Noémie Parejas, Nicolas Beysard, Michael Saraga, Pierre-Nicolas Carron
{"title":"Mental health and substance use evolution in Swiss ED residents: a 6-month prospective longitudinal single-center study.","authors":"Noémie Parejas, Nicolas Beysard, Michael Saraga, Pierre-Nicolas Carron","doi":"10.1007/s11739-025-04095-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-025-04095-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The challenging nature of emergency medicine places residents at risk of psychological strain and unhealthy consumption habits. Research on the impact of emergency department (ED) work on residents' mental health, substance use, and lifestyle is scarce. This exploratory mixed methods longitudinal study assessed ED residents at Lausanne University Hospital from 2020 to 2022. Residents completed surveys at the beginning and end of a 6-month ED rotation, including validated tools, such as the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, alongside direct questions addressing substance use and lifestyle. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted to explore residents' experiences and coping mechanisms. Primary outcomes included changes in burnout, anxiety, depression, and substance use. Secondary outcome was to gather residents' experiences in ED. Of 47 residents recruited, 31 completed follow-up surveys. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization scores, subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, increased slightly (p = 0.0259 and p = 0.0064), while personal accomplishment remained stable. Anxiety scores decreased (p = 0.0068), depression scores worsened (p = 0.0185), and sleep quality declined (p = 0.0022). Substance use and personal factors, such as religious beliefs and personal development activities, remained stable over the 6-month period. Interviews highlighted themes including patient flow pressure, irregular shifts, and departmental atmosphere. After 6 months in the ED, residents experienced minor changes in mental health with limited clinical significance. Protective factors like senior peer support may buffer against adverse effects. Future research should explore these dynamics in diverse EDs and over longer periods to better understand the impact on residents' well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144953080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linda Haddi, Laure Valerio, Pascal Bilbault, Georges Kaltenbach, Elise Schmitt
{"title":"Effect of noninvasive ventilation on 6-month mortality in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema: a retrospective study dedicated to older persons.","authors":"Linda Haddi, Laure Valerio, Pascal Bilbault, Georges Kaltenbach, Elise Schmitt","doi":"10.1007/s11739-025-04012-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-025-04012-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) effectively treats acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (ACPE), leading to quicker clinical improvement and reduced intubation needs than medical treatment alone. However, the impact of NIV on mortality in patients with ACPE is unclear. The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of NIV on 6-month mortality in older patients with ACPE compared with medical treatment. Secondary objectives included assessing the effects of NIV on length of hospital stay and rehospitalisation. This retrospective study included patients aged ≥ 75 years with ACPE (acute respiratory distress and/or RR ≥ 25 cycles/min and/or paCO2 ≥ 45 mmHg and/or pH < 7.35 and/or uncorrected hypoxemia). Exclusion criteria: positive for SARS-CoV-2 and contraindication to NIV. Of the 186 patients admitted to emergency care with ACPE and eligible for NIV, 104 received NIV and 82 received medical treatment. Survival analyses were performed using a multivariate Cox model and adjusting for confounding factors. NIV was not significantly linked to reduced mortality risk (HR = 0.82, p = 0.51), except for in the acidosis subgroup (HR = 0.24, p = 0.01). No difference was observed in the length of hospital stay or in terms of rehospitalisation. NIV in older patients with ACPE did not significantly decrease 6-month mortality, except in the subgroup with respiratory acidosis, when the risk of death was reduced by 75%. The use of NIV in older patients with ACPE should be limited to patients with acidosis, to see their risk of death significantly reduced. Trial registration: The study protocol has been retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06107257, 2023-10-30).</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1753-1760"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12476301/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144302001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zarifa Orta, Selva Ala-Selek, Murat Hakan Kır, Aysun Benli, Arif Atahan Çağatay
{"title":"A rare type of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient admitted to the emergency department with fever.","authors":"Zarifa Orta, Selva Ala-Selek, Murat Hakan Kır, Aysun Benli, Arif Atahan Çağatay","doi":"10.1007/s11739-025-03952-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-025-03952-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1861-1863"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143999003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lost in translation: how acronyms could kill our patients.","authors":"Pietro Fusaroli, Emilija Rakichevikj","doi":"10.1007/s11739-025-03946-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-025-03946-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1977-1978"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143810743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toshihiko Takada, Jeroen Hoogland, Kotaro Fujii, Masataka Kudo, Sho Sasaki, Tetsuhiro Yano, Yu Yagi, Ryuto Fujiishi, Karel G M Moons, Shunichi Fukuhara
{"title":"Added value of inflammatory markers to vital signs for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection: external validation and model development.","authors":"Toshihiko Takada, Jeroen Hoogland, Kotaro Fujii, Masataka Kudo, Sho Sasaki, Tetsuhiro Yano, Yu Yagi, Ryuto Fujiishi, Karel G M Moons, Shunichi Fukuhara","doi":"10.1007/s11739-024-03815-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-024-03815-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is crucial to identify high-risk patients with infectious conditions for appropriate management. We previously found that inflammatory markers added value to vital signs for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection. In this study, the aim was to externally validate the added value of the inflammatory markers and to develop a new prediction model. For the external validation, consecutive adult patients with suspected infection admitted to the department of general medicine at two acute care hospitals were evaluated. A prognostic model for 30-day in-hospital mortality based on vital signs (systolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, and mental status) was compared with an extended model that also included four inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, mean platelet volume, and red cell distribution width). Similar to the previous finding, all inflammatory markers except C-reactive protein showed significant contributions. Subsequently, a prediction model was developed using vital signs and markers with significant added value using a dataset that combined the external validation data with the data of the previous study. The new model was compared with a model based on the quick Sequential (sepsis-related) Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score. The newly developed model showed a higher c-index than the qSOFA model [0.756 (95% CI 0.726-0.786) vs. 0.663 (0.630-0.696), p < 0.001]. Using the new model, 9.0% of patients who died were correctly reclassified compared with the qSOFA model at the threshold of 10% mortality risk. The new model including these markers showed potential to outperform the qSOFA model.