The emerging role of echocardiography in the emergency department.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Single-payer health care is supported by most Americans, but the effect of single payer on any particular sector of the health care market has not been well explored. We examine the effect of 2 potential single-payer designs, Medicare for All and an alternative including Medicare and Medicaid, on total ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pomerantz A,Burke R,Friedman A,Burke L,Wolfe R,Smulowitz P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical interventions in acute ischemic stroke promise to provide emergency physicians with tools to treat patients in whom conventional thrombolysis might be ineffective or contraindicated, including most patients with stroke who arrive at the emergency department beyond the 3-hour time window for intravenous tiss...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Leary MC,Saver JL,Gobin YP,Jahan R,Duckwiler GR,Vinuela F,Kidwell CS,Frazee J,Starkman S

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy focuses on critical issues concerning the management of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acetaminophen overdose. The subcommittee reviewed the medical literature relevant to the questions posed. The critical questions are: 1. What are the indications for N-acetylcysteine (...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wolf SJ,Heard K,Sloan EP,Jagoda AS,American College of Emergency Physicians.

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that physical examination alone is inadequate for abdominal evaluation in the multiply injured blunt trauma patient; but controversy exists regarding the preferred method of detecting intraabdominal injuries requiring celiotomy. Both peritoneal lavage and the newer computed tomography imagin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kearney PA

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Peripheral intravenous cannulation is procedurally challenging and painful. We perform a systematic review to evaluate ultrasonographic guidance as an aid to peripheral intravenous cannulation. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nurs...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heinrichs J,Fritze Z,Vandermeer B,Klassen T,Curtis S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify the incidence and predictors of missed fracture and characterize patterns of radiography performance in children with a diagnosis of radial head subluxation in the emergency department (ED) setting. METHODS:We queried the Pediatric Health Information System database for visits by children y...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Genadry KC,Monuteaux MC,Neuman MI,Lipsett SC

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study investigated the hypothesis that modern computed tomographic (CT) imaging is sufficient to exclude subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in patients with severe headache. METHODS:All 38,730 adult patients who presented to Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, during a 16-month period were prospectivel...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Morgenstern LB,Luna-Gonzales H,Huber JC Jr,Wong SS,Uthman MO,Gurian JH,Castillo PR,Shaw SG,Frankowski RF,Grotta JC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of helicopter transport of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after initiation of thrombolysis on bleeding complications through hospital discharge. DESIGN:Prospectively identified incidence (cohort) study. SETTING:Air medical service of tertiary-care teaching hospital. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fromm RE Jr,Hoskins E,Cronin L,Pratt CM,Spencer WH 3rd,Roberts R

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium metabisulfite (MBS) is a commonly used food and drug preservative. We report the case of a 32-year-old man with a documented history of allergy to MBS who developed an anaphylactic reaction after ingestion of MBS-treated foods. The patient had a prolonged clinical course requiring two emergency department visit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Riggs BS,Harchelroad FP Jr,Poole C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American College of Emergency Physicians algorithm project was a pilot study designed to identify a method for evaluating algorithms by peer review and field test. The intent of the pilot project was to make recommendations which would permit a more extensive evaluation of the logic, usefulness, and safety of vari...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Podgorny G

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the potential for cardiovascular toxicity from severe oral phenytoin overdose. STUDY POPULATION:Fifty-seven patients admitted during a two-year period to an inner-city hospital for severe oral phenytoin overdose, which is defined as a peak level of 40 micrograms/mL or more. METHODS:Case re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wyte CD,Berk WA

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Although the addition of H(2) blockers to H(1) antagonists has been promoted for use in anaphylaxis, there have been no large studies establishing the advantage of this approach in treating acute allergic syndromes. In this study we tested the hypothesis that combined H(1) and H(2) blockage results in i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lin RY,Curry A,Pesola GR,Knight RJ,Lee HS,Bakalchuk L,Tenenbaum C,Westfal RE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We seek to describe the medical history and clinical findings of patients attending the emergency department (ED) with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and estimate the diagnostic accuracy of patients' characteristics for predicting COVID-19. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled all patients ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Peyrony O,Marbeuf-Gueye C,Truong V,Giroud M,Rivière C,Khenissi K,Legay L,Simonetta M,Elezi A,Principe A,Taboulet P,Ogereau C,Tourdjman M,Ellouze S,Fontaine JP

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the cases of three patients with residual symptoms from diving decompression sickness, each of whom presented to a recompression chamber three to seven days following original exposure. All three had complete resolution of symptomatology despite the delayed treatment. The late resolution of symptoms is evide...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Myers RA,Bray P

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The Utstein guidelines recommend that emergency medical services (EMS)-witnessed cardiac arrests be considered separately from other out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases. The objective of this study was to assess EMS-witnessed cardiac arrest and to determine predictors of survival in this group. METHOD...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： De Maio VJ,Stiell IG,Wells GA,Spaite DW,OPALS Study Group.

