Background: Peripregnancy emergency department use may be common, but data specific
to health care systems like that in Canada are lacking. As prior research was limited to …

Objectives It is estimated that 15%–25% of patients with a mild traumatic brain injury ( MTBI )
diagnosed in the emergency department ( ED ) will develop postconcussive syndrome. The …

Background There is a paucity of effective management strategies to prevent prolonged
symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and emerging evidence suggesting …

Importance Maternal emergency department (ED) use before or during pregnancy is associated
with worse obstetrical outcomes, for reasons including preexisting medical conditions …

Importance Emergency department (ED) use during pregnancy may be associated with
worse obstetrical outcomes, possibly because of differences in access to health care. It is not …

E1556 CMAJ| November 20, 2023| Volume 195| Issue 45 maternal care systems facing critical
shortages of health human resources. 19 For example, if a person in early pregnancy is …

Early pregnancy loss occurs in an estimated 20% of all pregnancies [1]. Approximately 80%
of losses, which include spontaneous and missed miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy, …

Objective To evaluate the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for the assessment of
patients experiencing first-trimester bleeding or abdominal pain by family physicians working in …

… 2 cohort studies using data from primary care electronic health records managed using The
Phoenix Partnership (TPP) software and linked to a national database for mortality data, with …

In the response entitled “RE: Real-Time Virtual Supports (RTVS)”, Dr. Montgomery describes
two very important considerations when assessing whether virtual supports for physicians …