... the first scoring systems to be examined over the natural course of sepsis beginning intheED However, the mortality inthe study patients of 5.3% is exceedingly low compared with the more familiar ... sepsis, has been used as a predictor of outcome in patients admitted to the ICU from theED [52] SIRS in combination with an elevated lactate (≥ mmol/l) intheED was found to be 98.2% specific for ... Scoring systems developed for use intheemergencydepartment There are a number of physiologic scoring systems designed for use intheED setting, some of which are discussed below and summarized...
... recorded inthe medical record were recorded as not being preformed Data was collected for phases of medical care: the prehospital phase, ED phase and the initial 24 hours after ICU admission and included ... available data inthe medical record was recorded into the database Missing data that was unavailable inthe medical record were also noted and data analysis was based on available data Procedures not ... 53.6%) had the CVC inserted within the first hours of admission to the ICU Similarly, arterial catheters were inserted in 99/178 patients (55.6%) with 14.1% (14/99) inserted intheED and 71.7%...
... dissemination ofthe clinical algorithm 19 Inthe process of data collation, we used the paper-based as the primary data source The paper records were the default in cases ofin consistencies Inthe ... pneumonia were excluded Patients in whom the clinical diagnosis of asthma was not made with confidence were also excluded Clinical severity was categorized according to simple rules developed intheED ... PEFR guided protocol in treating ED asthma Data showed that inthe management of acute asthma inthe ED, a PEFR guided protocol neither improved overall PEFR response to treatment nor reduced admission...
... East, Abingdon, VA 24210 USA Authors’ contributions KC treated the patient intheED and was involved in drafting the manuscript LL cared forthe patient intheED and was involved in drafting the ... parallels the approach taken in our case: stabilization including fluid therapy, wrapping the exposed bowel in saline-soaked gauze, and administration of Lawson et al International Journal ofEmergency ... morphine was administered for pain control Sterile moist gauze was placed over the eviscerated bowel, and the gynecology department was immediately consulted for surgical management ofthe patient...
... within 10 of presentation to theEDThe ECG was repeated after h ofthe first ECG if indicated After informed consent was obtained, a blood sample was drawn either through a needle or aspirated ... circulation was detected using the point -of- care Cardio Detect® med card The med card was stored in a designated refridgerator intheED Satellite Laboratory All med cards were sealed in a plastic ... http://www.intjem.com/content/4/1/67 Page of Figure Flow chart ofthe study 24 h of onset of chest pain Figure shows the initial ECG findings intheEDThe majority of patients (72.5%) in this...
... et al facial weakness was an associated initial finding in only 25% of patients with MC, and seizure was only noted in 14% [2] The fact that the patient exhibited aphasia, extremity weakness, and ... and pain management Consent Consent was obtained for publication ofthe details of this case and for publication of associated radiographic images Author details DepartmentofEmergency Medicine ... participated inthe care ofthe patient and provided case details DC prepared images, reviewed reports, and performed literature searches Both DC and NC reviewed the literature and provided authorship...
... [33] However, a 60-min Yee et al International Journal ofEmergency Medicine 2011, 4:30 http://www.intjem.com/content/4/1/30 PEF was used instead ofthe 30-min PEF as used inthe AAI, as it was ... concentrations remain unknown, and further investigations are required Acknowledgements The authors wish to acknowledge the staff ofthe RHH DEM for their assistance with patient recruitment, RHH Department ... (Pathology), RHH, was informed of each subject’s participation, through a secure collaborative network, after written informed consent had been obtained The remaining serum samples (collected in...
... (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) CPB was initiated within 10 minutes ofthe decision for its use and 58 minutes after the arrival ofthe patient to the ED; the patient's core temperature was ... Written informed consent was obtained from the patient's next -of- kin for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief ... prothrombin time was 16.1 seconds, partial promboblas- Figure Temporal events related to the rewarming ofthe patient Temporal events related to the rewarming ofthe patient Page of (page number not for...
... infection status ofthe patients The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board ofthe hospital, and informed consent was waived in view ofthe lack of need for additional blood sampling Study ... present in 36.2% ofthe infected patients and in 18.4% ofthe noninfected patients (P < 0.001) (Table 4) In patients with SIRS (n = 69), there was no difference inthe proportion fulfilling the WBC ... NPVs for severe sepsis, for bacteremia, and for death at various cut-off levels The cut-off values ofthe two mediators for diagnosing infection were not reported In their study 108 patients were...
... ventilation (i.e mechanical ventilation) may be necessary for delivering high inspired oxygen concentration and eliminating the work of breathing during resuscitation intheED Elimination of work ... raising significant concerns regarding the appropriateness ofthe type of care offered to terminally ill, hospitalized patients That survey emphasizes the importance of informed participation of ... hospitalization as compared with invasive mechanical ventilation [7] Furthermore, the frequency of other complications associated with barotrauma, the need for continuous sedation, and prolonged immobility...