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resuscitation of a patient with failure of a permanent artificial pacemaker is described. A mechanically inactive heart showed a variety of ineffective rhythms, and dissociation could not be overcome by drug therapy. The urgent need for artificial pacing presented problems that eventually were overcome. The time r...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McNeil EL

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managed care organizations (MCOs) have proliferated throughout the United States. Interaction by patients, physicians, and emergency medical services systems with MCOs is evolving. Although MCOs have had some notable successes in reducing health care expenditures, the way in which MCO enrollees gain access to emergenc...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dickinson E,Verdile VP

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We characterize the quantity and quality of data tables and figures in reports of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) submitted to the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and published in peer-reviewed journals. We investigate how the peer review process affected table and figure quality. METHODS:We reviewed...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schriger DL,Sinha R,Schroter S,Liu PY,Altman DG

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 28-year-old multiparous woman with an incarcerated gravid uterus is presented. This largely unknown entity invariably results in spontaneous abortion if untreated. Patients present with a characteristic and readily recognizable sign and symptom complex and ultrasonographic findings. Early diagnosis is em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Edminster SC,Raabe RD,Kates RB

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Accurate and timely diagnosis of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is difficult because of nonspecific symptoms. Multiwave pulse oximetry might facilitate the screening for occult poisoning by noninvasive measurement of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), but its reliability is still unknown. We assess bias and prec...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Roth D,Herkner H,Schreiber W,Hubmann N,Gamper G,Laggner AN,Havel C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The optimal ratio of chest compressions to ventilations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is unknown. We determine 24-hour survival and neurologic outcome, comparing 4 different chest compression-ventilation CPR ratios in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest and bystander CPR. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sanders AB,Kern KB,Berg RA,Hilwig RW,Heidenrich J,Ewy GA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data have suggested that pneumatic external counterpressure improves outcome in intra-abdominal hemorrhage by either a tamponade effect and/or elevation in central systemic blood pressure. As a result, the empiric use of the pneumatic antishock garment (PASG) has become a standard of care, even to the poi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bickell WH,Pepe PE,Bailey ML,Wyatt CH,Mattox KL

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrest caused by massive pulmonary embolism is highly refractory to conventional resuscitation. Emergency surgical embolectomy has been considered the only effective intervention. We present the case of a 33-year-old woman who suffered a massive pulmonary embolism with circulatory arrest refractory to one half...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Langdon RW,Swicegood WR,Schwartz DA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting early myocardial infarction in vivo after coronary artery occlusion. DESIGN:A prospective, controlled canine study using a left anterior descending coronary artery ligation model. INTERVENTIONS:After thiopental anesthesia, nine ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Angelos MG,Katz-Stein A,Leasure JE

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the importance of hospital bed occupancy for 30-day mortality, inhospital mortality, readmission for inpatient care within 30 days, and revisits to the emergency department (ED) within 7 days among all adult patients visiting the ED. METHODS:This was an observational cohort study including ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Af Ugglas B,Djärv T,Ljungman PLS,Holzmann MJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Lumbar puncture is a commonly performed procedure, although previous studies have documented low rates of successful completion in infants. Ultrasonography can visualize the anatomic landmarks for lumbar puncture and has been shown in some studies to reduce the failure rate of lumbar puncture in adults....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Neal JT,Kaplan SL,Woodford AL,Desai K,Zorc JJ,Chen AE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess the need for cranial computed tomography (CT) in the emergency department evaluation of children with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15 after mild head injury with loss of consciousness. DESIGN:Retrospective case series of children aged 2 to 17 years with documented loss of consciousness a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Davis RL,Mullen N,Makela M,Taylor JA,Cohen W,Rivara FP

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axial (in-line) traction is recommended as a stabilizing maneuver during orotracheal intubation of a trauma victim with a potential cervical spine injury. There are no published data demonstrating the safety of this technique in trauma patients with an unstable cervical spine. In our study, 17 victims of blunt traumat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bivins HG,Ford S,Bezmalinovic Z,Price HM,Williams JL

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine-sponsored residency and fellowship programs, as well as the residents and fellows training in those programs. We present the 2018 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nelson LS,Keim SM,Baren JM,Beeson MS,Carius ML,Chudnofsky CR,Gausche-Hill M,Goyal DG,Kowalenko T,Marco CA,Muelleman RL,Research Committee, American Board of Emergency Medicine.,Johnston MM,Joldersma KB,American Board of Emerg

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To gather preliminary data on the safety and efficacy of IV magnesium in a rat model of hydrofluoric acid burns. MODEL:Forty-seven anesthetized male rats (200 to 300 g) received a standardized burn with 52% hydrofluoric acid. INTERVENTIONS:Animals were anesthetized with 30 to 50 mg/kg ketamine IM and ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Williams JM,Hammad A,Cottington EC,Harchelroad FC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00