Report of the Task Force on Residency Training Information (2009-2010), American Board of Emergency Medicine.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:This study measures the effect of meeting emergency department (ED) patients' expectations for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on patient satisfaction. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of consecutive patients during block enrollment periods surveyed at the beginning and end of their E...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Toma G,Triner W,McNutt LA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the effectiveness of patient-controlled analgesia in the emergency department (ED). We hypothesized that decline in pain intensity from 30 to 120 minutes after initial intravenous opioid administration is greater in patients receiving morphine by patient-controlled analgesia compared with usua...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bijur PE,Mills AM,Chang AK,White D,Restivo A,Persaud S,Schechter CB,Gallagher EJ,Birnbaum AJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate associations between pairs of discordant cardiac biomarkers (positive MB band of creatine kinase [CKMB] with negative creatine kinase, positive CKMB with negative cardiac troponin, and positive troponin with negative CKMB) and the presence of acute coronary syndromes in emergency department ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Storrow AB,Lindsell CJ,Han JH,Slovis CM,Miller KF,Gibler WB,Hoekstra JW,Peacock WF,Hollander JE,Pollack CV Jr,EMCREG-i*trACS Investigators.

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of traumatic arterial hemorrhage from the posterior urethral artery, refractory to traditional hemostatic technique, and successfully managed with intraurethral thrombin hemostatic matrix (FloSeal [Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, Illinois, US]). We believe that this demonstrates a safe, effe...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Park BR,Kuehl DR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leeches have been used as a medicinal remedy for years untold. Recently, there appears to have been a resurgence in the use of the medicinal leech, Hirudo medicinalis. Presented is the case of a patient who called the emergency department for advice concerning the management of a bleeding leech bite. We discuss briefl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Adams SL

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The syndrome of rhabdomyolysis associated with cocaine use has been recently described, but the incidence, severity, risk factors, and complications are unknown. This study sought to describe the spectrum of the syndrome and identify clinical features of patients at risk. DESIGN:Retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brody SL,Wrenn KD,Wilber MM,Slovis CM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent interest in civilian trauma as a public health problem dates from the National Academy of Sciences white paper in 1966. Civilian trauma patterns vary depending on locale--blunt trauma predominates in rural and smaller urban areas (65% to 80% of hospital admissions); penetrating trauma in larger urban areas outw...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baker CC

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Antithrombins are among standard treatment agents for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. We aimed to determine the association between time from emergency department (ED) presentation to treatment with an antithrombin and adverse cardiac events. METHODS:The study cohort wa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Diercks DB,Pollack CV Jr,Hollander JE,Blomkalns AL,Emerman CL,Rokos IC,Larson DM,Hoekstra JW,Mehran R,Stone GW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The benefit of epinephrine in cardiac arrest is controversial and has not been conclusively shown in any human clinical study. We seek to assess the effect of introducing intravenous epinephrine on the survival outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in an emergency medical services (EMS) sy...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ong ME,Tan EH,Ng FS,Panchalingham A,Lim SH,Manning PG,Ong VY,Lim SH,Yap S,Tham LP,Ng KS,Venkataraman A,Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Epidemiology Study Group.

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Tetanus antibody levels have been shown to be inadequate in 50% of patients older than 65 years. Although immunization recommendations have been made for this age group, the efficacy of this intervention has not been well documented. We sought to determine the difference in tetanus antibody levels after...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Alagappan K,Rennie W,Narang V,Auerbach C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In more than 15 years of paramedic operation, fewer than 15 prehospital studies have been undertaken on the pharmacologic intervention by paramedics. Many of these studies suffer from inadequate sample size or deficient study design. There is no evidence that any medication given by the prehospital care provider is be...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shuster M,Chong J

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cardiovascular effects of carbamazepine in patients presenting to the emergency department. DESIGN:A retrospective case series from February 1, 1985, to July 30, 1993. SETTING:Six urban EDs. PARTICIPANTS:Seventy-two adult and pediatric patients with serum carbamazepine concentrations ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Apfelbaum JD,Caravati EM,Kerns WP 2nd,Bossart PJ,Larsen G

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the experience of croup at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), the only tertiary pediatric hospital in Western Australia, from 1980 through 1995 with reference to the introduction of routine steroid treatment in the ICU in 1989, in the general hospital wards from 1989 through 1993...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Geelhoed GC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient who developed severe acute respiratory failure during therapy for salicylate intoxication is described. The individual with aspirin overdose is at risk for this complication because of the potential for treatment modalities to cause or worsen lung edema initiated by the effects of salicylates on ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zimmerman GA,Clemmer TP

