The emergency department (ED) is a fast-paced, high-risk, and often overburdened work
environment. Formal policy statements from several notable organizations, including the …

Background Pharmacists have an increasing role as part of the emergency department (ED)
team. However, the impact of ED-based pharmacy interventions on the quality use of …

Purpose Results of a systematic literature review to identify roles for emergency medicine
(EM) pharmacists beyond traditionally reported activities and to quantify the benefits of these …

Study objective This study assesses outcomes associated with the implementation of an
emergency department (ED) for seniors in which a clinical pharmacy specialist, with …

Abstract Background and Objectives The appropriate loading dose strategy for phenytoin/
fosphenytoin in overweight patients is unknown. A small pharmacokinetic study indicated …

Objectives Phenytoin is a common anticonvulsant used for the acute treatment of seizures in
the emergency department (ED). Certain patient populations, such as the obese, have been …

Background: Previous studies evaluated the disposition of IV phenytoin loading doses and
found that obese patients had increased drug distribution into excess body weight, larger …

Background: Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to review the critical care …

This research evaluated the contribution of pharmacists in the emergency department and
found that over 80% of pharmacist recommendations to initiate, cease, withhold, or change …

The issues described above—overcrowding of the ED, driven by high numbers of admitted
patients, who have diverse, clinically complex problems (including ADEs) and who are …