Internal and Emergency Medicine

Article	Citations
Education to increase efficiency in senior emergency medicine residents: too little, too late?	349
Food contamination and cardiovascular disease: a narrative review	81
Estimated plasma volume status adds prognostic value to hemodynamic parameters in advanced heart failure	64
Correction to: A 39‑year‑old woman with non‑follicular pustules on targetoid plaques during treatment for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer	59
Immune thrombocytopenia following COVID-19 mRNA vaccine: casuality or causality?	51
Prevalence of hypothermia and its associated clinical and biological features (such as thrombocytopenia) in emergency department patients: a case series	44
Appropriateness of blood transfusions in the ED—is it all about the money?	43
Minimal is not minor also in patients with mild traumatic brain injury on oral direct anticoagulant therapy	41
Outcomes for patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample	40
Bidirectional association between pneumonia and intestinal infection: an analysis of the MIMIC-IV database	38
PEGALUS and other patient predictive scores of COVID-19 patients	38
NAFLD determined by Dallas Steatosis Index is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19 pneumonia: a cohort study	35
Radiological lung sequelae, functional status and symptoms in older patients 3 and 6 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia	35
Correction to: A 61-years-old man with facial swelling and severe pain	35
Sclerosing mesenteritis: a rare disease involving the adipose tissue of the bowel mesentery	34
Hospitalization for carbon monoxide poisoning is associated with substance use and mood disorders	33
Frequency of emergency medical service contacts after hospital admissions	32
Connecting the dots in a case of multiple lymphadenopathies: IgG4-related disease or Castleman disease?	31
Association between time to geriatric ward admission and change in functional status in older adults after an emergency department visit: a prospective cohort study	30
A nomogram based on trauma-induced coagulopathy for predicting hospital mortality in multi-trauma patients: a retrospective study	30
Iatrogenic fever of unknown origin	30
Cell and cytokine analyses from bronchoalveolar lavage in non-critical COVID-19 pneumonia	28
Primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the lung in patient with superior vena cava syndrome and lymphangitic carcinomatosis: a case report	25
Remdesivir-induced bradycardia in patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV2 infection: a possible vagally-mediated mechanism	25
Trends in mortality related to venous thromboembolism in the European Union, 2012–2020	25

The effect of relative hypotension on 30-day mortality in older people receiving emergency care	24
Clinical presentation of celiac disease in adult patients: current real-life experience	24
Evaluation of a patient-centered integrated care program for individuals with frequent hospital readmissions and multimorbidity	24
Daily estimates of individual discharge likelihood with deep learning natural language processing in general medicine: a prospective and external validation study	24
A comparison of machine learning algorithms in predicting COVID-19 prognostics	24
Rise and fall of troponin in the emergency department: do we overlook an important group at risk?	23
Recommendations for the management of hyperkalemia in patients receiving renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors	23
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	23
Emergency department length of stay (ED-LOS) as synonymous with critical and clinical risk	23
Current approach to the treatment of vasovagal syncope in adults	22
Hypertension diagnosis and control in Italy. Combining forces in the same direction	22
Interdisciplinary approach to opportunistic infections: staphylococcal meningitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis on treatment with dimethyl fumarate	21
A therapeutic cooperation by bempedoic acid and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors in statin intolerance inherited dyslipidemias	20
Rapid response system and mortality in intensive care unit: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea	19
Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the healthcare system	19
Development and validation of a multivariable predictive model for Emergency Department Overcrowding based on the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Study (NEDOCS) score	19
Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and consensus recommendations	19
Threaded enigma: unraveling the diagnostic maze	19
6 and 12 month outcomes in patients following COVID-19-related hospitalization: a prospective monocentric study	19
Confidence and use of physical examination and point-of-care ultrasonography for detection of abdominal or pleural free fluid. A cross-sectional survey	18
Echocardiographic predictors of mortality in intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism	18
Gastrointestinal symptoms at the acute COVID-19 phase are risk factors for developing gastrointestinal post-COVID symptoms: a multicenter study	18
