Background and Objectives: Triage systems help provide the right care at the right time for
patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs). Triage systems are generally used to …

Background and objective Symptoms may differ between frail and non-frail patients
presenting to Emergency Departments (ED). However, the association between frailty status …

Abstract The Research to Practice column is intended to improve the research critique skills
of the advanced practice registered nurse and the emergency nurse and to assist with the …

Elderly patients, when they present to the emergency department (ED) or are admitted to the
hospital, are at higher risk of adverse outcomes such as higher mortality and longer hospital …

Objectives: To evaluate 2 prognostic models for mortality after a fracture of the hip, the
Nottingham Hip Fracture Score and Hip Fracture Estimator of Mortality Amsterdam and to …

Background Most electronic emergency department (ED) triage systems allow nurses to
modify computer-generated triage scores. It is currently unclear how this affects triage …

BACKGROUND: Optimal throughput times in emergency departments can be adjudicated by
emergency physicians. Emergency physicians can also define causes of delays during work …

Background Fatigue in heart failure (HF) is a burdensome symptom with profoundly negative
effects on quality of life and an association with worsening prognosis and mortality. Despite …

We would like to comment on the article by Conway et al.[1]. that reports surprising result of
comparable outcomes between patients presenting with nonspecific complaints and specific …