Objectives: To provide physicians with current guidelines for the diagnosis and optimal
management of asthma in children and adults, including pregnant women and the elderly, in …

Background Previous trials from our group suggested an overall survival benefit with five
cycles of adjuvant full-dose epirubicin plus ifosfamide in localised high-risk soft-tissue sarcoma …

Study objective: To determine the rate of interobserver reliability of the Canadian Emergency
Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). Methods: Ten physicians and 10 nurses were …

Objective:To determine the inter-observer agreement on triage assignment by first-time users
with diverse training and background using the Canadian Emergency Department Triage …

This study examines the relationship of asthma emergency department (ED) visits to daily
concentrations of ozone and other air pollutants in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Data …

Objective:To assess the performance of the newly implemented Canadian Emergency
Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) triage system in a redesigned 200-bed community …

Triage in the simplest term is the sorting or prioritizing of items (clients, patients, tasks…).
Some form of triaging has been in place, formally or informally since the first ED opened. In …

Acute low back pain is a common problem in the emergency department (ED). Effective
management of acute pain enhances early rehabilitation and recovery. Given the importance of …

Existing studies of the association between air pollution, aeroallergens and emergency
department (ED) visits have generally examined the effects of a few pollutants or aeroallergens …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a set of comprehensive, standardized evidence-based guidelines
for the assessment and treatment of acute asthma in adults in the emergency setting. …