Emergency department crowding: an overview of reviews describing measures, causes and harms—comment	18
Multiple pancreaticoduodenal artery aneurysms and retroperitoneal bleeding in a patient with celiac artery compression syndrome	17
Predictors for the prescription of pharmacological prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during hospitalization in Internal Medicine: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-NoTEVole study	16
Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a sign of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ıts relationship with disease activity ındices	16
A tale of flawed e-cigarette research undetected by defective peer review process	16
COVID-19 pneumonia during long-term migraine prophylaxis with fremanezumab: a case report	16
Extraosseous effects of vitamin D: a role in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19?	16
An unusual presentation of sex cord-stromal tumors	16
An uncommon case of isolated elevation of aspartate aminotransferase in a young male	15
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	15
Response to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Italy: a 3-month follow-up—Reply	15
Early sclerostin assessment in frail elderly patients with sepsis: insights on short- and long-term mortality prediction	15
Short and long-term outcomes after cardiac surgery in Jehovah’s Witnesses patients: a case–control study	14
Inaccurate and misleading meta-analysis of E-cigarettes and population-based diseases	14
Evaluation of simple diagnostic parameters in acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients—diagnostic recommendations for non-nephrologists	14
Assessing risk of major adverse cardiac event among COVID-19 patients using HEART score	14
A machine learning diagnostic model for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients with severe pneumonia	14
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	14
Subclinical hypothyroidism predicts outcome in heart failure: insights from the T.O.S.CA. registry	14
Assessing triage efficiency in Italy: a comparative study using simulated cases among nurses: reply	13
Assessing the utility of frailty scores in triage: a comparative study of validated scales	13
Superficial cervical plexus block in Emergency Departments: rationale for its use in incision and drainage of neck skin abscesses	13
Hospital characteristics associated with COVID-19 mortality: data from the multicenter cohort Brazilian Registry	13
Considering frailty and meaningful outcomes in geriatric emergency care	13
Life-course obesity and heart failure: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study	13
Healthcare professionals’ perceptions of patient safety in European emergency departments: a comparative analysis of survey results	13
Green urine in an unconscious patient	13
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	13

Predictors of short-term COPD readmission	13
Factors triggering the progressive detachment of nurses toward the fundamental needs of patients: findings from a qualitative study	13
Persistent asthma hospitalisations and deaths require a national asthma prevention plan	13
Use of resources in elderly patients consulting the emergency department: analysis of the Emergency Department and Elder Needs Cohort (EDEN-21)	13
Predicting hospital readmissions in older patients with heart failure with advanced bioinformatics tools: focus on the role of vulnerability and frailty	12
All-cause mortality in COVID-19 patients receiving statin therapy: analysis of veterans affairs database cohort study	12
Influence of chest wall conformation on spirometry parameters and outcome in mild-to-moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	12
Efficacy and safety in ketamine-guided prehospital analgesia for abdominal pain	12
Gallstone ileus	12
Crohn’s disease and breast cancer: a literature review of the mechanisms and treatment	12
Roxadustat for renal patients with hyporesponsiveness to ESAs: a new opportunity?	12
Exploring IL-1 inhibition in chronic refractory idiopathic myocarditis: emerging insights and perspectives	12
Some concerts about incidence and outcomes of in-hospital cardiac arrest in obstetric setting	12
Toward a common clinical lexicon of consciousness	12
Overnight stay in Spanish emergency departments and mortality in older patients	11
Clarkson disease in critically and non-critically ill patients: insights from the Italian IRIS-CLS registry	11
Hospital admission from the emergency department of adult patients affected by immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a multidimensional retrospective analysis of an hospital-based cohort	11
Diagnostic yield of small bowel capsule endoscopy in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: a real-world prospective study	11
Systemic thrombolysis in patients with acute stroke and active cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to move healthcare system from hospital-centered care to patient-centered care: do black swans really exist?	11
Clinical characterization of aortitis and periaortitis: study of 134 patients from a single university hospital	11
Correction to: A fatal unsuspected case of acquired A hemophilia. Misleading role of therapy with acetylsalicylic acid?	11
