Admission and Discharge Following Ambulance Transport to the Emergency Department.

Emergency ambulance use is deemed necessary for the transport of acutely ill patients to hospital emergency departments (ED). However, some patients are discharged as they present low acuity or chronic problems and should receive primary healthcare services, while the most severely ill are admitted. In the present study, we examined the descriptive epidemiology of ambulance transports for emergencies in the ED by utilizing the data of the information systems of a public tertiary general hospital in Greece.

Predicting Hospital Admission for Emergency Department Patients: A Machine Learning Approach.

The objective of this study was to establish a machine learning model and to evaluate its predictive capability of admission to the hospital. This observational retrospective study included 3204 emergency department visits to a public tertiary care hospital in Greece from 14 March to 4 May 2019. We investigated biochemical markers and coagulation tests that are routinely checked in patients visiting the Emergency Department (ED) in relation to the ED outcome (admission or discharge).

Analyzing Acute Care Surgery Patient Flow in the Emergency Department During COVID-19 Pandemic.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of visits in emergency departments (ED) worldwide decreased significantly based on several studies. This study aims to compare the patient flow in the emergency surgery department during the COVID-19 pandemic and a control period in the emergency department of a public tertiary care hospital in Greece. The overall patient flow reduction regarding the ED visits between the two examined periods was 49.

The impact of body mass index on post resuscitation survival after cardiac arrest: A meta-analysis.

Background: Observational studies examining the association between body mass index (BMI) and the outcome of cardiac arrest (CA) shows controversial results.

Methods: We reviewed literature for studies assessing the impact of BMI on survival and neurological outcome following CA. Eligible studies were subsequently meta-analyzed and pooled odds ratios and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals for post CA survival and neurological status were derived.

Addition of glucagon to adrenaline improves hemodynamics in a porcine model of prolonged ventricular fibrillation.

Objective: Cardiac arrest is a daunting medical emergency. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the combination of adrenaline and glucagon would improve initial resuscitation success, 48-hour survival, and neurologic outcome compared with adrenaline alone in a porcine model of ventricular fibrillation.

Methods: Ventricular fibrillation was induced in 20 healthy Landrace/Large White piglets, which were subsequently left untreated for 8 minutes.