Emergency department visits for undiagnosed pelvic organ prolapse

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 90, С. 164 - 168

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Association between patient primary language, physical restraints, and intramuscular sedation in the emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 13, 2025

Despite the importance of effective communication during verbal de-escalation, research regarding patient primary language management agitation symptoms is limited. We evaluated associations between and use physical restraints intramuscular (IM) sedation in emergency department (ED). This was a retrospective cohort analysis evaluating restraint IM characteristics using electronic medical records from 13 EDs affiliated with large regional health care network located northeast United States. Data were collected for ED visits 2013 to 2023 all adult patients ages 18 older. performed logistic regression models presence orders as outcomes, adjusting language, sex assigned at birth, age, race ethnicity, chief complaints. In our 3,406,474 visits, 3,086,512 included English speakers, 250,912 Spanish 9,057 Portuguese 6,616 Arabic 6,425 Italian 39,303 other 7,649 unknown speakers; 18,546 48,277 sedation. After demographic clinical adjusted for, Spanish- Portuguese-speaking had reduced likelihood compared odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) 0.70 (0.65-0.76) 0.82 (0.79-0.87) speakers 0.39 (0.20-0.68) 0.84 (0.66-1.05) respectively. found have lower sedation, while Arabic, Italian, other, language-speaking higher odds. Factors contributing linguistic differences use, such cultural interpretations behavior, quality interactions, patient-clinician strategies, merit further investigation.

Язык: Английский

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Racial Disparities in the Use of Physical Restraints and Intramuscular Medications for Patients Awaiting Psychiatric Hospitalization in the Emergency Department

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Unmasking Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prehospital Sedation and Restraint Practices—Beyond the Straps

JAMA Network Open, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 8(3), С. e251289 - e251289

Опубликована: Март 20, 2025

Diana M. Bongiorno, MD, MPH; Gregory A. Peters, MD; Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow, MPhil, MSHP; Scott Goldberg, Remle P. Crowe, PhD; Anjali Misra, Rebecca Cash, PhD, MPH

Язык: Английский

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