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Cumulative Incidence of Stroke Disability and M...

After an ED dizziness visit with discharge home, 30-day stroke causing death or significant disability is rare (~0.04%; ~1 in 2,500). Overall 30-day stroke hospitalization is very low (~0.12%; ~1...

Outcomes of Boarding Critically Ill Patients in...

Conclusions: Critically ill ED patients who are boarded after the decision to admit/transfer have no statistically significant increase in all-cause mortality or hospital length of stay compared with non-boarded patients....

Serious Cardiac Outcomes and Physician Estimati...

Presyncope ≈ Syncope: Both groups have similar 30-day risks of serious cardiac outcomes (~5%). Clinician underestimation: Physicians perceive presyncope as lower risk, reflected in lower admission rates. Practice implication: Presyncope...

Inpatient Boarding in the ED and Clinical Outcomes

ED boarding does not increase LOS or in-hospital mortality. But: Boarding is associated with a 30% increase in 90-day mortality. Suggests that delayed inpatient transition may have longer-term downstream effects...

STANDING-M Study: Diagnostic Accuracy of the ST...

Clinical Implications for Emergency Physicians Consider implementing STANDING in your ED after appropriate training Use it as a rule-out tool for central vertigo in low-risk, isolated vertigo presentations Reduces reliance...

Prehospital Management of Spinal Cord Injuries

Practice-Changing Implications for EM and EMS Reassess protocols for prehospital spinal precautions—especially collar use in isolated trauma. Educate EMS crews on shifting toward evidence-informed SMR practices. Prioritize early perfusion support...