Internal and Emergency Medicine

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Minimal is not minor also in patients with mild traumatic brain injury on oral direct anticoagulant therapy	1031
Bidirectional association between pneumonia and intestinal infection: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database	118
Prevalence of hypothermia and its associated clinical and biological features (such as thrombocytopenia) in emergency department patients: a case series	97
Appropriateness of blood transfusions in the ED—is it all about the money?	92
Connecting the dots in a case of multiple lymphadenopathies: IgG4-related disease or Castleman disease?	82
Sclerosing mesenteritis: a rare disease involving the adipose tissue of the bowel mesentery	77
PEGALUS and other patient predictive scores of COVID-19 patients	76
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung in patient with superior vena cava syndrome and lymphangitic carcinomatosis: a case report	71
Association between time to geriatric ward admission and change in functional status in older adults after an emergency department visit: a prospective cohort study	62
Iatrogenic fever of unknown origin	62
A nomogram based on trauma-induced coagulopathy for predicting hospital mortality in multi-trauma patients: a retrospective study	60
Letter to the editor “Improving acute care outcome in internal medicine: the role of early stabilization and intermediate care unit”	59
A case of diabetic foot with severe vascular disease in an elderly no-option patient undergoing lower limb arterialization: a clinical case report	57
Outcomes for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample	54
Hospitalization for carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with substance use and mood disorders	51
Cell and cytokine analyses from bronchoalveolar lavage in non-critical COVID-19 pneumonia	47
Estimated plasma volume status adds prognostic value to hemodynamic parameters in advanced heart failure	46
“Ubi est morbus?” restoring the central role of adipose tissue pathophysiology when establishing obesity as a disease	46
Clinical presentation of celiac disease in adult patients: current real-life experience	46
In-hospital outcomes among patients admitted for myocardial infarction with coexisting respiratory syncytial virus versus influenza infections	45
Food contamination and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review	44
Can LDL-C be too low? Time to rethink the “lower is better” paradigm	42
Correction to: A 39‑year‑old woman with non‑follicular pustules on targetoid plaques during treatment for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer	41
Correction to: A 61-years-old man with facial swelling and severe pain	41
Remdesivir-induced bradycardia in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV2 infection: a possible vagally-mediated mechanism	36

‘E-cigarette smoking’ is a misleading term: a critical review of its use in academic literature	35
Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors	34
The effect of relative hypotension on 30-day mortality in older people receiving emergency care	34
Frequency of emergency medical service contacts after hospital admissions	30
Radiological lung sequelae, functional status and symptoms in older patients 3 and 6 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia	29
Trends in mortality related to venous thromboembolism in the European Union, 2012–2020	29
A comparison of machine learning algorithms in predicting COVID-19 prognostics	28
Predictors for the prescription of pharmacological prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during hospitalization in Internal Medicine: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-NoTEVole study	28
Multiple pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms and retroperitoneal bleeding in a patient with celiac artery compression syndrome	26
An unusual presentation of sex cord-stromal tumors	26
Threaded enigma: unraveling the diagnostic maze	24
The rhythm of sweet swings	24
Long-term left ventricular thrombosis resolution in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists: comment	23
Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the healthcare system	22
Chronic treatment with SGLT-2 inhibitors is associated with ICU admission and disease severity in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis: a propensity score–matched cohort study	22
Rapid response system and mortality in intensive care unit: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea	22
Assessing risk of major adverse cardiac event among COVID-19 patients using HEART score	22
Hypertension diagnosis and control in Italy. Combining forces in the same direction	21
Asthma and climate change: unveiling hidden vulnerabilities	21
Age differences in symptom burden of patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit	21
Novel perspectives on trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	20
Influence of patient sex on clinical decision-making in acute heart failure: a risk-adjusted analysis using the MEESSI-AHF score	19
Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures, causes and harms—comment	19
A therapeutic cooperation by bempedoic acid and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in statin intolerance inherited dyslipidemias	19
Inaccurate and misleading meta-analysis of E-cigarettes and population-based diseases	19
Preload matters: visualizing fluid responsiveness by TEE during hypovolemic cardiac arrest	18
