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	715
Bidirectional association between pneumonia and intestinal infection: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database	96
Correction to: A 39‑year‑old woman with non‑follicular pustules on targetoid plaques during treatment for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer	92
Prevalence of hypothermia and its associated clinical and biological features (such as thrombocytopenia) in emergency department patients: a case series	80
Appropriateness of blood transfusions in the ED—is it all about the money?	66
Connecting the dots in a case of multiple lymphadenopathies: IgG4-related disease or Castleman disease?	63
Sclerosing mesenteritis: a rare disease involving the adipose tissue of the bowel mesentery	62
PEGALUS and other patient predictive scores of COVID-19 patients	60
Correction to: A 61-years-old man with facial swelling and severe pain	56
Outcomes for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample	55
Trends in mortality related to venous thromboembolism in the European Union, 2012–2020	52
‘E-cigarette smoking’ is a misleading term: a critical review of its use in academic literature	48
Hospitalization for carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with substance use and mood disorders	48
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung in patient with superior vena cava syndrome and lymphangitic carcinomatosis: a case report	46
The effect of relative hypotension on 30-day mortality in older people receiving emergency care	43
Iatrogenic fever of unknown origin	43
NAFLD determined by Dallas Steatosis Index is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia: a cohort study	39
A nomogram based on trauma-induced coagulopathy for predicting hospital mortality in multi-trauma patients: a retrospective study	36
Association between time to geriatric ward admission and change in functional status in older adults after an emergency department visit: a prospective cohort study	36
Letter to the editor “Improving acute care outcome in internal medicine: the role of early stabilization and intermediate care unit”	35
A case of diabetic foot with severe vascular disease in an elderly no-option patient undergoing lower limb arterialization: a clinical case report	35
Frequency of emergency medical service contacts after hospital admissions	35
“Ubi est morbus?” restoring the central role of adipose tissue pathophysiology when establishing obesity as a disease	34
Clinical presentation of celiac disease in adult patients: current real-life experience	34
Radiological lung sequelae, functional status and symptoms in older patients 3 and 6 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia	34

Can LDL-C be too low? Time to rethink the “lower is better” paradigm	33
Cell and cytokine analyses from bronchoalveolar lavage in non-critical COVID-19 pneumonia	33
Food contamination and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review	32
Remdesivir-induced bradycardia in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV2 infection: a possible vagally-mediated mechanism	32
A comparison of machine learning algorithms in predicting COVID-19 prognostics	28
Estimated plasma volume status adds prognostic value to hemodynamic parameters in advanced heart failure	27
Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors	27
Predictors for the prescription of pharmacological prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during hospitalization in Internal Medicine: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-NoTEVole study	26
Extraosseous effects of vitamin D: a role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19?	26
An unusual presentation of sex cord-stromal tumors	26
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	24
Response to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Italy: a 3-month follow-up—Reply	23
Multiple pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms and retroperitoneal bleeding in a patient with celiac artery compression syndrome	23
Threaded enigma: unraveling the diagnostic maze	22
Subclinical hypothyroidism predicts outcome in heart failure: insights from the T.O.S.CA. registry	21
Inaccurate and misleading meta-analysis of E-cigarettes and population-based diseases	20
Predictors of short-term COPD readmission	19
A tale of flawed e-cigarette research undetected by defective peer review process	19
Echocardiographic predictors of mortality in intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism	19
Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a sign of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ıts relationship with disease activity ındices	19
Short and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses patients: a case–control study	19
A machine learning diagnostic model for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with severe pneumonia	18
Artificial intelligence in medicine: a position paper by the Italian Society of Internal Medicine	18
Assessing risk of major adverse cardiac event among COVID-19 patients using HEART score	18
Rapid response system and mortality in intensive care unit: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea	17
Novel perspectives on trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio in hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	17
Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures, causes and harms—comment	17
Hypertension diagnosis and control in Italy. Combining forces in the same direction	17
Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the healthcare system	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
Interdisciplinary approach to opportunistic infections: staphylococcal meningitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis on treatment with dimethyl fumarate	17
A therapeutic cooperation by bempedoic acid and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in statin intolerance inherited dyslipidemias	17
Preload matters: visualizing fluid responsiveness by TEE during hypovolemic cardiac arrest	16
Development and validation of a multivariable predictive model for Emergency Department Overcrowding based on the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS) score	16
Blind eyes	16
6 and 12 month outcomes in patients following COVID-19-related hospitalization: a prospective monocentric study	16
