Emergency Medicine

Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured metals.

Additive manufacturing is reshaping the production of engineering components in diverse industries, such as the automotive, aerospace, defence and biomedical sectors, by offering outstanding design and fabrication flexibility. The non-equilibrium processing conditions inherent to additive manufacturing yield materials with unique microstructures and tailored mechanical properties that are often un...

Swin Transformer-based intelligent fracture classification and radiographic assessment to support clinical decision-making.

Meteorological associations with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A national population-based time-series analysis.

OBJECTIVES: Meteorological factors may influence cardiovascular emergency incidence, but comprehensive national evidence for out-of-hospital cardiac a...

To see or not to see the vet: A vignette-based study of decision-making by UK dog owners regarding seeking veterinary care for commonly presenting conditions.

Barriers to accessing veterinary-care for dog-owners are diverse and dynamic, and widely accepted as major canine welfare threats because of potential...

Considerations for the Adoption of Digital Algorithms and Cardiovascular Decision-Support Tools in Clinical Practice.

AIMS: Early detection of cardiovascular disease and implementation of evidence-based treatments can reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Med...

Artificial intelligence-driven clustering for phenotyping life-threatening prehospital trauma.

BACKGROUND: Traumatic patients usually suffer from several complex conditions that hinder their risk characterization. The aim of this study was to de...

TomoRay cranial: synthesis of cranial CT imaging from biplanar radiographs using a generative adversarial network.

OBJECTIVES: Besides clinical examination, cranial CT plays a critical role in diagnostics in neurosurgery. In trauma cases or perioperatively, having ...

Reconstruction of Facial Bony Defects Using 3D Printed Polylactic Acid/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Bioimplant.

Reconstruction of facial defects requires highly accurate techniques that utilize modern effective technologies. 3D printing has revolutionized the fi...

[Emphasizing evolution of key technological elements in reconstructive surgery].

Reconstructive surgery is fundamentally dedicated to restoring tissues and organs damaged by trauma, disease, or congenital anomalies, with the goal o...

[Geriatric hip fracture and enhanced recovery after surgery: current status and future perspectives].

In recent years, considerable progress has been made in the specific development and practice of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) for geriatric ...

The balance between artificial and human intelligence in clinical practice.

INTRODUCTION: Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into clinical care in hand surgery. Its applications extend across diag...

Machine learning frameworks for predicting pulmonary cell toxicities induced by metal ions in the atmosphere.

Metals in PM2.5 are closely associated with cardiopulmonary disease endpoints, potentially attributable to ionic species-induced oxidative stress effe...

Critical Temperature Thresholds for Identifying Vulnerability to Heat-Related Excess Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality.

BACKGROUND: Extreme heat is a well-established environmental hazard linked to elevated cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality, yet few s...

Dynamic Ensemble Selection for Early Detection of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Fracture Patients.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in fracture patients is often clinically silent, with a high incidence of thrombosis and associated mortality. Static machi...

ChatGPT-guided translation of pediatric emergency department discharge instructions.

BACKGROUND: Language barriers in pediatric emergency medicine discharge instructions can impact patient safety, leading to poorer post-discharge outco...

Risk Factors and Prediction of Chronic Postsurgical Pain Among Patients With Distal Lower Extremity Fracture: Cohort Analysis.

BACKGROUND: The surgical interventions aimed at fracture repair are often accompanied by chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), which is associated with de...

Harnessing AI in prosthodontics and implant dentistry: An umbrella review of systematic evidence.

PURPOSE: To synthesize evidence from systematic reviews on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in prosthodontics and implant dentistry, focusing...

Machine Learning-Based Clusters of Vital Signs and Lactate Levels Predict Vasopressor Use in Sepsis.

OBJECTIVE: Sepsis remains a major clinical challenge because of its complex, heterogeneous, and multidimensional clustering patterns. This study aimed...

Initial diagnosis and management of acute ischemic stroke: recent update and future direction.

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) outcomes depend critically on rapid, accurate early diagnosis in the emergency department. Traditional prehospital tools a...

The potential roles for artificial intelligence in supporting veterinarians during an emergency response.

This article considers how artificial intelligence (AI) could support, within a New Zealand context, the contribution of private veterinarians to prot...