Internal and Emergency Medicine

Article	Citations
A curious case of pancytopenia and fever in a patient with Erdheim–Chester disease	130
Prognostic tools for elderly patients with sepsis: in search of new predictive models	107
A 57-year-old woman with unexplained refractory shock	79
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung in patient with superior vena cava syndrome and lymphangitic carcinomatosis: a case report	69
Hospitalization for carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with substance use and mood disorders	57
Strengthening team cohesion in the emergency department through a color-coded well-being check-in: are you ‘ready to roll?’	51
A nomogram based on trauma-induced coagulopathy for predicting hospital mortality in multi-trauma patients: a retrospective study	46
Immediate coronary angiography and systematic targeted temperature management are associated with improved outcome in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest	40
High versus low chloride load in adult hyperglycemic emergencies with acute kidney injury: a multicenter retrospective cohort study	37
The complex management of the opioid-addicted patient admitted to hospital	36
A comparison of machine learning algorithms in predicting COVID-19 prognostics	34
Peripheral artery disease in patients with stable coronary artery disease in general practice: results from an Italian nationwide study—PAD & CAD study	34
Gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation: a narrative review. Comment	34
Shorten the door-to-antibiotics time in acute bacterial meningitis using a glucometer to measure the cerebrospinal fluid/blood glucose ratio	30
Early echocardiographic findings in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia: a prospective, single center study	30
Deficiency of natural anticoagulants: how should we manage cardiovascular prevention?	29
Pulmonary embolism after a long-haul flight	29
Targeted HIV screening in the emergency department	29
COVID-19 vaccines and thrombosis	27
Sex differences in clinical outcomes amongst 1105 patients admitted with hip fractures	27
Lung ultrasound presentation of covid-19 patients: phenotypes and correlations—comment	27
Prevalence of hypothermia and its associated clinical and biological features (such as thrombocytopenia) in emergency department patients: a case series	27
Echocardiographic diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome: a valuable tool to remember	26
Clinical factors associated with death in 3044 COVID-19 patients managed in internal medicine wards in Italy: comment	25
Antiphospholipid syndrome: are old school VKAs still the best choice?	24

Prognostic value of respiratory parameters for COVID-19 patients in the emergency department: results from the EC-COVID study	24
Clinical risk scores for the early prediction of severe outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19	24
Evaluation of the HEFESTOS scale to predict outcomes in emergency department acute heart failure patients	24
High-dose steroids for the treatment of severe COVID-19	23
Ischemic and bleeding risk by type 2 diabetes clusters in patients with acute coronary syndrome	23
Bidirectional association between pneumonia and intestinal infection: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database	22
POST-discharge thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19: a single-center experience	22
Putative invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in apparently immunocompetent patients within medical wards and intensive care units	21
Minimal is not minor also in patients with mild traumatic brain injury on oral direct anticoagulant therapy	21
Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in the early diagnosis of novel coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) in a first-level emergency department during a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Italy: a real-life analysis	20
Prehospital point-of-care medication burden as a predictor of poor related outcomes in unselected acute diseases	20
Message from the New Editor-in-Chief of Internal and Emergency Medicine	19
Spur cells in liver cirrhosis are predictive of acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver-related mortality regardless of severe anaemia	19
Estimated plasma volume status adds prognostic value to hemodynamic parameters in advanced heart failure	19
Clinical evaluation of patients living with obesity	19
Diaphragmatic ultrasound evaluation in acute heart failure: clinical and functional associations	19
Metabolic risks remain a serious threat to cardiovascular disease: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019	18
Impact of sleeve gastrectomy compared to Roux-en-y gastric bypass upon hedonic hunger and the relationship to post-operative weight loss	18
Sclerosing mesenteritis: a rare disease involving the adipose tissue of the bowel mesentery	17
Prognostic role of serum albumin levels in patients with chronic heart failure	17
Multidimensional versus unidimensional pain scales for the assessment of analgesic requirement in the emergency department: a systematic review	17
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	17
IgM anti-SARS-CoV-2-specific determination: useful or confusing? Big Data analysis of a real-life scenario	16
High flow Nasal Cannula oxygen therapy: the Columbus egg that helps us understand the clinical meaning of dyspnea	16
Aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase ratio and clinical outcomes after acute ischemic stroke: the CNSR-III registry	16
Urgent need of novel biomarkers of acute dyspnea	16
Rifaximin in diverticulosis and diverticular disease: a national survey among Italian gastroenterologists and general practitioners	16
