Emergency Department
Same-day discharge for AF ablation feasible in most cases, not tied to readmission
Same-day discharge for patients who underwent atrial fibrillation ablation was feasible for most patients and was not associated with an increased risk for 30-day readmission, researchers reported.
COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for primary care investments
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed considerable challenges to primary care in the United States, highlighting shortages in workforce and resources that existed long before the pandemic.
Brief suicide prevention interventions may reduce subsequent suicide attempts
Incorporation of brief suicide prevention interventions into routine acute care practice may reduce subsequent suicide attempts, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Reused duckbill N95 masks have higher fit test failure rate than dome-shaped masks
During a recent shift in the ED, Nida F. Degesys, MD, redonned her used duckbill N95 mask and thought to herself, “Does this mask still fit my face properly?”
Few patients receive follow-up after opioid overdose
Just 16.6% of commercially insured patients receive follow-up care after being released from the ED for a nonfatal opioid overdose, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
80% of ED clinicians feel unready to initiate buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Few ED clinicians expressed readiness to initiate buprenorphine for the treatment of opioid use disorder, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.
COVID-19 may cause many primary care practices to close, creating ‘crisis on steroids’
Many primary care practices have needed to lay off or furlough staff and potentially face closure in the next 4 weeks, according to results of a survey conducted by the Primary Care Collaborative and the Larry A. Green Center.
App narrows down data searches in the ED to 5 seconds
In the ED, time is critical. Researchers have developed an app that they say can help physicians cut the time they need to retrieve clinical information from systems outside the electronic health records from several minutes to as little as 5 seconds in an emergency setting.
ED visits for dialysis by uninsured patients contribute to system burden
Uninsured patients with ESRD who visited Texas emergency departments for hemodialysis treatments contributed to high hospital costs and increased strain on the health care system, according to an analysis of 2017 statewide hospital data.