Emergency Department
‘Overly cautious’ ChatGPT inaccurate at prescribing correct treatment
ChatGPT may be more likely to recommend unnecessary treatment, such as x-rays or antibiotics, during ED visits compared with physicians, a study results published in Nature Communications suggested.
Surge in heat-related ED visits among children part of a ‘growing public health concern’
The number of children who visited the ED for heat-related illnesses significantly rose from 2012 to 2023, according to research presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Risk for respiratory-related ED visits high on days with thunderstorms, power outages
The risk for respiratory-related ED visits in New York was greater on days with both thunderstorms and power outages vs. days with only one of these events, according to results published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Changes in pneumonia diagnosis frequent in hospitalized veterans
Between initial presentation in the ED and hospital discharge, 56.7% of veterans experienced a change in their pneumonia diagnosis, according to results published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nonmotor seizures often undiagnosed in emergency departments
Among adolescents with focal epilepsy, nonmotor seizures are more often missed or misdiagnosed compared with motor seizures, according to research presented in Neurology.
Increased odds for acute respiratory disease with lung abnormality growth in smokers
The odds for severe acute respiratory disease events rose among previous/current smokers with evidence of quantitative interstitial abnormality, or QIA, progression on CT scans, according to results published in Radiology.
Local air pollutants raise asthma-related ED visit rate, may contribute to disparities
Asthma-related ED visit rates rose with exposure to local fine particulate matter, coarse particulate matter and sulfur dioxide, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Frequency of asthma, food allergy ED visits high in African American children
WASHINGTON — Compared with white, Asian and Hispanic children, African American children more frequently visited the ED because of asthma or a food allergy, according to study findings.
Transgender, gender-diverse patients face higher odds of ED use, hospital admission
Older transgender and gender-diverse patients on Medicare were more likely to use the ED — particularly for mental health care — than cisgender beneficiaries, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Screening tool promising for EDs to predict acute symptomatic stroke
A novel screening tool placed in emergency departments showed promise in detecting acute symptomatic stroke, doing so with greater sensitivity than other screening methods, according to a presentation at the International Stroke Conference.