Evaluation of simple diagnostic parameters in acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients—diagnostic recommendations for non-nephrologists	16
Long-term left ventricular thrombosis resolution in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists: comment	16
Asthma and climate change: unveiling hidden vulnerabilities	16
Efficacy and safety in ketamine-guided prehospital analgesia for abdominal pain	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
Rise and fall of troponin in the emergency department: do we overlook an important group at risk?	15
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	15
Assessing triage efficiency in Italy: a comparative study using simulated cases among nurses: reply	15
Violence in emergency services and preventative measures: results from an online survey from Germany	15
Current approach to the treatment of vasovagal syncope in adults	15
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	15
Early sclerostin assessment in frail elderly patients with sepsis: insights on short- and long-term mortality prediction	15
Life-course obesity and heart failure: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study	15
The rhythm of sweet swings	15

An uncommon case of isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a young male	15
Some concerts about incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in obstetric setting	14
Persistent asthma hospitalisations and deaths require a national asthma prevention plan	14
Clinical and laboratory features associated with macrophage activation syndrome in Still’s disease: data from the international AIDA Network Still’s Disease Registry	14
Gallstone ileus	14
Toward a common clinical lexicon of consciousness	14
Predicting hospital readmissions in older patients with heart failure with advanced bioinformatics tools: focus on the role of vulnerability and frailty	14
Use of resources in elderly patients consulting the emergency department: analysis of the Emergency Department and Elder Needs Cohort (EDEN-21)	14
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	14
Green urine in an unconscious patient	14
Exploring IL-1 inhibition in chronic refractory idiopathic myocarditis: emerging insights and perspectives	14
Impact of intraoperative goal-directed therapy on perioperative outcomes in kidney transplantation: a multicenter randomized controlled trial	14
Considering frailty and meaningful outcomes in geriatric emergency care	14
Guidelines for the appropriate choice of fluid therapy for resuscitation of critically ill patients	13
Systemic thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke and active cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Restructuring the role of emergency departments in the healthcare systems: a vector to improving physician resilience	13
The potential of smoke-free products to reduce harm for smokers: what does the toxicological evidence say?	13
Comorbidity and medication patterns in atrial fibrillation patients: association with adverse clinical outcomes	13
Assessing the utility of frailty scores in triage: a comparative study of validated scales	13
Influence of chest wall conformation on spirometry parameters and outcome in mild-to-moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	13
Correction to: Asthma in patients admitted to emergency department for COVID‑19: prevalence and risk of hospitalization	13
Artificial intelligence to improve patient care in emergency medicine: a workflow-based analysis	13
Superficial cervical plexus block in Emergency Departments: rationale for its use in incision and drainage of neck skin abscesses	13
The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to move healthcare system from hospital-centered care to patient-centered care: do black swans really exist?	13
Telemedicine in Italy, the starting point	13
Factors triggering the progressive detachment of nurses toward the fundamental needs of patients: findings from a qualitative study	12
Clarkson disease in critically and non-critically ill patients: insights from the Italian IRIS-CLS registry	12
Crohn’s disease and breast cancer: a literature review of the mechanisms and treatment	12
Point-of-care ultrasound improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute onset dyspnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Enhanced prognosis and regional cooperative rescue systems for acute myocardial infarction: insights from chest pain centers in Ningxia, China	12
Hospital characteristics associated with COVID-19 mortality: data from the multicenter cohort Brazilian Registry	12
Overnight stay in Spanish emergency departments and mortality in older patients	12
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: discharge guidelines	12
Clinical characterization of aortitis and periaortitis: study of 134 patients from a single university hospital	12
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety in European emergency departments: a comparative analysis of survey results	12
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	12
Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations requiring mechanical ventilation: a dogma to be re-evaluated	11
A new score to predict Clostridioides difficile infection in medical patients: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-PRACTICE study	11
Dyspnoea after epileptic seizures: beyond aspiration pneumonia	11
Differences in opioid analgesic practices between emergency medicine specialists and general practitioners: a cross-sectional study	11
Sepsis in Brazilian emergency departments	11
Ulcerative colitis in the elderly	11
Impact of thyroid function screening in a large cohort of patients admitted to an emergency department	11
Further clinical data on the more rapid achievement of remission without the use of steroids with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant-cell arteritis	11
Beyond hospitalizations: uncovering underdiagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma during COVID-19	11
Reviewers 2024	11
A European national health and social service model: a few rules of the game	11
Correction to: The diagnostic role of pathergy test in patients with Behçet’s disease from the Western Europe	11
Looks like a neoplasm, belongs to amyloidosis, but is usually benign: localized amyloidosis. A long-term retrospective monocentric study	11