</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1923-1931"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142675821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victor Galvani Vianna Amarilla, Isabel Mieko Miamoto, Daiane Dyba, João Manoel Silva-Jr, Brenno Cardoso Gomes
{"title":"Selecting patients for ICU up-grade from general wards: role of prognostic tools.","authors":"Victor Galvani Vianna Amarilla, Isabel Mieko Miamoto, Daiane Dyba, João Manoel Silva-Jr, Brenno Cardoso Gomes","doi":"10.1007/s11739-025-03998-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-025-03998-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The decision to admit patients to the intensive care unit (ICU) can be difficult, especially when it is unclear which patients will benefit the most. Therefore, identifying the determinants of complications can aid in patient therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of patients who were admitted late to the ICU and identify the main factors that contribute to their admission. This case‒control study was conducted in a tertiary hospital and included 4 years of follow-up (using medical records). The study included patients who were at risk for deterioration and admitted to clinical wards. The main measure, whether ICU admission was needed or not, was compared among the patients. We included 170 patients aged 60.6 ± 13.6 years. The multivariate analysis revealed that the qSOFA and CCI values were independent factors in determining whether a patient required ICU admission (OR = 8.25, CI 95% = 4.4-15.3 and OR = 1.37, CI 95% = 1.03-1.82, respectively); the ROC value was 0.89 (95% CI 0.83-0.93). The Cox regression model used to assess 90-day survival revealed that only the qSOFA value was strongly associated with shorter survival (qSOFA = 1, HR = 9.42, P = 0.03; qSOFA = 2, HR = 17.7, P = 0.005; and qSOFA = 3, HR = 73.7, P < 0.001). Although selecting high-risk patients for ICU admission is a difficult task, the qSOFA score appears to be a useful tool for differentiating patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1713-1720"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144225367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimising risk stratification in diabetic ketoacidosis: a re-evaluation of acid-base status and hyperosmolarity using observational data.","authors":"Sebastiaan Paul Blank, Ruth Miriam Blank","doi":"10.1007/s11739-024-03818-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-024-03818-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Accurate assessment of severity in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) can optimise early management and facilitate prioritisation for high acuity care. The primary aim was to evaluate the relationship between severity of acidosis (considering pH, bicarbonate, and anion gap) and hyperosmolarity with hospital mortality. Secondary outcomes included intensive care mortality, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor/inotrope use, and dialysis. A retrospective cohort study was conducted of adults (≥ 16 yr) with DKA admitted to US intensive care units. Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV dataset and eICU Collaborative Research Database. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate biochemistry obtained within 4 h of admission and the primary and secondary outcomes. We identified 4071 eligible admissions. There was no clear relationship between serum bicarbonate or anion gap and any outcome. Almost half the population did not have blood gas analysis within 4 h of admission; for 2292 patients with blood gases available, pH < 7 and inappropriately high PCO<sub>2</sub> were associated with significant increases in mortality and all secondary outcomes. Osmolarity ≥ 320mosm/L was associated with fourfold increased mortality and higher rates of mechanical ventilation, use of vasopressors/inotropes, and dialysis. Failure of adaptive mechanisms (thirst and hyperventilation) indicating physiological decompensation may be more important for risk stratification in DKA than the degree of acidosis, which was only associated with outcome when severely abnormal. Blood gas analysis is essential to adequately assess disease severity as bicarbonate and anion gap were not predictive of outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1933-1940"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142791358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric P Heymann, Rodrick Lim, James Maskalyk, Simon Pulfrey, Shannon Chun, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Kimberly deSouza, Megan Landes, Eddy Lang
{"title":"Emergency medicine: a global perspective on its past, evolution, and future.","authors":"Eric P Heymann, Rodrick Lim, James Maskalyk, Simon Pulfrey, Shannon Chun, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Kimberly deSouza, Megan Landes, Eddy Lang","doi":"10.1007/s11739-024-03812-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11739-024-03812-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency Medicine (EM) has continuously evolved since its origins on the battlefields of eighteenth-century Europe. Adapting to emerging challenges in healthcare, it has, in the past 70 years, developed to become a critical safety net for society. Despite its resilience and many accomplishments, EM still faces significant challenges, including workforce attrition, resource constraints, and the need for ongoing innovation. This paper explores the various adaptations EM has implemented to meet the demands of healthcare systems globally. By examining these factors and challenges, the paper outlines a future roadmap for EM, emphasizing global equity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and sustained investment to ensure that EM remains robust in addressing future healthcare challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":13662,"journal":{"name":"Internal and Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1917-1921"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142604386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}