There are few high-quality studies of the costs of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), and the
majority of studies focus on the costs of CDI in acute-care facilities. Analysis of the best …

Changing global demography is resulting in older people presenting to emergency
departments (EDs) in greater numbers than ever before. They present with greater urgency …

This retrospective study was designed to explore whether neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
(NLR) is a prognostic factor in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). A cohort …

Importance Patients in the emergency department (ED) who are waiting for hospital
admission on a wheeled cot may be subject to harm. However, mortality and morbidity …

METHODS The revisions have been at iterative process based on feedback from our key
stakeholders, the CTAS Instructors and Providers, the general public, the CTAS NWG …

" The 11th edition of the pre-eminent textbook on physical examination contains
foundational content to guide students' approaches to history taking, interviewing, and other …

Background: prognostication for frail older adults is complex, especially when they become
seriously ill. Objectives: to test the measurement properties, especially the predictive validity …

Background Emergency Departments (EDs) are playing an increasingly important role in the
care of older adults. Characterizing ED usage will facilitate the planning for care delivery …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of frailty in Emergency Departments (EDs); examine
the ability of frailty to predict poor outcomes post-discharge; and identify the most …

A classic text since it was first published in 1974, the Lippincott Manual for Nursing Practice
(LMNP) has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to-date information on patient …