Total cholesterol and bilirubin levels are associated with neurologic outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	10
Doctor–patient communication in community-dwelling patients with essential hypertension: a cross-sectional study	10
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks: expert opinion statement on patient monitoring in the emergency department setting	10
Empowering the vulnerable in internal medicine: a narrative review on physical exercise as a tool to tackle frailty	10
Troponin predicts mortality in heart failure-related cardiogenic shock	10
Ultrasound screening for asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients: a pilot trial	10
Treat and release: an observational study of non-conveyed high-acuity dispatches in a Danish emergency medical system	10
High-dose intravenous vitamin C decreases rates of mechanical ventilation and cardiac arrest in severe COVID-19	10
Prescription of ACE-Is/ARBs in patients with cardio-renal disease: a multicenter retrospective cohort study from the REPOSI registry	10
Short-term electrical injury causing bilateral scapular fractures: concealed injuries beneath intact skin integrity	10
Sex based disparities in glycemic control and hospitalization outcomes of medical patients with diabetes mellitus—a historical cohort study	10
Clinical features and outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or both	10
Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients	10
Factors influencing patients’ experience of communication with the medical team of the emergency department	10
Life on a table: the stories that the bedside table of a patient can tell us	10
Sepsis mortality and ICU length of stay after the implementation of an intensive care team in the emergency department	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
Lung ultrasound in pneumonia: a guide for effective implementation	9
Weather information improves a predictive model of emergency department arrivals	9
Current antithrombotic prophylaxis in nephrotic syndrome: results from an Italian survey	9
Targeting the cognitive failures of fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, crossover pilot trial of a rapid countermeasure in night-shift emergency physicians	9
Awareness of sex and gender dimensions among physicians: the European federation of internal medicine assessment of gender differences in Europe (EFIM-IMAGINE) survey	9
Thiazides for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence: are they really effective?	9
Is it time to update our defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation?	9
Obstructive shock due to thoracic aortic aneurysm	9
Cardiac vagal control and inflammation are upregulated in exceptional human longevity	9
Handgrip strength is associated with adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19-associated pneumonia	9
The impact of lactose intolerance diagnosis: costs, timing, and quality-of-life	9
Bridging innovation and clinical impact: advances and challenges in beta cell replacement therapies	9
Negative 18F-FDG-PET imaging in fever and inflammation of unknown origin: now what?	9

Optimal antiplatelet therapy for patients after antiplatelet therapy induced gastrointestinal bleeding: timing	9
Longitudinal medical subspecialty follow-up of critically and non-critically ill hospitalized COVID-19 survivors up to 24 months after discharge	9
Development and validation of an audit tool for fluid management in non-critically ill adults in the emergency department	9
Opioid-induced constipation in internal medicine: recognition and management pathways	9
Association between post-arrest 12-lead electrocardiographic features and neurologically intact survival for patients of in-hospital cardiac arrest	9
Association of appropriateness for ICU admission with resource use, organ support and long-term survival in critically ill cancer patients	9
Prevalence of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Integrative assessment of congestion in heart failure using ultrasound imaging	9
Trends in sudden cardiac death mortality in Italy, 2013–2019	9
Evaluating cardiovascular risk in metabolic steatosis with precision medicine non-invasive approaches: insights from a cohort study	9
Hospital mortality and failure of non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19: looking inside the predictive scores	9
Fostering interconnected care in heart failure: a call to action for a comprehensive assessment and management of the patient’s journey	8
Practical approach to acute pancreatitis: from diagnosis to the management of complications	8
An atypical adverse reaction to iron infusion: a case report	8
Why so many different specialty training programmes in general practice in Europe?	8
Rethinking scientific and medical affairs to support the tobacco industry transformation	8
Letter to: Utility of pulmonary echography with a handheld ultrasound device in patients with acute coronary syndrome	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
Hyperamylasemia in COVID-19 patients: pancreatic involvement or secondary epiphenomenon?	8
Contrasting obesity: is something missing here?	8
The association of fatty liver index and metabolic syndrome with cardiovascular outcomes, liver-related mortality, and all-cause mortality, a nationwide cohort study:comment	8
Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in patients with hemochromatosis	8
Immune disturbance leads to pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 more than classical risk factors: a clinical and histological study	8
A rare presentation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	8
Metabolic dysfunction-associated gallstone disease: expecting more from critical care manifestations	8
Reassessing proton pump inhibitor safety: a comment	8
Radiographic assessment of lung edema (RALE) score is associated with clinical outcomes in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock and refractory cardiac arrest after percutaneous implantation of e	8
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness in a hospital setting: confronting the challenge	8
Long-term left ventricular thrombosis resolution in patients receiving vitamin K antagonists: reply to comment	8
Ceftriaxone 1 g versus 2 g per day, for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study—comment	8
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis scores as COVID-19 outcome predictors: a machine-learning application	8
