{"title":"Trends in tranexamic acid use in adult emergency departments: a 10-year multi-institutional analysis from Epic Cosmos.","authors":"Ali Sweid, Rana Bachir, Mazen J El Sayed","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.049","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149119112","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":"Factors associated with patient satisfaction in a Vietnamese university hospital emergency department: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Dang Nguyen-Binh, Hung-Chang Liao","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of emergency department (ED) quality, but evidence from low- and middle-income countries remains limited. This study evaluated patient satisfaction and associated factors in a university hospital ED in Vietnam.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was conducted at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital between June and September 2025. A total of 250 respondents (197 patients and 53 caregiver proxies) completed a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multivariable linear regression, with sensitivity analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall satisfaction was high, with 94.0% of respondents reporting satisfaction. The highest ratings were observed for nursing adherence to procedures (97.2%), safety and trust (96.8%), physician explanations (96.0%), and staff attitude and communication (95.2%). Lower ratings were reported for waiting time for tests/imaging (89.6%) and cost explanation clarity (91.2%). In the primary analysis, waiting time before physician assessment was the strongest predictor of overall satisfaction (β = 0.238), followed by treatment procedures (β = 0.188), hygiene and environment (β = 0.188), payment convenience (β = 0.172), and nursing adherence to procedures (β = 0.144). In the patient-only sensitivity analysis, nursing adherence to procedures showed the strongest association (β = 0.365), while the other key predictors remained broadly consistent.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Patient satisfaction was high in this university hospital ED. Waiting time before physician assessment, nursing adherence to procedures, treatment procedures, hygiene and environment, and payment convenience were associated with satisfaction; however, these relationships should be interpreted as associations rather than causal effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149129413","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}
Julie Winkle, Yachana Bhakta, Alexandra June Gordon, Clark Owyang, Gregory Wu, Steven G Schauer, Barry J Knapp, Michael Gottlieb, Nicholas J Johnson
{"title":"A national survey of emergency medicine trained critical care physicians and trainees in the United States.","authors":"Julie Winkle, Yachana Bhakta, Alexandra June Gordon, Clark Owyang, Gregory Wu, Steven G Schauer, Barry J Knapp, Michael Gottlieb, Nicholas J Johnson","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148992640","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":"Scroll at your own risk: Misinformation, mistrust, and the infosphere in emergency care.","authors":"Marina Del Rios, Bernice Fokum","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149018865","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":"Corrigendum to \"Hepatic portal venous gas as an early sign of nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia in diabetic ketoacidosis\" [Am. J. Emerg. Med. 110 (2026) 173-175].","authors":"Shunli Wan, Xia Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148932059","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":"Reader Comment Regarding Carotid artery velocity-time integral as a surrogate for left ventricular outflow tract velocity-time integral during fluid resuscitation in the emergency department.","authors":"Jon-Emile S Kenny","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148984182","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}
Ümit Korkan, Murat Pekdemir, İbrahim Ulaş Özturan, Nurettin Özgür Doğan, Elif Yaka, Serkan Yılmaz
{"title":"The Authors Respond to Reader Comment Regarding Carotid artery velocity-time integral as a surrogate for left ventricular outflow tract velocity-time integral during fluid resuscitation in the emergency department.","authors":"Ümit Korkan, Murat Pekdemir, İbrahim Ulaş Özturan, Nurettin Özgür Doğan, Elif Yaka, Serkan Yılmaz","doi":"10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55536,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148957251","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}