Clinical and laboratory features associated with macrophage activation syndrome in Still’s disease: data from the international AIDA Network Still’s Disease Registry	11
Telemedicine in Italy, the starting point	11
Restructuring the role of emergency departments in the healthcare systems: a vector to improving physician resilience	11
Guidelines for the appropriate choice of fluid therapy for resuscitation of critically ill patients	11
Correction to: Asthma in patients admitted to emergency department for COVID‑19: prevalence and risk of hospitalization	11
Sepsis in Brazilian emergency departments	10
Antibiotics in COPD exacerbations requiring mechanical ventilation: a dogma to be re-evaluated	10
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	10
Dyspnoea after epileptic seizures: beyond aspiration pneumonia	10
Total cholesterol and bilirubin levels are associated with neurologic outcomes in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	10
Ultrasound screening for asymptomatic deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients: a pilot trial	10
A European national health and social service model: a few rules of the game	10
Impact of thyroid function screening in a large cohort of patients admitted to an emergency department	10
Simultaneous pachymeningeal and cerebral parenchymal involvement by alveolar echinococcosis	10
Enhanced prognosis and regional cooperative rescue systems for acute myocardial infarction: insights from chest pain centers in Ningxia, China	10
A new score to predict Clostridioides difficile infection in medical patients: a sub-analysis of the FADOI-PRACTICE study	10
Correction to: The diagnostic role of pathergy test in patients with Behçet’s disease from the Western Europe	10
Viral load and disease severity in COVID-19	10
Sepsis mortality and ICU length of stay after the implementation of an intensive care team in the emergency department	10
Ulcerative colitis in the elderly	10
Point-of-care ultrasound improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute onset dyspnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Reviewers 2024	10
Further clinical data on the more rapid achievement of remission without the use of steroids with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant-cell arteritis	10
Clinical features and outcomes of elderly hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or both	10
Patients with hematologic cancers are more vulnerable to COVID-19 compared to patients with solid cancers	10
YEARS rule combined with the age-adjusted d-dimer threshold in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism	10
Longitudinal medical subspecialty follow-up of critically and non-critically ill hospitalized COVID-19 survivors up to 24 months after discharge	9
Treat and release: an observational study of non-conveyed high-acuity dispatches in a Danish emergency medical system	9
Hospital mortality and failure of non-invasive ventilation in COVID-19: looking inside the predictive scores	9
Thiazides for the prevention of kidney stone recurrence: are they really effective?	9
Barriers associated with emergency medical service activation in patients with ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes	9
Trends in sudden cardiac death mortality in Italy, 2013–2019	9
Development and validation of an audit tool for fluid management in non-critically ill adults in the emergency department	9
Factors influencing patients’ experience of communication with the medical team of the emergency department	9
Obstructive shock due to thoracic aortic aneurysm	9
Is it time to update our defibrillation strategies for refractory ventricular fibrillation?	9
Evaluating cardiovascular risk in metabolic steatosis with precision medicine non-invasive approaches: insights from a cohort study	9
Cardiac vagal control and inflammation are upregulated in exceptional human longevity	9
Immune disturbance leads to pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 more than classical risk factors: a clinical and histological study	9
Empowering the vulnerable in internal medicine: a narrative review on physical exercise as a tool to tackle frailty	9
Incidence of long COVID-19 in people with previous SARS-Cov2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients	9
High-dose intravenous vitamin C decreases rates of mechanical ventilation and cardiac arrest in severe COVID-19	9
Left gastric artery pseudoaneurysm mimicking a giant gastric subepithelial lesion	9
Negative 18F-FDG-PET imaging in fever and inflammation of unknown origin: now what?	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
Prevalence of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Association of appropriateness for ICU admission with resource use, organ support and long-term survival in critically ill cancer patients	8
Metabolic dysfunction-associated gallstone disease: expecting more from critical care manifestations	8
An atypical adverse reaction to iron infusion: a case report	8
Long-term safety of rituximab in rheumatic patients with previously resolved hepatitis B virus infection	8
Optimal antiplatelet therapy for patients after antiplatelet therapy induced gastrointestinal bleeding: timing	8