Remdesivir-induced bradycardia in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV2 infection: a possible vagally-mediated mechanism	15
Routine color doppler ultrasonography for the early diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis relapses	15
Facing overcrowding in the emergency departments	15
Emergency department length of stay (ED-LOS) as synonymous with critical and clinical risk	14
Patient adherence and comprehension of take-home anticoagulant regimens prescribed at the emergency department: preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial and implications for patient saf	14
A double blind randomized controlled trial investigating efficacy and safety of varenicline for smoking cessation in patients with type 2 diabetes: study protocol	14
The Pandemic's impacts on patients without Covid-19 on multidisciplinary aspects in emergency medicine care	14
Efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants in older adults with atrial fibrillation: a prospective single-centre cohort study	14
Education to increase efficiency in senior emergency medicine residents: too little, too late?	14
Computational modeling method to estimate secondhand exposure potential from exhalations during e-vapor product use under various real-world scenarios	13
Intravenous paracetamol compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for acute pain in emergency departments	13
PEGALUS and other patient predictive scores of COVID-19 patients	13
Pharmaceutical patenting in the European Union: reform or riddance	13
Competitive interaction between smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for explaining renal function reduction in hypertensive patients	13
Post-critical ictal bradycardia: the risks of tricky timing	13
High LACE index scores are associated with disproportionate excess deaths in hospital amongst patients with COVID-19	13
The impact of lesion complexity on predicting mortality of coronary artery disease patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	13
The BaSICS randomized clinical trial	13
Sex differences in the association between d-dimer and the incidence of acute kidney injury in patients admitted with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a retrospective observational study	13
Clinical presentation of celiac disease in adult patients: current real-life experience	12
The effect of relative hypotension on 30-day mortality in older people receiving emergency care	12
Statin treatment and outcomes after embolic stroke of undetermined source	12
The promise of machine learning models in cardiovascular risk prediction	12

Non-invasive fibrosis markers are useful in predicting the presence of varices in compensated cirrhosis and variceal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis	12
Henoch–schonlein purpura following exposure to SARS-CoV2 vaccine or infection: a systematic review and a case report	12
Role of prognostic scores in predicting in-hospital mortality and failure of non-invasive ventilation in adults with COVID-19	12
Critical care management of acute intoxications, dynamics and changes over time: a cohort study	12
“Large-vessel vasculitis following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine”: comment	12
Ischemic stroke while on NOAC therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: suggested treatment strategies	12
A fistful of candies for hypertension	11
Delirium is common in patients hospitalized with COVID-19	11
Role of age, sex, and specific provoking factors on the distal versus proximal presentation of first symptomatic deep vein thrombosis: analysis of the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER)	11
Do we need pre-hospital resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in the civilian helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS)?	11
Appropriateness of blood transfusions in the ED—is it all about the money?	11
Epidemiology of hyperkalemia in CKD patients under nephrological care: a longitudinal study	11
The Crystalloid Liberal or Vasopressors Early Resuscitation in Sepsis (CLOVERS) randomized clinical trial	11
“Smoke on the water”: a challenging case of pneumonia	11
Why we all need Choosing Wisely?	11
Time-efficiency principle applied to an unusual presentation: what is hidden behind a lymphedema?	11
Endothelial dysfunction is associated with reduced myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency in drug-naïve hypertensive individuals	10
Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: a lesson to be learned for the future	10
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD): addressing knowledge gaps in unmet needs and patient journey in Italy—a Delphi consensus	10
Connecting the dots in a case of multiple lymphadenopathies: IgG4-related disease or Castleman disease?	10
Mandatory referral for unplanned hospital admissions led to a 9.4% reduction in attendances	10
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on visits to the hospital emergency service in two hospitals in Spain, from March 14, 2020 to June 21, 2020	10
Carlo Tortoni (1640–1700) and the Early Use of Microscope in Medical Experimentation	10
Short term effect of sacubitril/valsartan on comprehensive geriatric assessment in chronic heart failure: a real life analysis	10
Mortality and its association with chronic alcohol-related diseases in patients admitted to the emergency department for acute alcoholic intoxication: retrospective cohort study	10
Evaluation of point-of-care ultrasound use in the diagnostic approach for right upper quadrant abdominal pain management in the emergency department: a prospective study	10
Impact of body mass index on the outcome of elderly patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation	10
