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abstract：:We evaluated the effect of body mass index (BMI) on intubation success rates and complications during emergency airway management. We retrospectively analyzed an airway registry at an academic medical center. The primary outcomes were the incidence of difficult intubation and complication rates, stratified by BMI. We ...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Dargin JM,Emlet LL,Guyette FX

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute aortic syndromes (AASs) are deadly cardiovascular emergencies involving the thoracic aorta. AASs are relatively rare conditions, have unspecific signs and symptoms (including truncal pain, syncope, neurologic deficit and limb ischemia) and require contrast-enhanced tomography angiography (CTA) of the chest and a...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Morello F,Santoro M,Fargion AT,Grifoni S,Nazerian P

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute coronary syndrome, gamma-glutamyltransferase activity (GGT) proved to be an independent predictor of the development of major adverse cardiac events at early and long terms. No data are available on GGT in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). We assessed, in 337 consecutive STEMI patients...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lazzeri C,Valente S,Tarquini R,Chiostri M,Picariello C,Gensini GF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of heart, lung and inferior vena cava (IVC) ultrasonography modalities, alone and combined, for possible added accuracy in diagnosing acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), in a group of patients with the final diagnosis of ADHF based on plasma level of B-type nat...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Farahmand S,Abdolhoseini A,Aliniagerdroudbari E,Babaniamansour S,Baratloo A,Bagheri-Hariri S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oral anticoagulants (OAs) are significantly more effective than Aspirin in the prevention of cerebrovascular accidents among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Several studies, however, showed OAs to be widely underused in these patients. OBJECTIVE:To assess the appropriateness of antithrombotic ther...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Ferro D,Loffredo L,Polimeni L,Violi F

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis is "haemostasis in the wrong place", and there is increasing evidence that haemostatic factors are associated with increased risk of atherothrombotic events. Increasing plasma levels of fibrinogen are associated with increased risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease, and with...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lowe G

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria have been spreading from hospitals to communities. Despite this, there are limited emergency department (ED) patient-based studies about these bacteremias. A retrospective matched case-control study with a ratio of 1:3 was conducted at a university hospital. The ...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lin JN,Chen YH,Chang LL,Lai CH,Lin HL,Lin HH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auto-titrating noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has been developed as a new mode applying variable expiratory-positive airway pressure (EPAP) in addition to variable inspiratory pressures (IPAP), both to deliver targeted tidal volume (VT) and to eliminate upper airway resistance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate ...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Gursel G,Zerman A,Basarik B,Gonderen K,Aydogdu M,Memmedova S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The editorial and peer-review processes should guarantee readers as to the reliability of published data. The first step of these processes is to check for errors. The aim of our study was to look for the presence of objective errors in consecutive articles published on three of the most authoritative clinical journal...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Costantino G,Casazza G,Cernuschi G,Solbiati M,Birocchi S,Ceriani E,Duca P,Montano N

