1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 3 Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 4 Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 5 Departmen...

During 2014-2015, patients who had asthma documented in the medical record accounted for 9.5% of all ED visits in the United States, with the highest percentage for children aged 5-17 years (13.6%), compared with 6.6% for children aged 0-4 years, 9.9% for adults aged 18-64 years, and 6.5% for those aged ≥65 years. Among those aged 0-4 years, boys were more likely than girls to have a visit with...

To effectively mitigate and reduce the burden of mass casualty incidents (MCIs), preparedness measures should be based on MCIs' epidemiological characteristics. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of emergency medical services (EMS)-assessed MCIs from multiple areas according to cause. Therefore, we extracted the records of all MCIs that involved ≥ 6 pa...

Background and Objectives: Many Iranian public hospitals are faced with serious financial challenges such as shortage of income and heavy debts. Nevertheless, many of the healthcare services are often remained unearned for not being included in the clinical records or patient bill, resulting in considerable loss of legitimate hospital in‌come. Given the limited studies in this area in Iran, the...

We studied the admission criteria and first 24-hour management of 62 asthmatic patients admitted from Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of a state hospital. Data was collected prospectively over a 6-month period from the doctors' medical records with reference to recommendations of the Malaysian Thoracic Society (MTS) on management of acute asthma. Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) records...

Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicin...

background:satisfactionlevel is animportant indicator for measuringthe quality of services. enhancing the quality of services provided in the emergencydepartments need to have thecorrect understanding of the current situationand problems of thesedepartments. this study wasperformed to examine patients satisfaction andtheir problems in the emergencydepartment of alzahra hospital.methods: thisdes...

objectives this study aimed to assess the prevalence and outcome of undiagnosed hypertensive patients admitted to the emergency department. materials and methods this cross-sectional study was conducted from march 2009 to march 2010 at imam hossein medical and educational center, teheran, iran. a total of 2070 patients aged 18 years and older were admitted to the emergency department without pr...

INTRODUCTION When an individual requires assistance with mobilization, emergency medical services (EMS) may be called. If a patient does not receive treatment on scene and is not transported to hospital, these are referred to as "Lift Assist" (LA) calls. It is possible this need for assistance represents a subtle onset of a disease process or decline in function. Without recognition or treatmen...

CONTEXT Homeless adults, especially those with chronic medical illnesses, are frequent users of costly medical services, especially emergency department and hospital services. OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of a case management and housing program in reducing use of urgent medical services among homeless adults with chronic medical illnesses. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Randomi...