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Tag: Emergency room visits
New paper finds blood biomarkers show promise in identifying in ER patients with abdominal pain who may need surgery or hospitalization
More than 20% of emergency room visits in the U.S. are from patients presenting with abdominal pain, yet identifying the cause and severity of the illness remains a challenge for ER doctors. A new paper in Nature shows the promise…
Racial and ethnic disparities discovered in post-operative breast cancer surgery outcomes
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center study finds that Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black women had an increased likelihood of visiting an emergency department following surgery, an indication of poor quality of care
UNH Research Estimates 1.4 Million Children Have Yearly Violence-Related Medical Visits
A national report from the University of New Hampshire shows close to one and a half million children each year visit a doctor, emergency room or medical facility as a result of an assault, abuse, crime or other form of violence. This is four times higher than previous estimates based only on data from U.S. emergency rooms for violence-related treatment.