Current approach to the treatment of vasovagal syncope in adults	18
The burden of smoking-related gastrointestinal cancers from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021	18
Blind eyes	18
Development and validation of a multivariable predictive model for Emergency Department Overcrowding based on the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS) score	18
Efficacy of mobile health-technology integrated care based on the ‘Atrial fibrillation Better Care’ (ABC) pathway in relation to sex: a report from the mAFA-II randomized clinical trial	18
Immediate versus staged revascularization in acute coronary syndrome and multivessel disease: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of RCTs	18
Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a sign of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ıts relationship with disease activity ındices	17
Evaluation of simple diagnostic parameters in acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients—diagnostic recommendations for non-nephrologists	17
Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and consensus recommendations	17
Commentary of echoes of tomorrow	17
Diagnostic accuracy and clinical impact of internist-performed point-of-care ultrasound in atrial fibrillation: a multicenter study	17
Early sclerostin assessment in frail elderly patients with sepsis: insights on short- and long-term mortality prediction	17
A machine learning diagnostic model for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with severe pneumonia	17
A tale of flawed e-cigarette research undetected by defective peer review process	16
The impact of body mass index on treatment response to high-dose dexamethasone in adult primary immune thrombocytopenia patients: A two-center retrospective study	16
An uncommon case of isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a young male	16
Publisher Correction: Logistic and cognitive-emotional barriers experienced by first responders when alarmed to get dispatched to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest events: a region-wide survey	16
Artificial intelligence in medicine: a position paper by the Italian Society of Internal Medicine	16
Subclinical hypothyroidism predicts outcome in heart failure: insights from the T.O.S.CA. registry	16
Short and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses patients: a case–control study	16
Overnight stay in Spanish emergency departments and mortality in older patients	15
Gallstone ileus	15
Predicting hospital readmissions in older patients with heart failure with advanced bioinformatics tools: focus on the role of vulnerability and frailty	15
Use of resources in elderly patients consulting the emergency department: analysis of the Emergency Department and Elder Needs Cohort (EDEN-21)	15

Assessing the utility of frailty scores in triage: a comparative study of validated scales	15
Toward a common clinical lexicon of consciousness	15
Some concerts about incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in obstetric setting	15
Hospital admission from the emergency department of adult patients affected by immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a multidimensional retrospective analysis of an hospital-based cohort	15
Comorbidity and medication patterns in atrial fibrillation patients: association with adverse clinical outcomes	15
Do we consider enough the presence of triggering factors in the evaluation of patients with FMF? Triggering factors are highly prevalent in colchicine-resistant FMF patients	15
Exploring IL-1 inhibition in chronic refractory idiopathic myocarditis: emerging insights and perspectives	15
Green urine in an unconscious patient	15
Assessing triage efficiency in Italy: a comparative study using simulated cases among nurses: reply	15
Hospital characteristics associated with COVID-19 mortality: data from the multicenter cohort Brazilian Registry	14
Correction to: Asthma in patients admitted to emergency department for COVID‑19: prevalence and risk of hospitalization	14
Restructuring the role of emergency departments in the healthcare systems: a vector to improving physician resilience	14
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety in European emergency departments: a comparative analysis of survey results	14
Clarkson disease in critically and non-critically ill patients: insights from the Italian IRIS-CLS registry	14
D-dimer levels in patients with acute venous thromboembolism and occult cancer: the DD-Neo study	13
Artificial intelligence to improve patient care in emergency medicine: a workflow-based analysis	13
Efficacy and safety in ketamine-guided prehospital analgesia for abdominal pain	13
Point-of-care ultrasound improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute onset dyspnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Impact of intraoperative goal-directed therapy on perioperative outcomes in kidney transplantation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial	13
Factors triggering the progressive detachment of nurses toward the fundamental needs of patients: findings from a qualitative study	13
Superficial cervical plexus block in Emergency Departments: rationale for its use in incision and drainage of neck skin abscesses	13
Life-course obesity and heart failure: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study	13
Considering frailty and meaningful outcomes in geriatric emergency care	13
