Emergency Department Articles

To analyze factors associated with revisits by patients with acute bacterial prostatitis treated in a hospital emergency department.

Descriptive analysis and prospective follow-up of a cohort of patients with acute bacterial prostatitis treated in an emergency department.

Renal colic is one of the most common complaints in patients admitted to Emergency Department (ED). Computed Tomography (CT) is the reference standard for the diagnosis of any stones in the kidneys or ureters.

To evaluate the nationwide practice patterns of the management of acute urinary retention (AUR) secondary to urethral stricture (US) in an emergency department (ED) setting.

We used the 2006-2010 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) to identify men with US who received treatment for AUR.

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms play a role in some pathophysiological processes. In this study, the possible effects of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms on ureteral stone disease in patients who were admitted to the emergency department with severe pain due to renal colic are examined.

Urolithiasis or urinary stone disease has been estimated to affect about 1 in 11 Americans. Patients with urinary stone disease commonly present to the emergency department for management of their acute pain.

To quantify the national burden of neurogenic bladder disease, a chronic debilitating condition associated with frequent hospital visits, in the contemporary emergency care setting.

Relying on the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, 2006-2011, patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with neurogenic bladder were abstracted utilizing ICD-9 codes.

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in emergency departments (ED), and at least 15% of them are bacteremic. However, there are few data on how to predict which patients are at high risk of developing bacteremic UTI (b-UTI).