... intheemergencydepartment and entered in a database created forthe purpose ofthe study Patients treated on an outpatient basis were not included In cases where the data were not duplicated ... information was extracted from the hospital database Secondary outcome was the combined endpoint ICU admission or death inEDThe combined endpoint was chosen to account forthe fact that death ... study was approved by the Ethical Committee ofthe Canton of Bern, and adheres to the tenets ofthe Declaration of Helsinki The need for informed consent was waived provided that purely observational...
... culture performed All patients were then treated according to the results of investigations as deemed appropriate In order to assess the feasibility ofthe implementation of this protocol, data were ... majority of these patients were presenting on the 1st or 2nd day of fever (Figure 2) Ofthe 113 AUFI patients who presented within the first days of fever, 57.5% (65/113) were treated according to the ... therapy was prescribed to 35 ofthe 113 AUFI patients who initially presented within the first Thangarasu et al International Journal ofEmergency Medicine 2011, 4:57 http://www.intjem.com/content/4/1/57...
... inactive folding intermediate These polymers explain the increased number of inclusions in individuals with Ser52Arg compared with those with the Ser49Pro mutation Moreover the inactivity ofthe mutant ... a1-antichymotrypsin and showed that the reactive loop was partially inserted into b-sheet A [25] The F-helix was unfolded and inserted into the lower part of b-sheet A, which explains the increased stability ... there was no gross distortion of structure The melting point temperature was determined by monitoring the change in CD signal at 216 nm while increasing the temperature at °CÆmin)1 (Fig 5B) In the...
... pregnant patients who participated inthe study had presented with pregnancy-related complaints of abdominal pain and/or vaginal bleeding Research associates were present intheED days per week from ... this population from the information we have gathered It is unclear whether low rates of folic acid supplementation may have been unique to our catchment area, or whether these lower rates, particularly ... Journal ofEmergency Medicine 2011, 4:38 http://www.intjem.com/content/4/1/38 Page of [12,13] Further research would seem indicated to determine the efficacy of an ED- based folic acid supplementation...
... the patient arrived intheED until the time they were either discharged or referred by theemergency room physician Total ED length of stay was defined as the time the patient arrived intheED ... checks, and meetings were scheduled to resolve any disputed data The intra-rater reliability was determined using the Cohen’s kappa rating, aiming for a minimum inter-rater reliability of 80% All ... were treated for ACS truly required the treatment Further, due to the design of our study, we did not look at adverse events in patients who were and were not treated for ACS There are also inherent...
... intramuscular or intravenous formulations, has been shown to be effective and well tolerated [2], and its intravenous administration has been advocated inthe management of status migrainosus [3] However, ... Methods The study was done intheEmergency Departments of two hospitals ofthe district of Santa Marta, in Colombia Inclusion criteria were female adult patients experiencing migraine with or without ... frequency were measured, and emergent drug adverse reactions were recorded atthe same time points Methylergonovine was administered intravenously diluted in ml of saline at an initial dosage of 0.15...
... discrimination ability ofthe final model was quantified by using the area under the ROC curve with its 95% CI The calibration ofthe final model was assessed using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness -of- fit ... viral infection; in 33 of these patients the infection was acute and in two it was chronic (without an alternative aetiology forthe fever) A total of 41 patients were deemed to be inthe 'other' ... magnitude ofthe rise in PCT correlated with the severity of infectious disease (Figure 3) Indeed, more than half ofthe patients with PCT above μg/l intheemergency room were either transferred to the...
... the etiological diagnosis oftheemergency physician found inthe medical chart, we observed that administration of antibiotics was not always in accordance with that diagnosis, emphasizing the ... issue ofthe prescription of antibiotics and the potential added value of biomarkers like PCT Therefore we think that the next important steps in assessing PCT diagnostic values are the following: ... Effect of procalcitonin-guided treatment on antibiotic use and outcome in lower respiratory tract infections: cluster-randomised, single-blinded intervention trial Lancet 2004, 363:600-607 Page of...
... field, we therefore decided to perform a systematic review ofthe literature on scoring systems developed or validated inthe MAU We hypothesized that the existing scoring systems would have a low ... was to evaluate the implementation of a standardized early warning scoring system (SEWS) A total of 848 patients were included, 435 after the implementation of SEWS Inthe SEWS cohort, they found ... Early Warning Score (EWS)[19] used a composite endpoint Discriminatory power and calibration Discriminatory power (i.e the ability to identify patients at increased risk of meeting the endpoint) was...