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized study of 500 consecutive emergency department patients with traumatic lacerations requiring sutures was performed comparing use of topical 1% povidone-iodine (Betadine) and scrubbing with wound management by irrigation with normal saline without scrubbing. A 60-second wound irrigation and scr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gravett A,Sterner S,Clinton JE,Ruiz E

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A characteristic case of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection in a previously healthy, 25-year-old man is presented. The patient progressed from influenza-like symptoms to irreversible septic shock and death within 24 hours. His spleen had been removed nine years earlier because of abdominal trauma. Aggressive thera...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stryker RM,Orton DW

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented is the case of a man who had localized depigmentation after local injection of triamcinolone diacetate. Search of the literature indicates that this is a rare complication of such therapy. Localized depigmentation may have important cultural implications for dark-skinned patients. There is some experimental ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stapczynski JS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid cyst of the third ventricle, although a benign lesion, carries with it high mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed in time. The most common presenting symptom is headache. A 31-year-old man with a history of intermittent, throbbing, unilateral headache and nausea was admitted because of exacerbation of his h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weisz RR,Fazal M

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 3 to 5 years have witnessed a tremendous change in direction for the academic health center. The major trends in this regard are increased importance of managed care, cost consciousness, development of a clinical system, pressure to downsize graduate medical education, and increased competition. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McCabe JB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old white man with a core temperature of 60.8 F (16 C) and ventricular fibrillation was successfullly resuscitated using active core and external rewarming techniques. Rectal temperature at the time of reestablished electromechanical cardiac activity was 68 F (20 C), a temperature previously thought to be in...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： DaVee TS,Reineberg EJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical characteristics of endotracheal intubation in the French emergency prehospital medical system and compare these data with those of other systems. METHODS:This study was performed in lle de France (Paris Region) in mobile ICUs staffed by physicians. This prospective, descriptiv...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Adnet F,Jouriles NJ,Le Toumelin P,Hennequin B,Taillandier C,Rayeh F,Couvreur J,Nougière B,Nadiras P,Ladka A,Fleury M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of three patients with spinal cord compression who presented with acute urinary retention are discussed. Two patients had previously diagnosed carcinoma; in one, acute urinary retention was the first sign of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Two patients had a history compatible with prostatic hypertrophy. Al...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tintinalli JE

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine how dedicated methodology and statistical review affects the quality of manuscripts published in Annals of Emergency Medicine. DESIGN:The dedicated reviewers developed a manuscript scoring form based on previously used instruments. The form contained 84 unique elements. Eight items sought th...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schriger DL,Cooper RJ,Wears RL,Waeckerle JF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of four methods of endotracheal tube size selection in the pediatric population. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, blinded comparison. SETTING:The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred thirty-seven children aged 1 month to 9 years old undergoing elective surg...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： King BR,Baker MD,Braitman LE,Seidl-Friedman J,Schreiner MS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study explored how a variety of demographic and illness-related factors were associated with telephone follow-up among patients visiting the emergency department for acute asthma. METHODS:We performed a prospective cohort study as part of the Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration (MARC). The s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Boudreaux ED,Clark S,Camargo CA Jr,MARC Investigators.

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foundation of safe care for patients with confirmed or suspected Ebola virus disease is effective infection control practice, which requires implementation of appropriate administrative policies, work practices, and environmental controls, accompanied by focused education, training, and supervision. In 2002, Emory...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Isakov A,Miles W,Gibbs S,Lowe J,Jamison A,Swansiger R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The effect of urgent cares on local emergency department (ED) patient volumes is presently unknown. In this paper, we aimed to assess the change in low-acuity ED utilization at 2 academic medical centers in relation to patient proximity to an affiliated urgent care. METHODS:We created a geospatial data...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Carlson LC,Raja AS,Dworkis DA,Lee J,Brown DFM,Samuels-Kalow M,Wilson M,Shapiro M,Kim J,Yun BJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have suggested that serum markers of smooth muscle destruction have utility in predicting ectopic pregnancy. Our goal was to determine whether a novel marker of muscle destruction, smooth muscle heavy-chain myosin (SMHC), is elevated in the serum of patients with ectopic pregnancy. MET...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Birkhahn RH,Gaeta TJ,Suzuki T,Katoh H,Nagai R,Bove J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the utility of the peripheral blood WBC count as a screen for lumbar puncture among young infants evaluated for serious bacterial infections. METHODS:We performed logistic regression modeling and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of peripheral blood WBC count and cerebrospinal ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bonsu BK,Harper MB

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid expansion of cost-consciousness and managed care into the medical marketplace has challenged the autonomy of physicians and patients. These challenges have taken a variety of forms, including limitations on reimbursement and restrictions on the amount and type of emergency care patients may receive. Challeng...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Larkin GL,Adams JG,Derse AR,Iserson KV,Gotthold WE

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00