Non-dipper blood pressure pattern and glycemic alterations: does post-prandial glucose rise predict lack of nocturnal pressure drop?	10
Clinical profile and evolution of patients with juvenile-onset Behçet’s syndrome over a 25-year period: insights from the AIDA network	9
Outcomes for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample	9
Awareness of sex and gender dimensions among physicians: the European federation of internal medicine assessment of gender differences in Europe (EFIM-IMAGINE) survey: comment	9
Smart-working policies during COVID-19 pandemic: a way to reduce work-related traumas?	9
The impact of cognitive aids on resuscitation performance in in-hospital cardiac arrest scenarios: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Radiological lung sequelae, functional status and symptoms in older patients 3 and 6 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia	9
Ergogenic value of oxygen supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	9
Large-vessel vasculitis following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine	9
How accurate are the references generated by ChatGPT in internal medicine?	9
Clinical testing of the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarette substitution for smoking: a living systematic review	9
Basilar artery occlusion presenting with reduced level of consciousness: a diagnosis not to miss	9
When pulmonary arterial hypertension complicates connective tissue diseases: we still have not found what we are looking for	9
The everchanging framework of autoinflammation	9
Acceptance and publication times in high-impact general medical journals	9
Cell and cytokine analyses from bronchoalveolar lavage in non-critical COVID-19 pneumonia	9
Current management of cancer-associated venous thromboembolism in patients with thrombocytopenia: a retrospective cohort study	9
SARS-CoV-2 vs smallpox: mass vaccinations in the mirror	9
Correlation of SpO2/FiO2 and PaO2/FiO2 in patients with symptomatic COVID-19: An observational, retrospective study	9
Utility of pulmonary echography with a handheld ultrasound device in patients with acute coronary syndrome	9
Early association between respiratory mechanics and radiological changes in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with COVID-19	9
Daily estimates of individual discharge likelihood with deep learning natural language processing in general medicine: a prospective and external validation study	9
Lung ultrasound national report (LUNARE PROJECT) by the Italian Society of Internal Medicine (SIMI)	9
Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors	9
Impact of cardiovascular disease on clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with Covid-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Uncommon presentation of systemic capillary leak syndrome: a case report with pulmonary embolism	8
Progress and prospects for artificial intelligence in clinical practice: learning from COVID-19	8
Role of ROX index in the first assessment of COVID-19 patients in the emergency department	8
Evaluation of a patient-centered integrated care program for individuals with frequent hospital readmissions and multimorbidity	8
After the first wave and beyond lockdown: long-lasting changes in emergency department visit number, characteristics, diagnoses, and hospital admissions	8
Clinical profile, inhaler technique, and predictors of inhaler adherence among asthma and COPD patients who attended the outpatient emergency department for acute exacerbation	8
Comparison of the characteristics, morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 between first and second/third wave in a hospital setting in Lombardy: a retrospective cohort study	8
Factors triggering familial mediterranean fever attacks, do they really exist?	8
Emergency department visits and readmissions after COVID-19 hospitalization: a cross-sectional analysis	8
Influenza vaccination for elderly, vulnerable and high-risk subjects: a narrative review and expert opinion	8
Effect of regional cooperative rescue systems based on chest pain centers for patients with acute myocardial infarction in a first-tier city in China	8
NAFLD determined by Dallas Steatosis Index is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia: a cohort study	8
Umbilical hernia with uncommon content; herniated paraumbilical collateral veins	8
Variability of the anticoagulant effect according to body weight in patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants	8
Crucial safety issues on Janus kinase inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis might be associated with the lack of LDL-cholesterol management: a reasoned literature analysis	8
Trends in mortality related to venous thromboembolism in the European Union, 2012–2020	8
Treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Physical activity in liver transplant recipients: a large multicenter study	8
Development and validation of prognostic nomogram for cirrhotic patients with acute kidney injury upon ICU admission	8
Out-of-hospital onset versus in-hospital onset for clinical outcomes in spontaneous intramuscular hematoma diagnosed by computed tomography: a retrospective cohort study	7
Progress in the management of acute colchicine poisoning in adults	7
Colchicine efficacy and safety for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases	7
Clinical impact of vital sign abnormalities in patients admitted with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study using continuous wireless monitoring	7
Immune thrombocytopenia following COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: casuality or causality?	7
Fib-4 score is able to predict intra-hospital mortality in 4 different SARS-COV2 waves	7
