Is the shock index correlated with blood loss? An experimental study on a controlled hemorrhagic shock model in piglets

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Is the shock index correlated with blood loss? An experimental study on a controlled hemorrhagic shock model in piglets

Abstract Introduction The quantification of blood loss in a severe trauma patient allows prognostic quantification and the engagement of adapted therapeutic means. The Advanced Trauma Life Support classification of hemorrhagic…

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Utility of nicardipine in the management of hypertensive crises in adults with reduced ejection fractions

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Utility of nicardipine in the management of hypertensive crises in adults with reduced ejection fractions

Abstract Background Nicardipine is commonly used in the management of hypertensive crises, except those involving cardiac contractility defects despite its ability to reduce afterload and pulmonary congestion. Consequently, there is…

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Association between institutional volume of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and short term outcomes

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Association between institutional volume of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and short term outcomes

Abstract Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a serious condition. The volume-outcome relationship and various post–cardiac arrest care elements are believed to be associated with improved neurological outcomes. Although previous…

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Prediction of the neurological outcomes post-cardiac arrest: A prospective validation of the CAST and rCAST

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Prediction of the neurological outcomes post-cardiac arrest: A prospective validation of the CAST and rCAST

Abstract Introduction The neurologic prognosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in whom return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is achieved remains poor. The aim of this study was to externally…

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Respiratory rate‑oxygenation (ROX) index for predicting high-flow nasal cannula failure in patients with and without COVID-19

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Respiratory rate‑oxygenation (ROX) index for predicting high-flow nasal cannula failure in patients with and without COVID-19

Abstract Background The predictive value of the respiratory rate‑oxygenation (ROX) index for a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in patients with COVID-19 with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) may differ from…

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Low-flow time and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Low-flow time and outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Abstract Introduction In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR), the association between low-flow time, the duration between the initiation of conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the establishment…

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Association of outcomes in point-of-care lung ultrasound for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department

Mar 29, 2024 by in EMERGENCY MEDICINE Comments Off on Association of outcomes in point-of-care lung ultrasound for bronchiolitis in the pediatric emergency department

Abstract Background Acute bronchiolitis (AB) is the most common lower respiratory tract infection in infants. Objective scoring tools and plain film radiography have limited application, thus diagnosis is clinical. The…

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