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
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	7
Conceptualizing a model for European health systems: the institutional framework	7
Medical devices in Europe, all but drugs: time to radically change their regulation?	7
When pregnancy-associated hypertriglyceridemia goes above and beyond the risk of pancreatitis	7
A risk score for patients with ischemic heart disease in the emergency department	7
Augmented reality smart glasses: a new resuscitation training tool or a worthless gadget?	7
SGLT-2 inhibitors and diabetic ketoacidosis	7
Monitoring and modulation of respiratory drive in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in spontaneous breathing	7
Utility of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in predicting plasma leakage amongst adults with dengue fever	7
Rare nodal involvement as the initial presentation of lymphomatoid granulomatosis, mimicking metastatic carcinoma	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	7
Selecting patients for ICU up-grade from general wards: role of prognostic tools	7
The impact of chronic conditions on emergency department length of stay	7
Biologics for immunoglobulin A vasculitis: targeting vasculitis or comorbid disease?	7
Diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a post hoc analysis from the WARCEF trial	7
Differences in the efficacy and safety of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in males and females. Does only sex matter?	7
Hyperkalemia: do you forget something?	7
Health technology assessment for pharmaceuticals in the European Union: what lessons after two decades?	7
Case report: a case of pelvic retroperitoneal aggressive fibromatosis misdiagnosed as ovarian cystadenoma	7
Interventions to improve the quality of low back pain care in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Antibody to hepatitis B virus core antigen positivity is a predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity	7
Drug prescription appropriateness in hospitalized older patients: 15-year results and lessons from a countrywide register	7
The application of pleural ultrasound features in different lung diseases characterized by B-lines of lung ultrasound in hemodialysis patients	7
Validation and clinical correlates of the Turkish version of the methotrexate intolerance and severity assessment (MISA) questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis	7
Giant aortic aneurism diagnosed by lung ultrasound	7
Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on comprehensive geriatric assessment and cognitive function in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: comment	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
Overnight bridge crossing troubled waters	7
Optimizing oxygen targets in COVID-19: cutting-edge insights from the HOT-COVID trial	7
The association between emergency department length of stay and hospital length of stay: an observational multi-centre cohort study	7
Low-dose azithromycin prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	7
The effect of virtual reality applications on the anxiety levels of emergency department physicians during 24-h shifts	6
The color of therapeutic adherence: a near miss in a dyslipidemic patient	6
Umbilical hernia with uncommon content; herniated paraumbilical collateral veins	6
Rifaximin in diverticulosis and diverticular disease: a national survey among Italian gastroenterologists and general practitioners	6
Post-critical ictal bradycardia: the risks of tricky timing	6
Diaphragmatic ultrasound: approach, emerging evidence, and future perspectives in non-ICU patients	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
Gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation: a narrative review	6
Prehospital point-of-care medication burden as a predictor of poor related outcomes in unselected acute diseases	6
Towards a sustainable pricing of pharmaceutical goods: comment	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
Physical activity in liver transplant recipients: a large multicenter study	6
Multidimensional versus unidimensional pain scales for the assessment of analgesic requirement in the emergency department: a systematic review	6
Message from the New Editor-in-Chief of Internal and Emergency Medicine	6
Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: a lesson to be learned for the future	6
Intravenous paracetamol compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for acute pain in emergency departments	6
Faster steroid-free remission with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant cell arteritis: a real-life experience in two reference centres	6
Biological age is superior to chronological age in predicting hospital mortality of the critically ill	6
Serum lactate is associated with an ICU admission in patients presenting with seizure at the emergency department	6
Spur cells in liver cirrhosis are predictive of acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver-related mortality regardless of severe anaemia	6
A double-edged sword: a narrative review on steroids in sepsis and septic shock	6
Incidence and predictors of complications of tube thoracostomy performed in the emergency department for non-traumatic pleural pathologies	6
Critical care management of acute intoxications, dynamics and changes over time: a cohort study	6
Early association between respiratory mechanics and radiological changes in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with COVID-19	6
Routine color doppler ultrasonography for the early diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis relapses	6
Non-dipper blood pressure pattern and glycemic alterations: does post-prandial glucose rise predict lack of nocturnal pressure drop?	6
Holding breath: the human cost of a system under strain	6
Improving technical and non-technical skills of emergency medicine residents through a program based on high-fidelity simulation	6
Non-invasive fibrosis markers are useful in predicting the presence of varices in compensated cirrhosis and variceal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis	6
A 57-year-old woman with unexplained refractory shock	6
Does the inclusion of sternal fracture improve the STUMBL Score in blunt thoracic trauma?	6
Management of acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department and its associations with clinical variables	6