Objectives Shared decision-making (SDM) is receiving increasing attention in emergency medicine because of its potential to increase patient engagement and decrease unnecessary healthcare utilisation.

Objective Despite ‘hospital resilience’ gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a preliminary conceptual framework and ...

This is the third paper on research in accident and emergency medicine. It discusses the ethical issues in emergency medicine with particular regard to informed consent and the privacy of subjects and ...

Background Paracetamol poisoning accounts for just under half of all self-poisoning cases that present to hospitals in England. Treatment with acetylcysteine is routine, yet recommendations regarding ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex, chronic skin disease characterised by painful inflammatory nodules, abscesses, dermal tunnels, sinus tracts and fistulae with a predilection for ...

Correspondence to Hui Jiang, Nursing Department of Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, No.1800, Yuntai Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 200123,China; jianghuitest{at}163.com ...

In a retrospective study, 110 patients episodes with intussusception presenting to a paediatric accident and emergency (A&E) department were reviewed, with particular attention being paid to ...