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Published: 01-01-2026

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These are newly published articles but not yet assigned to an issue. The Early Access service lets users access peer-reviewed articles well before publication in a regular issue. These articles are searchable and citable by their DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

Editorials

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

Erika Poggiali, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Alessandro Riccardi

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

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Case Reports

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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Original Articles

Early clinical features associated with severe valproic acid poisoning: a toxicology investigators consortium core registry study

David Carroll, Andrew King, Brandtly Yakey, Aria Darling, Jennifer Thompson, Bram A. Dolcourt, Varun Vohra, Toxicology Investigators Consortium (ToxIC)

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15627

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Metabolomic profiling using 1H NMR spectroscopy in emergency department patients with sepsis: association with SOFA severity scores and in-hospital mortality. A prospective observational study

Ratender Kumar Singh, Tanmoy Ghatak, Puja Gautam, Pragati Gupta, Gurvinder Singh, Prabhakar Mishra, Dinesh Kumar

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15444

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

M. Fevzi Esen, Tutku Tuncalı Yaman

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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Reviews

SpO₂ monitoring in emergency and acute care: clinical utility, limitations, and interpretation pitfalls

Om P. Sanjeev, Utsav Anand Mani, Tapas Kumar Singh, Prerana Kumari

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15247

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

Ruben Gorla, Rosaria Valentina Sciara

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

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Letters to the Editor

Emergency departments as learning systems: a cultural complement to structural reform

Roberto Cosentini, Michele Domenico Spampinato, Alessandra Iorfida, Marta Antoci, Eugenio Atzeni, Elisa Pontoni, Dario Sattarinia, Federica Tordo Caprioli, Anna Maria Brambilla

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15862

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

Arian Zaboli, Gianni Turcato

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

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

Varsha Shinde, Keyur Bhimani, Pratik Kanani

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

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

Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi

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

445

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

Manuel Monti

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

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The role of geriatricians in the emergency department

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

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

398

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Images in Emergency

An abdominal pain that looks like a ring

Erika Poggiali, Claudia Caborni, Piergiorgio Turchio

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

362

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A rapidly progressive rash with mucosal involvement

Carolina Bologna, Eleonora Solaro, Loredana Tibullo

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

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Mini Reviews

Early identification and prediction of adverse outcomes in emergency sepsis: a mini review

Emilio Chilleri, Vanessa Tovo, Christian Ramacciani Isemann, Lorenzo Righi

https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2026.15529

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