The global burden of lower respiratory infections attributable to respiratory syncytial virus in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	13
Clinical and laboratory features associated with macrophage activation syndrome in Still’s disease: data from the international AIDA Network Still’s Disease Registry	12
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: discharge guidelines	12
Telemedicine in Italy, the starting point	12
Hemostasis at the edge between physiology and cancer	12
Neoplasms arising at the CIED pocket: a hybrid study combining a case report, scoping review, and clinical survey	12
Hypercapnia at admission, regardless of acidosis, may worsen the outcome of hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations	12
The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to move healthcare system from hospital-centered care to patient-centered care: do black swans really exist?	12
Clinical characterization of aortitis and periaortitis: study of 134 patients from a single university hospital	12
Crohn’s disease and breast cancer: a literature review of the mechanisms and treatment	12
Enhanced prognosis and regional cooperative rescue systems for acute myocardial infarction: insights from chest pain centers in Ningxia, China	12
Systemic thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke and active cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Reviewers 2024	11
Ulcerative colitis in the elderly	11
Differences in opioid analgesic practices between emergency medicine specialists and general practitioners: a cross-sectional study	11
Looks like a neoplasm, belongs to amyloidosis, but is usually benign: localized amyloidosis. A long-term retrospective monocentric study	11
Prescription of ACE-Is/ARBs in patients with cardio-renal disease: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from the REPOSI registry	11
The potential of smoke-free products to reduce harm for smokers: what does the toxicological evidence say?	11
Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations requiring mechanical ventilation: a dogma to be re-evaluated	11
A European national health and social service model: a few rules of the game	11
Impact of thyroid function screening in a large cohort of patients admitted to an emergency department	11
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: expert opinion statement on patient monitoring in the emergency department setting	11
A new score to predict Clostridioides difficile infection in medical patients: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-PRACTICE study	11
Violence in emergency services and preventative measures: results from an online survey from Germany	11
Troponin predicts mortality in heart failure-related cardiogenic shock	11
Sepsis in Brazilian emergency departments	11
Dyspnoea after epileptic seizures: beyond aspiration pneumonia	11
Sepsis mortality and ICU length of stay after the implementation of an intensive care team in the emergency department	11
Doctor–patient communication in community-dwelling patients with essential hypertension: a cross-sectional study	10
Further clinical data on the more rapid achievement of remission without the use of steroids with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant-cell arteritis	10
Short-term electrical injury causing bilateral scapular fractures: concealed injuries beneath intact skin integrity	10
Life on a table: the stories that the bedside table of a patient can tell us	10
Empowering the vulnerable in internal medicine: a narrative review on physical exercise as a tool to tackle frailty	10
Longitudinal medical subspecialty follow-up of critically and non-critically ill hospitalized COVID-19 survivors up to 24 months after discharge	10
Thrombotic microangiopathy with features of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteremia: a rare case report	10
Beyond hospitalizations: uncovering underdiagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma during COVID-19	10
Correction to: The diagnostic role of pathergy test in patients with Behçet’s disease from the Western Europe	10
YEARS rule combined with the age-adjusted d-dimer threshold in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism	10
Simultaneous pachymeningeal and cerebral parenchymal involvement by alveolar echinococcosis	10
Total cholesterol and bilirubin levels are associated with neurologic outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	10
A comprehensive review of venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) score: evidence from original research	10
A pilot study of the Palliative Care and Rapid Emergency Screening (P-CaRES) tool to screen older emergency department patients for palliative care in Malaysia	10
FIB-4 predicts coronary disease and early outcomes in unstable angina pectoris	9
Factors influencing patients’ experience of communication with the medical team of the emergency department	9
Development and validation of an audit tool for fluid management in non-critically ill adults in the emergency department	9
Thiazides for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence: are they really effective?	9
Clinical features, diagnosis, and management of retroperitoneal fibrosis in a university referral hospital and literature review	9
The association of fatty liver index and metabolic syndrome with cardiovascular outcomes, liver-related mortality, and all-cause mortality, a nationwide cohort study:comment	9
Sex based disparities in glycemic control and hospitalization outcomes of medical patients with diabetes mellitus—a historical cohort study	9
