Adenosine in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in children.

abstract：:While remaining prominent in paramedic care and beneficial to some patients, out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation has not clearly improved survival or reduced morbidity from critical illness or injury when studied more broadly. Recent studies identify equivocal or unfavorable clinical effects, adverse events and er...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wang HE,Yealy DM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite 3 decades of scientific progress, rates of survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain low. The Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES) was created to provide communities with a means to identify cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, measure how well emergency medical services (EMS) perf...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McNally B,Stokes A,Crouch A,Kellermann AL,CARES Surveillance Group.

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physician assistant (PA) has become an integral part of urban health care. The roles chosen are diverse and often meet the particular needs of physicians or hospitals. We have developed a unique program in emergency services that allows for training and development of PAs in two distinctly different hospital setti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldfrank L,Corso T,Squillacote D

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the cases of three patients with preexisting bundle-branch block in whom wide-complex tachycardias were considered to be of supraventricular origin because QRS morphologies were essentially unchanged from those during normal sinus rhythm. The patients experienced adverse effects from medications for suprave...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Littmann L,McCall MM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine and other national organizations have asserted that current payment policies strongly discourage emergency medical services (EMS) providers from transporting selected patients who call 911 to non-ED settings (eg, primary care clinics, mental health centers, dialysis centers) or from treating ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Morganti KG,Alpert A,Margolis G,Wasserman J,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is a rationale for use of a new class of drugs, the iron chelating agents, in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) to prevent late deaths and brain damage following successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The relevant biochemical hypothesis states that free iron ions, liberated from bound intracellular sto...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Babbs CF

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of delay in diagnosis of diaphragmatic rupture and herniation in a pregnant 25-year-old woman. The diaphragmatic rupture was secondary to trauma sustained five months prior to presentation. Subsequent to her accident, she was provided medical care on multiple occasions for symptoms of intractable nau...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Henzler M,Martin ML,Young J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The potential of infectious disease spread in diseases such as tuberculosis, infectious disease epidemic such as avian flu and the threat of terrorism with agents capable of airborne transmission have focused attention on the need for increased surge capacity for patient isolation. Total negative pressu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Davis MA,Landesman R,Tadmor B,Hopmeier M,Shenhar G,Barker T,Pozner CN,Binstadt ES,Nelson S,Look R,Shubina M,Walls RM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The primary objective is to compare total sedation time when ketamine/propofol is used compared with ketamine alone for pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia. Secondary objectives include time to recovery, adverse events, efficacy, and satisfaction scores. METHODS:Children (aged 2 to 17 years) re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shah A,Mosdossy G,McLeod S,Lehnhardt K,Peddle M,Rieder M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study was conducted to determine the appropriate dose of lidocaine using the larynx and to characterize the onset and duration of therapeutic serum levels. A mean dose of 5.67 +/- 1.2 mg/kg was topically administered to the subglottic region of seven comatose patients through a cricothyroid membrane puncture. Seri...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boster SR,Danzl DF,Madden RJ,Jarboe CH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of pediatric fever has changed considerably during the past 2 decades with the development of vaccines against the most common bacterial pathogens causing bacteremia and meningitis. The decreasing incidence of these 2 conditions among vaccinated children has led to an emphasis on urinary tract infecti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Newman DH,Shreves AE,Runde DP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive-pressure bag-valve-mask ventilation during emergency airway management often results in significant gastric insufflation, which may impede adequate ventilation and oxygenation. Current-generation supraglottic airways have beneficial features, such as channels for gastric decompression while ventilation is ong...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dodd KW,Strobel AM,Driver BE,Reardon RF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication at discharge is an important part of high-quality emergency department (ED) care. This review describes the existing literature on patient understanding and implementation of discharge instructions, discusses previous interventions aimed at improving the discharge process, and recommends best practices a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Samuels-Kalow ME,Stack AM,Porter SC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study was conducted to compare the clinical and spirometric effects of continuous and intermittent nebulization of salbutamol in acute severe asthma. METHODS:Forty-two consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department for acute severe asthma (peak expiratory flow [PEF] mean+/-SD, 24%+/-1...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Besbes-Ouanes L,Nouira S,Elatrous S,Knani J,Boussarsar M,Abroug F