Association between post-arrest 12-lead electrocardiographic features and neurologically intact survival for patients of in-hospital cardiac arrest	8
Practical approach to acute pancreatitis: from diagnosis to the management of complications	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
Integrative assessment of congestion in heart failure using ultrasound imaging	8
Vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in patients with hemochromatosis	8
Lung ultrasound in pneumonia: a guide for effective implementation	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

Why so many different specialty training programmes in general practice in Europe?	8
The impact of lactose intolerance diagnosis: costs, timing, and quality-of-life	8
Contrasting obesity: is something missing here?	8
Ceftriaxone 1 g versus 2 g per day, for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study—comment	8
Handgrip strength is associated with adverse outcomes in patients hospitalized for COVID-19-associated pneumonia	8
Differences in the efficacy and safety of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in males and females. Does only sex matter?	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
“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
Conceptualizing a model for European health systems: the institutional framework	7
Augmented reality smart glasses: a new resuscitation training tool or a worthless gadget?	7
When pregnancy-associated hypertriglyceridemia goes above and beyond the risk of pancreatitis	7
Biologics for immunoglobulin A vasculitis: targeting vasculitis or comorbid disease?	7
A rare presentation of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction	7
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
Giant aortic aneurism diagnosed by lung ultrasound	7
Diabetes mellitus in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a post hoc analysis from the WARCEF trial	7
Hyperkalemia: do you forget something?	7
Faster steroid-free remission with tocilizumab compared to methotrexate in giant cell arteritis: a real-life experience in two reference centres	7
SGLT-2 inhibitors and diabetic ketoacidosis	7
Various effects of nutritional status on clinical outcomes after intracerebral hemorrhage	7
COVID-19 mRNA vaccine safety, immunogenicity, and effectiveness in a hospital setting: confronting the challenge	7
Letter to: Utility of pulmonary echography with a handheld ultrasound device in patients with acute coronary syndrome	7
Rethinking scientific and medical affairs to support the tobacco industry transformation	7
Overnight bridge crossing troubled waters	7
A risk score for patients with ischemic heart disease in the emergency department	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
Improving technical and non-technical skills of emergency medicine residents through a program based on high-fidelity simulation	7
Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis scores as COVID-19 outcome predictors: a machine-learning application	7
Antibody to hepatitis B virus core antigen positivity is a predictor of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease severity	7
Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on comprehensive geriatric assessment and cognitive function in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: comment	7
Interventions to improve the quality of low back pain care in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Optimizing oxygen targets in COVID-19: cutting-edge insights from the HOT-COVID trial	7
Low-dose azithromycin prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	7
Lung ultrasound in the COVID-19 era: a lesson to be learned for the future	6
Characteristics and retention of emergency department patients who left without being seen (LWBS)	6
Laboratory markers of severity across three COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia: has Omicron and vaccinations changed disease presentation?	6
Prognostic role of serum albumin levels in patients with chronic heart failure	6
Physical activity in liver transplant recipients: a large multicenter study	6
A 57-year-old woman with unexplained refractory shock	6
Early association between respiratory mechanics and radiological changes in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients with COVID-19	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
Large-vessel vasculitis following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine	6
Drug prescription appropriateness in hospitalized older patients: 15-year results and lessons from a countrywide register	6
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	6
Diaphragmatic ultrasound: approach, emerging evidence, and future perspectives in non-ICU patients	6
Asthma in patients admitted to emergency department for COVID-19: prevalence and risk of hospitalization	6
Patient adherence and comprehension of take-home anticoagulant regimens prescribed at the emergency department: preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial and implications for patient saf	6
Progress and prospects for artificial intelligence in clinical practice: learning from COVID-19	6
The effect of virtual reality applications on the anxiety levels of emergency department physicians during 24-h shifts	6
