kupfer, Seok-Won Lee, Emanuel P. Rivers
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Emergency Department Bedside Ultrasonographic Measurement of the Caval Index for Noninvasive Determination of Low Central Venous PressureMarch 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 3 | Pages 290-295)
Arun D. Nagdev, Roland C. Merchant, Alfredo Tirado-Gonzalez, Craig A. Sisson, Michael C. Murphy
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Out-of-Hospital Endotracheal Intubation Experience and Patient OutcomesJune 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 6 | Pages 527-537.e6)
Henry E. Wang, G.K. Balasubramani, Lawrence J. Cook, Judith R. Lave, Donald M. Yealy
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Multicenter Study of Central Venous Oxygen Saturation (ScvO2) as a Predictor of Mortality in Patients With SepsisJanuary 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Pages 40-46.e1)
Jennifer V. Pope, Alan E. Jones, David F. Gaieski, Ryan C. Arnold, Stephen Trzeciak, Nathan I. Shapiro, Emergency Medicine Shock Research Network (EMShockNet) Investigators
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Effects of Actual Waiting Time, Perceived Waiting Time, Information Delivery, and Expressive Quality on Patient Satisfaction in the Emergency DepartmentDecember 1996 (Vol. 28 | No. 6 | Pages 657-665)
David A Thompson, Paul R Yarnold, Diana R Williams, Stephen L Adams
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A Prospective Observational Study of Medication Errors in a Tertiary Care Emergency DepartmentJune 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 6 | Pages 522-526)
Asad E. Patanwala, Terri L. Warholak, Arthur B. Sanders, Brian L. Erstad
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August 2008 (Vol. 52 | No. 2 | Pages 126-136.e1)
Systematic Review of Emergency Department Crowding: Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Nathan R. Hoot, Dominik Aronsky
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Use of Lean in the Emergency Department: A Case Series of 4 HospitalsOctober 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 4 | Pages 504-510)
Eric W. Dickson, Zlatko Anguelov, Diana Vetterick, Andrew Eller, Sabi Singh
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Improved Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival After the Sequential Implementation of 2005 AHA Guidelines for Compressions, Ventilations, and Induced Hypothermia: The Wake County Experience01 April 2010
Paul R. Hinchey, J. Brent Myers, Ryan Lewis, Valerie J. De Maio, Eric Reyer, Daniel Licatese, Joseph Zalkin, Graham Snyder, For the Capital County Research Consortium
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Pandemic H1N1 Influenza in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Comparison With Previous Seasonal Influenza Outbreaks05 April 2010
Brian E. Costello, Harold K. Simon, Robert Massey, Daniel A. Hirsh
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January 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 1 | Pages 51-59.e1)

Diagnostic Accuracy of Noncontrast Computed Tomography for Appendicitis in Adults: A Systematic Review
Veronica Hlibczuk, Judith A. Dattaro, Zhezhen Jin, Louise Falzon, Michael D. Brown
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Acute Metformin Overdose: Examining Serum pH, Lactate Level, and Metformin Concentrations in Survivors Versus Nonsurvivors: A Systematic Review of the LiteratureDecember 2009 (Vol. 54 | No. 6 | Pages 818-823)
Damon M. Dell'Aglio, Louis J. Perino, Ziad Kazzi, Jerome Abramson, Michael D. Schwartz, Brent W. Morgan
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12-Lead ECG Findings of Pulmonary Hypertension Occur More Frequently in Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism Than in Patients Without Pulmonary EmbolismApril 2010 (Vol. 55 | No. 4 | Pages 331-335)
Michael R. Marchick, D. Mark Courtney, Christopher Kabrhel, Kristen E. Nordenholz, Michael C. Plewa, Peter B. Richman, Howard A. Smithline, Jeffrey A. Kline









