Vol. 22 No. 3 (2026)

Editorials

1 article

• Never again: a hard lesson from a tragic, predictable death

  Erika Poggiali, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Alessandro Riccardi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.16097

  • 356 abstract views
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Original Articles

8 articles

• Early versus late mortality among fatal trauma cases: a comparative analysis using statistical methods and machine learning algorithms

  M. Fevzi Esen, Tutku Tuncalı Yaman

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14775

  • 174 abstract views
  • 77 PDF
  • 62 Supplementary materials

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• Delayed traumatic Horner’s syndrome and lower trunk brachial plexus neurapraxia following penetrating neck injury: a case report

  Noor Dina Hashim, Fathmath Shana Mohamed, Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus, Sai Guan Lum

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14826

  • 376 abstract views
  • 178 PDF

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• A comprehensive analysis of academic performances of emergency medicine departments in Türkiye

  Ali Kemal Erenler, Nalan Kozacı, Banu Karakuş Yılmaz, İsmail Erkan Aydın, Durmuş Ali Erşahin

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14314

  • 432 abstract views
  • 199 PDF
  • 65 Supplementary Materials

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• Prognostic performance of lung ultrasound score in patients presenting to the emergency department with respiratory complaints or suspected infection independent of final diagnosis

  Emanuele Pivetta, Alessio Prota, Paolo Bima, Federico Grosso, Matteo Oddi, Giulia Silvestri, Barbara Casanova, Eleonora de Villa, Eriola Haxhiraj, Enrico Lupia, Fulvio Morello, Peiman Nazerian

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14986

  • 334 abstract views
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• The value of the revised trauma score and shock index in patients admitted to the emergency department after an earthquake

  Halil Oktay Usluer, Akif Yarkaç, Ataman Köse, Çağrı Safa Buyurgan, Seyran Bozkurt, Gülhan Temel

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14909

  • 5,232 abstract views
  • 112 PDF
  • 55 Supplementary materials

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• Boarding beyond the emergency department: inpatient physicians’ perspectives from a hospital-wide survey

  Mario Corciulo, Davide Pianori, Fabrizio Giostra, Eleonora Tubertini, Claudio Borghi, Davide Agnoletti

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15158

  • 419 abstract views
  • 197 PDF
  • 85 Supplementary materials

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• Microbiological resistance patterns and outcomes in trauma patients

  Riccardo Guelfi, Camilla Cremonini, Benedetta Tuvo, Iacopo Franconi, Dario Tartaglia, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Greta Barbieri, Alessandro Cipriano, Ettore Melai, Antonella Lupetti, Riccardo Morganti, Federico Coccolini, Pisa Trauma Working Group

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14710

  • 453 abstract views
  • 134 PDF
  • 56 Supplementary Materials

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• Age as a predictor for hospital admission and length of stay in pediatric cannabis exposure

  David Nacouzi, Aliba Syed, Dmitry Tumin, Taha Lodhi, Taylor Stamey, Kori Brewer

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15189

  • 298 abstract views
  • 119 PDF

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Reviews

1 article

• Unplanned extubation in adult patients: a narrative review of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors

  Ruben Gorla, Rosaria Valentina Sciara

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15693

  • 411 abstract views
  • 161 PDF
  • 92 Supplementary Materials

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Case Reports

7 articles

• Massive subcutaneous emphysema and the “sentinel hole” phenomenon after chest drain placement in neoplastic trapped lung: a case report from the emergency department

  Alessandro Rapino, Matteo Bolognesi, Michela Cascio, Giuseppe Romano, Raffaella Francesconi, Roberto De Giorgio, Matteo Guarino

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14937

  • 349 abstract views
  • 129 PDF

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• Ocular envenomation by the equatorial spitting cobra: a case report and review of venom ophthalmia associated with Naja species

  Muhammad Khidir Mohd Kamil, Pradeep Gupta Niriender Kumar, Ruth Sabrina Safferi, Vishel Soundarajan, Nor Ain Izzati Nor Azlan

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15200

  • 643 abstract views
  • 231 PDF

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• Cerebral salt wasting in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease: avoiding the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion fluid-restriction trap in the emergency department. A case report

  Pratik Kanani, Himaja Komatineni, Sarbari Swaika

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14952

  • 5,210 abstract views
  • 102 PDF

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• Flash pulmonary edema and resistant hypertension due to renal artery in-stent restenosis: a case report

  Rosa Di Donato, Sara Speziali, Francesca Caldi, Francesca Innocenti, Lorenzo Pelagatti, Raffaele Pulli, Simone Vanni

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14834

  • 412 abstract views
  • 111 PDF

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• Early recognition and coordinated care in spinal cord infarction recovery

  Mariella Baldini, Chiara Comuni, Linda Salmi, Marina Pira, Andrea Pierfederico Sampieri, Paola Bartalucci, Leonello Guidi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14635

  • 306 abstract views
  • 200 PDF

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• Aborted exercise-related sudden cardiac death in a young athlete: a case report

  Magali Rüfenacht, Tornike Sologashvili, Fabienne Gebistorf, Laurent Suppan

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14929

  • 386 abstract views
  • 107 PDF

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• SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of fatal intestinal perforation

  Sonia Greco, Luciana Chidichimo, Lavinia Berardelli, Giuliana Guadagnino, Roberto Manfredi, Valeria Vangeli, Antonio Mastroianni

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14709

  • 339 abstract views
  • 184 PDF

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Letters to the Editor

5 articles

• Emergency department overcrowding in low- and middle-income countries: extending the decalogue to resource-limited settings

  Varsha Shinde, Keyur Bhimani, Pratik Kanani

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15503

  • 444 abstract views
  • 137 PDF

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• Epidemiology and temporal trends of carbon monoxide poisoning mortality in the United States, 2018–2024

  Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14967

  • 575 abstract views
  • 181 PDF

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• The productivity trap: will AI restore presence or accelerate throughput?

  Manuel Monti

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15615

  • 386 abstract views
  • 141 PDF

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• The role of geriatricians in the emergency department

  Jacopo Davide Giamello, Salvatore D'Agnano, Cristina Villosio, Giuseppe Lauria

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14611

  • 467 abstract views
  • 105 PDF

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• Response to: Potential and limitations of large language models in acute chest pain triage

  Arian Zaboli, Gianni Turcato

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15676

  • 314 abstract views
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Images in Emergency

2 articles

• An abdominal pain that looks like a ring

  Erika Poggiali, Claudia Caborni, Piergiorgio Turchio

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14994

  • 405 abstract views
  • 139 PDF

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• A rapidly progressive rash with mucosal involvement

  Carolina Bologna, Eleonora Solaro, Loredana Tibullo

  DOI https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.14934

  • 345 abstract views
  • 102 PDF

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