Prehospital point-of-care medication burden as a predictor of poor related outcomes in unselected acute diseases	6
Post-critical ictal bradycardia: the risks of tricky timing	6
Routine color doppler ultrasonography for the early diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis relapses	6
Non-invasive fibrosis markers are useful in predicting the presence of varices in compensated cirrhosis and variceal bleeding in decompensated cirrhosis	6
Rifaximin in diverticulosis and diverticular disease: a national survey among Italian gastroenterologists and general practitioners	6
Intravenous paracetamol compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for acute pain in emergency departments	6
Gut microbiota, intestinal permeability, and systemic inflammation: a narrative review	6
Biological age is superior to chronological age in predicting hospital mortality of the critically ill	6
A novel scoring system for early prediction of massive transfusion requirement in trauma patients	6
Non-dipper blood pressure pattern and glycemic alterations: does post-prandial glucose rise predict lack of nocturnal pressure drop?	6
Enhancing mortality prediction in intensive care units: improving APACHE II, SOFA, and SAPS II scoring systems using long short-term memory	6
Development and validation of prognostic nomogram for cirrhotic patients with acute kidney injury upon ICU admission	6
Role of age, sex, and specific provoking factors on the distal versus proximal presentation of first symptomatic deep vein thrombosis: analysis of the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER)	6
Umbilical hernia with uncommon content; herniated paraumbilical collateral veins	6
Multidimensional versus unidimensional pain scales for the assessment of analgesic requirement in the emergency department: a systematic review	6
Spur cells in liver cirrhosis are predictive of acute-on-chronic liver failure and liver-related mortality regardless of severe anaemia	6
Serum lactate is associated with an ICU admission in patients presenting with seizure at the emergency department	6
Management of acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department and its associations with clinical variables	6
Monitoring and modulation of respiratory drive in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in spontaneous breathing	6
Response to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine among healthcare workers in Italy: a 3-month follow-up	6
The association between emergency department length of stay and hospital length of stay: an observational multi-centre cohort study	6
Message from the New Editor-in-Chief of Internal and Emergency Medicine	6
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	5
The interaction of bile acids and gut inflammation influences the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease	5
Acute hypereosinophilia in emergency department: variables associated with a 3-month mortality	5
Integrated care: easy in theory, harder in practice?	5
Local anaesthetic toxicity syndrome: can posters illustrating the treating algorithm improve medical management?	5
Correction: Use of a gas-operated ventilator as a noninvasive bridging respiratory therapy in critically Ill COVID-19 patients in a middle-income country	5
Severe burn injuries and the impact of mental health: insights from 7 years at Switzerland’s leading burn center	5
Prognostic value of fibrinogen to albumin ratios among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury	5
SUDD, post-diverticulitis pain and IBS: are they really different?	5
Recurrent headache mimicking cluster headache: a diagnostic challenge	5
The potential pathogenic role of gut microbiota in rheumatic diseases: a human-centred narrative review	5
Prognostic value of radiological index and clinical data in patients with COVID-19 infection	5
Drug-related falls and thraumatic brain injury in very old patients: antithrombotic drugs as new potential culpruit factors	5
Is pulmonary hypertension protective against cardiac tamponade? A systematic review	5
Long-term Outcomes of Low-Risk Patients Treated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Results from A Meta-Analysis	5
Monitoring COVID-19 patients in an internal medical ward: chest radiography, chest CT or POCUS?	5
Associations between emergency call stroke triage and pre-hospital delay, primary hospital admission, and acute reperfusion treatment among early comers with acute ischemic stroke	5
Optimising risk stratification in diabetic ketoacidosis: a re-evaluation of acid–base status and hyperosmolarity using observational data	5
Bioelectrical impedance analysis parameters are superior to liver enzymes in predicting metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in young adults	5
A retrospective cohort study assessing acute kidney injury and renal recovery among septic patients empirically treated with vancomycin piperacillin–tazobactam versus vancomycin cefepime	5
From advanced disease to transplantation: an overview of the liver at the time of COVID-19 pandemic	5
Cardiac arrest related lung edema: examining the role of downtimes in transpulmonary thermodilution analysis	5
Ecology of emergency care in lower-tier healthcare providers in Ghana: an empirical data-driven Bayesian network analytical approach	5