Clinical features and outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or both	9
Hospital mortality and failure of non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19: looking inside the predictive scores	9
Association between post-arrest 12-lead electrocardiographic features and neurologically intact survival for patients of in-hospital cardiac arrest	9
Contrasting obesity: is something missing here?	9
Treat and release: an observational study of non-conveyed high-acuity dispatches in a Danish emergency medical system	9
Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients	9
Ultrasound screening for asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients: a pilot trial	9
Is it time to update our defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation?	9

Optimal antiplatelet therapy for patients after antiplatelet therapy induced gastrointestinal bleeding: timing	9
Prevalence of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
CGRP-targeted therapies for migraine and the risk of infection	8
Bridging innovation and clinical impact: advances and challenges in beta cell replacement therapies	8
Handgrip strength is associated with adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19-associated pneumonia	8
Weather information improves a predictive model of emergency department arrivals	8
Reassessing proton pump inhibitor safety: a comment	8
Immune disturbance leads to pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 more than classical risk factors: a clinical and histological study	8
Negative 18F-FDG-PET imaging in fever and inflammation of unknown origin: now what?	8
Obstructive shock due to thoracic aortic aneurysm	8
Practical approach to acute pancreatitis: from diagnosis to the management of complications	8
Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in patients with hemochromatosis	8
Metabolic dysfunction-associated gallstone disease: expecting more from critical care manifestations	8
Opioid-induced constipation in internal medicine: recognition and management pathways	8
Predictive value of the atherogenic index of plasma for frailty in older adults	8
Hyperamylasemia in COVID-19 patients: pancreatic involvement or secondary epiphenomenon?	8
Evaluating cardiovascular risk in metabolic steatosis with precision medicine non-invasive approaches: insights from a cohort study	8
Current antithrombotic prophylaxis in nephrotic syndrome: results from an Italian survey	8
Enhancing scientific output in Italian internal medicine: the responsibility of scientific societies	8
Why so many different specialty training programmes in general practice in Europe?	8
Comparison of profiles of biomarkers of potential harm among healthy adults who used heated tobacco products, smoked combustible cigarettes, or who had never smoked: a cross-sectional, observational s	8
The impact of lactose intolerance diagnosis: costs, timing, and quality-of-life	8
An atypical adverse reaction to iron infusion: a case report	8
Lung ultrasound in pneumonia: a guide for effective implementation	8
Cardiac vagal control and inflammation are upregulated in exceptional human longevity	8
Long-term left ventricular thrombosis resolution in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists: reply to comment	8
What is your next step? A case of a composite dyslipidemia with atherosclerotic trajectory: bridging primary care to internal medicine setting	8
Fostering interconnected care in heart failure: a call to action for a comprehensive assessment and management of the patient’s journey	8
Trends in sudden cardiac death mortality in Italy, 2013–2019	8
Association of appropriateness for ICU admission with resource use, organ support and long-term survival in critically ill cancer patients	8
Targeting the cognitive failures of fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, crossover pilot trial of a rapid countermeasure in night-shift emergency physicians	8
Ceftriaxone 1 g versus 2 g per day, for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study—comment	8
Integrative assessment of congestion in heart failure using ultrasound imaging	8
Medical devices in Europe, all but drugs: time to radically change their regulation?	7
Case report: a case of pelvic retroperitoneal aggressive fibromatosis misdiagnosed as ovarian cystadenoma	7
Validation and clinical correlates of the Turkish version of the methotrexate intolerance and severity assessment (MISA) questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis	7
A risk score for patients with ischemic heart disease in the emergency department	7
Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on comprehensive geriatric assessment and cognitive function in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: comment	7
Diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a post hoc analysis from the WARCEF trial	7
Giant aortic aneurism diagnosed by lung ultrasound	7
The impact of chronic conditions on emergency department length of stay	7
Faster steroid-free remission with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant cell arteritis: a real-life experience in two reference centres	7
Selecting patients for ICU up-grade from general wards: role of prognostic tools	7
Conceptualizing a model for European health systems: the institutional framework	7
Optimizing oxygen targets in COVID-19: cutting-edge insights from the HOT-COVID trial	7
