Emergency care and outcomes

The impact of information technology on emergency health care outcomes.

We analyze the productivity of information technology in emergency response systems. "Enhanced 911" (E911) is information technology that links caller identification to a location database and so speeds up emergency response. We assess the impact of E911 on health outcomes using Pennsylvania ambulance and hospital records between 1994 and 1996, a period of substantial adoption. We find that as ...

Traumatic injury in elderly: outcomes in emergency care unit

Materials and methods Between 2007 to 2008, 1611 elderly patients were admitted in our ER for traumatic injuries with moderate to severe prognosis. In our department there are an area of trauma with two Shock Rooms, where the Trauma Team evaluates clinical status and vital parameters using a “Trauma Complex table”. Survival probability (Ps) is evaluated by Triss (Trauma and Injury Severity Scor...

Noise Pollution in Intensive Care Units and Emergency Wards

Introduction: The improvement of technology has increased noise levels in hospital Wards to higher than international standard levels (35-45 dB). Higher noise levels than the maximum level result in patient’s instability and dissatisfaction. Moreover, it will have serious negative effects on the staff’s health and the quality of their services. The purpose of this survey is to analyze the leve...

Validity of the emergency severity index in predicting patient outcomes in a major emergency department

Background and Purpose: The emergency severity index (ESI) triage system has been recommended by the Ministry of Health to classify patients at emergency departments. This study aimed to assess the validity of ESI system (version 4) in the emergency department of a teaching hospital. Outcome measures were hospitalization, emergency department (ED) length of stay, resource consumption, in-hos...

Emergency and Critical Care