Emergency Department

From 2005 to 2019, the total number of cannabis-related ED visits in California rose from 366 to 12,167 among older adults, according to study results published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Respiratory viruses contributed to the excess burden of asthma-related visits to the ED for children in racial and ethnic minority groups outside of the COVID-19 lockdown, according to study results.

Approximately 7.4 million patients are misdiagnosed in EDs every year, according to a report from the HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

An estimated 55.8 million patients presented to U.S. emergency departments from 2016 to 2019 with a neurological complaint as the primary reason for their visit, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.

Patients with dementia who were enrolled in a practice with an interprofessional primary care team were more likely to visit the ED than those with a physician-only team, a recent study found.

During short exposure and follow-up periods, patients on dialysis with higher hemoglobin concentrations were at a reduced risk for death, hospitalization and ED visits, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

Pregnant trauma patients admitted to EDs should be screened for intimate partner violence if they have certain injuries, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

In the U.K., the severity of CVD comorbidities increased during the pandemic while elective admissions and procedures decreased, an observation accompanied by increased emergency admissions, researchers reported.

A novel virtual follow-up program helped manage minor ophthalmic emergencies through virtual visits, according to a study presented at Real World Ophthalmology.

ED attending physicians and advanced practice clinicians had a greater fear of patient harm than legal action in the event of a medical error, a recent study found.