OHSU Doernbecher Pediatric Emergency Department entrance.

OHSU Doernbecher Pediatric Emergency Department entrance.

This study addresses pediatric hospital readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits, affecting 22% of children within one year of discharge. These acute medical eve [...]

Each year in the United States, 15-20% of 1 million visits to the Emergency Department for Acute Heart Failure result in direct home discharge, with patients often experi [...]

Neutropenic fever, a common complication in cancer patients, requires prompt antibiotic treatment to prevent mortality. Current guidelines recommend antibiotic administra [...]

University of Oregon Medical School student newspaper, The Pulse vol. 6, no. 1

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the emergency department (ED). AF increases the risk of stroke; thus, early initiation of oral anticoagulation ( [...]

Oral anticoagulation (OAC) reduces stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The incidence of US emergency department (ED) OAC initiation is poorly understoo [...]