Acute and emergency services

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Journal Articles

14/05/2025

Patterns of health care delivery among adults with heart failure in the last year of life: A retrospective population‐based study

Hafid S, Wills A, Quinn K, Van Spall H, Fernandes A, Chagani J, Mak S, McGuinty C, Gallagher E, Webber C, Bush SH, Wentlandt K, Hebert P, Downar J, Gayowsky A, Jones A, Howard M, Isenberg S. JAHA. 2025; May 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

05/05/2025

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Brown HK, Lunsky Y, Fung K, Santiago-Jimenez M, Camden A, Cohen E, Ray JG, Saunders NR, Telner D, Varner CE, Vigod SN, Zwicker J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(5):e258549.

Journal Article

14/04/2025

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

Myran DT, Pugliese M, Harrison L, Stall NM, Webber C. JAMA Neurol. 2025; Apr 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

04/03/2025

Cardioversion and the risk of subsequent stroke or systemic embolism and death in emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation or flutter

Atzema CL, Stiell IG, Chong A, Austin PC. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2025; 6(2):100072.

Journal Article

03/03/2025

Mortality risk among people receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use compared with the general population

Myran DT, Xiao J, Fabiano N, Pugliese M, Kaster TS, Rosenblat JD, Husain MI, Fiedorowicz JG, Wong S, Tanuseputro P, Solmi M. CMAJ. 2025; 197(8):E204-E213.

Journal Article

20/02/2025

Use of feeding tubes among hospitalized older adults with dementia

Hartford AM, Li W, Qureshi D, Talarico R, Fung SG, Bush SH, Casey G, Isenberg SR, Webber C, Tanuseputro P. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(2):e2460780.

Journal Article

06/02/2025

Cannabis use disorder emergency department visits and hospitalizations and 5-year mortality

Myran DT, Pugliese M, McDonald AJ, Xiao J, Fischer B, Finkelstein Y, Tanuseputro P, Firth J, Pakpour A, Hsu CW, Chang WC, Solmi M. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(2):e2457852.

Journal Article

18/12/2024

Turbulence in the system: Higher rates of left-without-being-seen emergency department visits and associations with increased risks of adverse patient outcomes since 2020

McNaughton CD, Austin PC, Chu A, Santiago-Jimenez M, Li E, Holodinsky JK, Kamal NR, Kumar M, Atzema CL, Vyas MV, Kapral MK, Yu AYX. JACEP. 2024; Dec 13.

Journal Article

13/11/2024

Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Myran DT, Pugliese M, Xiao J, Kaster TS, Husain MI, Anderson KK, Fabiano N, Wong S, Fiedorowicz JG, Webber C, Tanuseputro P, Solmi M. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024; Nov 13 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

04/11/2024

Emergency department use before cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

Grewal K, Calzavara A, McLeod SL, Eskander A, Savage DW, Thompson C, Borgundvaag B, Ovens H, Cheskes S, de Wit K, Irish J, Krzyzanowska MK, Walsh R, Mohindra R, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sutradhar R. CMAJ. 2024; 196(37):E1252-E1261.

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News Releases

News Release

14/05/2025

Coordinated primary, palliative, and specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life, studies show

News Release

14/04/2025

Patients experiencing homelessness in Toronto up to 18 times more likely to visit emergency departments for cold weather-related injuries, Unity Health study finds

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

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Acute and emergency services

Journal Articles

Patterns of health care delivery among adults with heart failure in the last year of life: A retrospective population‐based study

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

Cardioversion and the risk of subsequent stroke or systemic embolism and death in emergency department patients with acute atrial fibrillation or flutter

Mortality risk among people receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use compared with the general population

Use of feeding tubes among hospitalized older adults with dementia

Cannabis use disorder emergency department visits and hospitalizations and 5-year mortality

Turbulence in the system: Higher rates of left-without-being-seen emergency department visits and associations with increased risks of adverse patient outcomes since 2020

Emergency department visits involving hallucinogen use and risk of schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Emergency department use before cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study

News Releases

Coordinated primary, palliative, and specialty care improve outcomes for organ failure patients at end of life, studies show

Hospital visits for cannabis use linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

Transgender and gender diverse people less likely to receive follow-up after a mental health hospitalization

Patients who leave the emergency department without being seen face higher risk of death, hospitalization

Common antibiotics carry small but serious risks of life-threatening drug reactions, but some are safer than others

Heavy cannabis use increases risk of developing an anxiety disorder, study suggests

Virtual care works best when patients see their own family doctor, study finds

Emergency department visits for substance use linked to higher risk of developing schizophrenia

Commercialization of cannabis linked to increased traffic injuries

Patients experiencing homelessness in Toronto up to 18 times more likely to visit emergency departments for cold weather-related injuries, Unity Health study finds

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists