Emergency Department overcrowding (EDOC) is defined as a situation where the demand
for emergency services exceeds the ability of an emergency department (ED) to provide …

… Drs Chan and Ovens were responsible for generating hypotheses, obtaining grant support,
analyzing and interpreting data, and writing the article. Dr Chan was responsible for data …

Shiftwork has numerous negative effects on workers, but it is an essential component of the
demanding 24/7 practice of emergency medicine. We conducted a systematic literature …

… no definition of nonresponsiveness At least 2 h after LD Not reported Death, MI,
revascularization 1 mo 1 (0.5%), 1 (0.5%), 6 (3.1%), and 7 (3.5%) events in 4 quartiles; 4th quartile …

Background The risk of recurrence of cardiovascular events among patients using aspirin (acetylsalicylic
acid) for secondary prevention of such events remains high. Persistent platelet …

Note: ED= emergency department, GP/FP= general practitioner/family physician.* Heavy
users were patients who made 12 or more visits in the study year, and non-heavy users were …

Introduction As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ontario Ministry of Health funded
a virtual care pilot program intended to support emergency department (ED) diversion of …

ObjectiveFew studies have examined the challenges faced by emergency medicine (EM)
physicians in conducting goals of care discussions. This study is the first to describe the …

Study objective The electronic Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (eCTAS) is a real-time
electronic triage decision-support tool designed to improve patient safety and quality of care by …

ObjectivesEmergency department (ED) access block, the inability to provide timely care for
high acuity patients, is the leading safety concern in First World EDs. The main cause of ED …