The promise behind many advanced digital technologies in healthcare is to provide novel and accurate information, aiding medical experts to navigate and, ultimately, decrease uncertainty in their clinical work. However, sociological studies have star...
The American journal of emergency medicine
Sep 2, 2024
BACKGROUND: Despite advancements in antimicrobial therapies, bacteremia remains a life-threatening condition. Appropriate antimicrobials must be promptly administered to ensure patient survival. However, diagnosing bacteremia based on blood cultures ...
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
Aug 30, 2024
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of a deep learning-based artificial intelligence model for the detection of acute appendicular fractures in pediatric patients presenting with a recent history of trauma to the em...
International journal of mental health nursing
Aug 29, 2024
This research addresses the critical issue of identifying factors contributing to admissions to acute mental health (MH) wards for individuals presenting to the emergency department (ED) with MH concerns as their primary issue, notably suicidality. T...
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays have been shown to provide similar analytical precision despite substantially shorter turnaround times compared with laboratory-based hs-cTn assays. We applied the prev...
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its recent increasing healthcare integration has created both new opportunities and challenges in the practice of radiology and medical imaging. Recent advancements in AI technology have allowed for more workplace eff...
BACKGROUND: For medical diagnosis, clinicians typically begin with a patient's chief concerns, followed by questions about symptoms and medical history, physical examinations, and requests for necessary auxiliary examinations to gather comprehensive ...
A critical problem that Emergency Departments (EDs) must address is overcrowding, as it causes extended waiting times and increased patient dissatisfaction, both of which are immediately linked to a greater number of patients who leave the ED early, ...
The diagnosis of abdominal pain in emergency departments is challenging, and appendicitis is a common concern. Atypical symptoms often delay diagnosis. Although the Alvarado score aids in decision-making, its low specificity can lead to unnecessary s...