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We estimate the test characteristics of nasogastric aspiration to diagnose upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in patients without hematemesis. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, medical records from patients admitted to 2 urban hospitals between 1997 and 2002 for gastrointestinal tract bl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Witting MD,Magder L,Heins AE,Mattu A,Granja CA,Baumgarten M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the prognostic role of initial glucose levels in patients with a first acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:We conducted a 3-year retrospective cohort study. Patients with a first acute myocardial infarction were recruited from the ED of a tertiary hospital fr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hsu CW,Chen HH,Sheu WH,Chu SJ,Shen YS,Wu CP,Chien KL

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Midazolam is widely used for procedural sedation and analgesia. Etomidate has been studied mostly in adults. Our objective is to compare the efficacy of etomidate and midazolam for achieving procedural sedation and analgesia in children. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, emergency department and orth...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Di Liddo L,D'Angelo A,Nguyen B,Bailey B,Amre D,Stanciu C

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening hypothermia can be treated by active and passive rewarming techniques, the treatment of choice being partial cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of closed thoracic cavity lavage has been evaluated in animals, but no formal presentations in human beings have been reported. We report two cases in which rapi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hall KN,Syverud SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:Emergency medical services (EMS) is an important part of the health care system. The effect of EMS on morbidity, mortality, and costs of illness is difficult to evaluate because hospital information is not available in out-of-hospital databases. We used probabilistic linkage to create such a database f...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dean JM,Vernon DD,Cook L,Nechodom P,Reading J,Suruda A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the AIDS epidemic progresses, the number of ED patients with HIV-related illness will continue to increase. As reviewed in this article, much of the existing clinical research in HIV-related illness has an impact on the diagnostic and management issues that arise in the ED. Many of the patterns of disease, subtleti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Talan DA,Kennedy CA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiarrhythmic agents have been used to treat malignant ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of acute myocardial ischemia with proven efficacy for many years. Thus, it has been presumed that these agents would be efficacious for the treatment of cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, hard data supporting this contention are...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jaffe AS

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methemoglobinemia must be considered in the differential diagnosis of the cyanotic patient. Methemoglobin cannot carry oxygen or carbon dioxide. Methemoglobinemia can result from exposure to a wide variety of chemicals, including many commonly prescribed drugs, usually in an overdose situation. Most cases require only...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Curry S

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by arterioenteric fistula formation in a pancreas transplant patient. A rare but potentially deadly complication of pancreas transplant surgery, arterioenteric fistulas should be considered in every transplant patient presenting with voluminous gast...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McBeth BD,Stern SA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Methanol poisoning outbreaks are a global public health issue, with delayed treatment causing poor outcomes. Out-of-hospital ethanol administration may improve outcome, but the difficulty of conducting research in outbreaks has meant that its effects have never been assessed. We study the effect of out-...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zakharov S,Pelclova D,Urban P,Navratil T,Nurieva O,Kotikova K,Diblik P,Kurcova I,Belacek J,Komarc M,Eddleston M,Hovda KE

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine use and abuse continue to overwhelm urban economic, social, and health care systems. Patients frequently present to the emergency department with life-threatening manifestations of cocaine use, including trauma, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, psychomotor agitation, and cardiovascular collapse. Adequate t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Goldfrank LR,Hoffman RS

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old man developed extreme shortness of breath after injecting "freebase" cocaine intravenously. Clinical and radiographic evaluation confirmed acute pulmonary edema, and blood gas studies substantiated acute respiratory failure. Despite vigorous therapy, the patient died three hours after admission. When coc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Allred RJ,Ewer S

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine residency training programs and the residents in those programs. We present the 2010 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Task Force on Residency Training Information.,Perina DG,Collier RE,Thomas HA,Witt EA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We aim to evaluate the accuracy of the broad-range 16S polymerase chain reaction test in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, using the Medical Subject Headings terms "polym...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Srinivasan L,Pisapia JM,Shah SS,Halpern CH,Harris MC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten healthy male volunteers were studied to compare the effects of simultaneous versus sequential inflation of antishock trousers (AST) and simultaneous inflation pressures of 20, 40, and 100 mm Hg on blood volume displacement centrally. Radioisotope scans were used to determine the change in blood volume distribution...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hanke BK,Bivins HG,Knopp R,dos Santos PA

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Adverse drug events represent the most common cause of preventable nonsurgical adverse events in medicine but may remain undetected. Our objective is to determine the proportion of drug-related visits emergency physicians attribute to medication-related problems. METHODS:This prospective observational ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hohl CM,Zed PJ,Brubacher JR,Abu-Laban RB,Loewen PS,Purssell RA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00