The western journal of emergency medicine
Sep 1, 2023
Social determinants of health (SDoH) are known to impact the health and well-being of patients. However, information regarding them is not always collected in healthcare interactions, and healthcare professionals are not always well-trained or equip...
Studies in health technology and informatics
May 18, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to improve health care, increase efficiency and save time and recourses, especially in the context of emergency care where many critical decisions are made. Research shows the urgent need to develop principle...
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Jan 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Deviation from guidelines is frequent in emergency situations, and this may lead to increased mortality. Probably because of time constraints, 55% is the greatest reported guidelines compliance rate in severe trauma patients. This study a...
In an overcrowded emergency department (ED), trauma surgeons and emergency physicians need an accurate prognostic predictor for critical decision-making involving patients with severe trauma. We aimed to develope a machine learning-based early progno...
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
Jun 1, 2021
BACKGROUND: In-field triage tools for trauma patients are limited by availability of information, linear risk classification, and a lack of confidence reporting. We therefore set out to develop and test a machine learning algorithm that can overcome ...
Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Jan 1, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Tracking nonfatal overdoses in the escalating opioid overdose epidemic is important but challenging. The objective of this study was to create an innovative case definition of opioid overdose in North Carolina emergency medical services (...
The increasing digitalization of social life opens up new possibilities for modern health care. This article describes innovative application possibilities that could help to sustainably improve the treatment of severe injuries in the future with the...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2020
Information about a patient's state is critical for hospitals to provide timely care and treatment. Prior work on improving the information flow from emergency medical services (EMS) to hospitals demonstrated the potential of using automated algorith...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jun 16, 2020
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to support diagnostic decision-making is rapidly expanding in health care. However, important challenges remain in executing algorithmic systems at the frontlines of clinical practice. Hence, mo...
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery
May 1, 2020
BACKGROUND: Incomplete prehospital trauma care is a significant contributor to preventable deaths. Current databases lack timelines easily constructible of clinical events. Temporal associations and procedural indications are critical to characterize...
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