(Our) Awakenings	7
Correction to: A 61-years-old man with facial swelling and severe pain	7
Correction to: A 39‑year‑old woman with non‑follicular pustules on targetoid plaques during treatment for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer	7

Does CHA2DS2-VASc score predict mortality in chronic kidney disease?	7
Psychiatric patients at the emergency department: factors associated with length of stay and likelihood of hospitalization	7
Beware the IBM SPSS statistics® in multiple ROC curves analysis	7
Deviating vital signs in continuous monitoring prior to discharge and risk of readmission: an observational study	7
Characteristics and retention of emergency department patients who left without being seen (LWBS)	7
Serum lactate is associated with an ICU admission in patients presenting with seizure at the emergency department	7
Non-invasive phenotyping of fatty liver: clues for management and prevention	7
A man with diarrhea	7
Correction: Unveiling cancer risk in ANCA-associated vasculitis: result from the Turkish Vasculitis Study Group (TRVaS)	7
Correction: Raising the curtain: from the gut lumen to human health and disease—the point of interest for internal medicine	7
4C mortality score and COVID-19 mortality risk score: an analysis in four different age groups of an Italian population	7
The association between albumin corrected anion gap and ICU mortality in acute kidney injury patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy	7
Machine learning versus traditional methods for the development of risk stratification scores: a case study using original Canadian Syncope Risk Score data	7
Using real-time machine learning to prevent in-hospital hypoglycemia: a prospective study	7
Acute dyspnea in the emergency department: a clinical review	7
Fibrosis-4 index is closely associated with clinical outcomes in acute cardioembolic stroke patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation	7
Comparison between standard and ultrasound-integrated approach for risk stratification of syncope in the emergency department	7
Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bloodstream infections caused by Enterococcus spp. within internal medicine wards: a two-year single-centre experience	7
Food contamination and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review	7
Interventions to reduce burnout in emergency medicine: a national inventory of the Canadian experience to support global implementation of wellness initiatives	7
Laboratory markers of severity across three COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia: has Omicron and vaccinations changed disease presentation?	7
Correction to: Antibiotic prescriptions in the context of suspected bacterial respiratory tract superinfections in the COVID-19 era: a retrospective quantitative analysis of antibiotic consumption and	7
Recurrent pericarditis: an update on diagnosis and management	7
Painted in black: deciphering the cornerstones of a challenging case	6
Editorial Expression of Concern: Breaking the diagnosis: ankylosing spondylitis evidenced by cervical fracture following spine manipulation	6
The clinical features and treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) in Turkey: one or two distinct diseases?	6
Response to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Italy: a 3-month follow-up—Reply	6
A machine learning diagnostic model for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with severe pneumonia	6
Prevalence of and factors associated with physical restraint use in the intensive care unit: a multicenter prospective observational study in Japan	6
Asterixis in the lower extremities	6
A patient with severe anemia and body weight loss: unveiling what was behind	6
A mediastinal tumor with massive pericardial effusion	6
Rise and fall of troponin in the emergency department: do we overlook an important group at risk?	6
Asthma in patients admitted to emergency department for COVID-19: prevalence and risk of hospitalization	6
Correction to: NAFLD, MAFLD, and beyond: one or several acronyms for better comprehension and patient care	6
Evaluation of use and identification of predictive factors for nonuse of peripheral venous catheters in the emergency department	6
A family with gallstone disease: defining inherited risk in the era of clinical genetic testing	6
Mortality prediction using a modified R2CHA2DS2-VASc score among hospitalized COVID-19 patients	6
Time for implementing high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays in emergency departments in Italy	6
Low eGFR and albuminuria independently predict all-cause mortality in high-risk subjects undergoing coronary arteriography	6
In old anticoagulated patients with mild traumatic brain injury, a 24-h observation period should not be recommended without evidence of a clear benefit: a retrospective study of delayed hemorrhagic v	6
Further data on use of NSAIDs for the home-care therapy of COVID-19	6
The variable relationship between the National Early Warning Score on admission to hospital, the primary discharge diagnosis, and in-hospital mortality	6
A rare case of abdominal lymphadenopathy and fever	6
Incidence and factors associated with out-of-hospital peri-intubation cardiac arrest: a secondary analysis of the CURASMUR trial	6
Integrated care: easy in theory, harder in practice?	6
Direct oral anticoagulants in patients with a left-sided bioprosthetic heart valve: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Management of acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department and its associations with clinical variables	6
Rethinking the first-aid research agenda from the perspective of community access to emergency medical services	6