Differences in the efficacy and safety of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in males and females. Does only sex matter?	7
Overnight bridge crossing troubled waters	7
Rethinking scientific and medical affairs to support the tobacco industry transformation	7
Characteristics of a revised quick sequential organ failure assessment score (RqSOFA) to predict in-hospital mortality of patients visiting the emergency department via ambulance: an observational coh	7
A benign valvular tumour with malignant consequences: coronary embolization from an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma	7
Workplace violence and burnout in the prehospital emergency medical services: a cross-sectional study	7
Holding breath: the human cost of a system under strain	7
SGLT-2 inhibitors and diabetic ketoacidosis	7
Letter to: Utility of pulmonary echography with a handheld ultrasound device in patients with acute coronary syndrome	7
A rare presentation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	7
“To clarify the safety profile of paracetamol for home-care patients with COVID-19: a real-world cohort study, with nested case–control analysis, in primary care”—Reply	7
Health technology assessment for pharmaceuticals in the European Union: what lessons after two decades?	7
Rare nodal involvement as the initial presentation of lymphomatoid granulomatosis, mimicking metastatic carcinoma	7
Prognostic role of serum albumin levels in patients with chronic heart failure	6
Multidimensional versus unidimensional pain scales for the assessment of analgesic requirement in the emergency department: a systematic review	6
Prehospital point-of-care medication burden as a predictor of poor related outcomes in unselected acute diseases	6
Interventions to improve the quality of low back pain care in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Serum lactate is associated with an ICU admission in patients presenting with seizure at the emergency department	6
Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in heart failure patients across the range of body mass index: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	6
Utility of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting plasma leakage amongst adults with dengue fever	6
The application of pleural ultrasound features in different lung diseases characterized by B-lines of lung ultrasound in hemodialysis patients	6
To clarify the safety profile of paracetamol for home-care patients with COVID-19: a real-world cohort study, with nested case–control analysis, in primary care	6
Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: a lesson to be learned for the future	6
Smart-working policies during COVID-19 pandemic: a way to reduce work-related traumas?	6
Early association between respiratory mechanics and radiological changes in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with COVID-19	6
Enhancing mortality prediction in intensive care units: improving APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS II scoring systems using long short-term memory	6
Progress and prospects for artificial intelligence in clinical practice: learning from COVID-19	6
Gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation: a narrative review	6
Routine color doppler ultrasonography for the early diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis relapses	6
Monitoring and modulation of respiratory drive in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in spontaneous breathing	6
Non-invasive fibrosis markers are useful in predicting the presence of varices in compensated cirrhosis and variceal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis	6
Hyperkalemia: do you forget something?	6
Outcomes of non-valvular atrial fibrillation elderly patients maintained on VKAs’ treatment compared to patients switched to DOACs: results from the START2-AF registry	6
Low-dose azithromycin prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6
Post-critical ictal bradycardia: the risks of tricky timing	6
Non-dipper blood pressure pattern and glycemic alterations: does post-prandial glucose rise predict lack of nocturnal pressure drop?	6
Spur cells in liver cirrhosis are predictive of acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver-related mortality regardless of severe anaemia	6
A 57-year-old woman with unexplained refractory shock	6
Towards a sustainable pricing of pharmaceutical goods: comment	6
The color of therapeutic adherence: a near miss in a dyslipidemic patient	6
When pregnancy-associated hypertriglyceridemia goes above and beyond the risk of pancreatitis	6
Umbilical hernia with uncommon content; herniated paraumbilical collateral veins	6
Diaphragmatic ultrasound: approach, emerging evidence, and future perspectives in non-ICU patients	6
The ring-of-fire sign on trauma CT: ruptured ectopic pregnancy	6
Bridging knowledge gaps in salt consumption for public health action: a cross-sectional study in Saudi Arabia	6
The association between emergency department length of stay and hospital length of stay: an observational multi-centre cohort study	6
Intravenous paracetamol compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for acute pain in emergency departments	6
A double-edged sword: a narrative review on steroids in sepsis and septic shock	6
Development and validation of prognostic nomogram for cirrhotic patients with acute kidney injury upon ICU admission	6
Combination therapy of beta-blockers and digoxin is associated with increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from th	6