Monitoring Perfusion Index in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Due to Drug Use
Abstract (1) Background: The perfusion index (PI) represents the ratio between pulsatile blood flow and non-pulsatile blood flow in the…
emergency department
Presentations of active substance use in the emergency department
Abstract Objectives: To explore the most common clinical presentations of active substance users in our institution’s Emergency Department (ED). Methods:…
Substance use in the emergency department: Screening for risky drug use, using the ASSIST‐Lite
Abstract Introduction: Substance use is a common contributing factor to emergency department (ED) presentations. While screening, brief intervention, and referral…
Clinical decision support for tobacco screening and counseling parents of pediatric patients: A qualitative analysis of pediatric emergency department and urgent care professionals
Abstract PED/UC nurses and physicians endorsed an EMR-embedded CDSS to reduce child TSE. Professionals liked the brief CDSS electronic prompts…
Substance Use Disorders and Psychoactive Drug Poisoning in Medically Authorized Cannabis Patients: Longitudinal Cohort Study
Abstract Objectives: Poisoning from psychoactive drugs and substance use disorders (SUD) have been reported among non-medical cannabis users. However, little…
When Cannabis Use Goes Wrong: Mental Health Side Effects of Cannabis Use That Present to Emergency Services
Abstract Cannabis use is a modifiable risk factor for the development and exacerbation of mental illness. The strongest evidence of…
Risk Management in First Aid for Acute Drug Intoxication
Abstract Drug abuse (cannabis, cocaine, opiates, and synthetic drugs) is an increasing phenomenon, especially in the younger population, thus leading…
Trends and associated factors of use of opioid, heroin, and cannabis among patients for emergency department visits in Nevada: 2009–2017
Abstract Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Article type: Research Article Keywords: cannabis, emergency department, heroin, opioid, substance…
Gender Differences in Smoking Among an Urban Emergency Department Sample
Abstract Background: Urban emergency department (ED) patients have elevated smoking and substance use compared with the general population. We analyzed…
Guidelines on management of cyclic vomiting syndrome in adults by the American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and the Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Association
Abstract The increasing recognition of cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) in adults prompted the development of these evidence‐based guidelines on the…