Surveillance of COVID-19 using a keyword search for symptoms in reports from emergency medical communication centers in Gironde, France: a 15 year retrospective cross-sectional study	6
Exposures and suspected intoxications during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: preliminary results from an Italian poison control centre	6
Imported skin parasitosis: creeping eruption	6
A Doppler ultrasound self-monitoring approach for detection of relevant individual decompression stress in scuba diving	6
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with delirium in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: are immigrants a vulnerable group?	6
A novel scoring system for early prediction of massive transfusion requirement in trauma patients	6
Short-term evolocumab-induced tendon xanthomas regression in an elderly patient with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia	6
Frequency of emergency medical service contacts after hospital admissions	6
Can lung ultrasound replace CT scan in a 6-month follow-up of severe COVID-19 pneumonia? A brief commentary	6
Correction to: Surveillance of COVID-19 using a keyword search for symptoms in reports from emergency medical communication centers in Gironde, France: a 15 year retrospective cross-sectional study	6
Added value of inflammatory markers to vital signs for predicting mortality in patients with suspected infection: external validation and model development	6
Protecting effects of smoking against COVID-19: a community-based retrospective cohort study in middle- and older-aged adults	6
Threaded enigma: unraveling the diagnostic maze	5
COmplexity of CARE and Discharge barriers: the ‘modern internal medicine patient’. Results from the CO-CARED Study.	5
Eosinophilic oesophagitis in adults: from symptoms to therapeutic options	5
Subclinical hypothyroidism predicts outcome in heart failure: insights from the T.O.S.CA. registry	5
Translational artificial intelligence-led optimization and realization of estimated discharge with a supportive weekend interprofessional flow team (TAILORED-SWIFT)	5
Five waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: results of a national survey evaluating the impact on activities related to arrhythmias, pacing, and electrophysiology promoted by AIAC (Italian Association o	5
Awake pronation with helmet CPAP in early COVID-19 ARDS patients: effects on respiratory effort and distribution of ventilation assessed by EIT	5
Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures, causes and harms—comment	5
Assessing risk of major adverse cardiac event among COVID-19 patients using HEART score	5
Predicting hospital admission from emergency department triage data for patients presenting with fall-related fractures	5
Emergency room comprehensive assessment of demographic, radiological, laboratory and clinical data of patients with COVID-19: determination of its prognostic value for in-hospital mortality	5
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes’ determinants: an Italian retrospective cohort study based on Lombardia CARe	5
Diver bubble self-monitoring with audio Doppler echography: a way to know own response to dive	5
Evaluation of pre-endoscopy risk scores and base deficit for prediction adverse clinical outcomes in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding	5
Interdisciplinary approach to opportunistic infections: staphylococcal meningitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis on treatment with dimethyl fumarate	5
Fibrosis‑4 (FIB‑4) index and mortality in COVID‑19 patients admitted to the emergency department: a new interesting predictive index for patients with COVID-19 disease?	5
A case of lymphadenopathies with concomitant multiple acquired hemostasis disorders in an adult female patient	5
Real-world analysis on the use of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid for alcohol withdrawal syndrome in hospitalized patients with diagnosis of cirrhosis	5
Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Index and mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to the emergency department	5
Poor outcome among patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging with intermediate-zone troponin	5
Hypertension diagnosis and control in Italy. Combining forces in the same direction	5
Mortality outcomes and predictors of failed thrombolysis following STEMI thrombolysis in a non-PCI capable tertiary hospital: a 5-year analysis	5
A European national health and social service model: imagining a rational philosophy for health care organizations	5
Anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease: clinical complexity beyond thromboembolism	5
Point-of-care ultrasound in acute coronary syndrome–it’s about time	5
Acute aortic syndrome as an early complication of giant cell arteritis	5
Prevalence of low skeletal muscle quantity and quality and their associated factors in patients before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation	5
Relationship between proton pump inhibitor prescription and asthma exacerbation among adult patients: a self-controlled case series study	5
Insights into geriatric health: primary sarcopenia and innate immunity dynamics, examining SARC-F, serum TLR 4, TLR 9, and resolvin levels	5
Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and consensus recommendations	5
An unusual presentation of sex cord-stromal tumors	5
ABCD2, ABCD2-I, and OTTAWA scores for stroke risk assessment: a direct retrospective comparison	5
The impact of a non-restrictive Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in the emergency department of a secondary-level Italian hospital	5
COVID-19 pneumonia during long-term migraine prophylaxis with fremanezumab: a case report	5