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splanchnic vein thrombosis (SVT) is a possible complication of acute pancreatitis (AP). There are no precise guidelines on the use of anticoagulant therapy (AT) in these patients. The aim of the study was to determine the safety and the efficacy of AT in AP-associated SVT. Two hundred twenty-one patients were retrospe...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Pagliari D,Cianci R,Brizi MG,Mancarella FA,Musso M,Cintoni M,Franza L,Flore RA,Gasbarrini A,Tondi P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence and incidence of diabetes is similar in the two sexes but the long-term impact of diabetes on vascular and non-vascular complications is more gender specific. Men, in comparison with women, seem to be at higher risk for micro-vascular complications, such as severe retinopathy and nephropathy. On the oth...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Abbate R,Mannucci E,Cioni G,Fatini C,Marcucci R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cirrhosis is characterized by a complex coagulation defect leading to the prolongation of the prothrombin and activated partial thromboplastin times (PT and APTT). Arbitrary PT cut-off values are still used as a yardstick to guide treatment with fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) or other pro-coagulant agents in patients under...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Tripodi A,Chantarangkul V,Primignani M,Clerici M,Dell'era A,Aghemo A,Mannucci PM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In marathon runners changes in red blood cell count, haematocrit and haemoglobin in relation to haemodilution have been reported. Moreover, it has been hypothesized that strenuous exercise induces oxidant stress through several different mechanisms. This study investigated the haematological variables, iron s...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Duca L,Da Ponte A,Cozzi M,Carbone A,Pomati M,Nava I,Cappellini MD,Fiorelli G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In heart failure survival is closely related to functional capacity. Peak O2 consumption at cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is considered the gold standard for the evaluation of exercise tolerance. Since >70% of patients with heart failure, usually elderly or with significant comorbidities, are referred to Depart...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Rostagno C,Gensini GF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension and diabetes are known risk factors for obesity-related thrombosis, but several studies have shown that obesity is characterised by a potentially prothrombotic inflammatory state because of activated coagulation and impaired fibrinolysis. In order to verify if obese patients-unaffected by hypertension, di...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Cugno M,Castelli R,Mari D,Mozzi E,Zappa MA,Boscolo-Anzoletti M,Roviaro G,Mannucci PM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-invasive ventilatory support is frequently used in patients with severe respiratory failure (SRF), but is often limited to intensive care units (ICU). We hypothesized that an instantaneous short course of NIV (up to 2 h), limited to regular working hours as an additional therapy on the emergency department (ED) wo...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Horvath CM,Brutsche MH,Schoch OD,Schillig B,Baty F,vonOw D,Rüdiger JJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer patients are at risk of infectious complications due to neutropenia following chemotherapy or early post-HSCT (Hemato Stem Cell Transplantation). The first episode of fever during recent onset neutropenia is caused mostly by bacteria, while subsequent episodes are mainly fungal in nature. Proper management of i...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Menichetti F

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term splanchnic vein thrombosis encompasses Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS), extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO), and mesenteric vein thrombosis; the simultaneous involvement of additional regions is frequent, and clinical presentations and risk factors may be shared. The annual incidence of BCS and isolated m...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： De Stefano V,Martinelli I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most common complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We planned a prospective study to address tolerability and efficacy of sucrosomial iron, a new oral formulation of ferric pyrophosphate, in IBD patients. Thirty patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's Disea...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Abbati G,Incerti F,Boarini C,Pileri F,Bocchi D,Ventura P,Buzzetti E,Pietrangelo A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose was to examine the association between e-cigarette use and smoking cessation according to quit duration in Greece in 2017. A cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of adults living in Attica prefecture was performed in May 2017 through telephone interviews. The present analysis was confined to c...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Farsalinos K,Siakas G,Poulas K,Voudris V,Merakou K,Barbouni A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for more information on the quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing chemotherapy. We wanted to investigate the perception of health status in colon cancer patients before, 3 and 6 months after chemotherapy. A secondary purpose was to assess the different perceptions of QoL between men and women du...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Domati F,Luppi G,Reggiani-Bonetti L,Zironi S,Depenni R,Fontana A,Gelsomino F,de Leon MP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high incidence of isolated left ventricular non-compaction (LVNC) has been reported in previous studies on smaller cohorts of patients with thalassemia by cardiac MRI but the clinical impact of the finding is unknown. This prospective cohort study evaluates the prevalence and clinical implication of the finding. Pro...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Bonamini R,Imazio M,Faletti R,Gatti M,Xhyheri B,Limone M,Longo F,Piga A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiometabolic comorbidities and the changes in left ventricular geometry and function in 135 subjects subgrouped according to low or normal total adiponectin plasma (ADPN) levels. Left ventricular (LV) internal diameter/height, total LV mass (LVM) and LVM index (...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Di Chiara T,Argano C,Scaglione A,Duro G,Corrao S,Scaglione R,Licata G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features of COVID-19 have been mostly described in hospitalized patients with and without ICU admission. Yet, up to 80% of patients are managed in an outpatient setting. This population is poorly documented. In France, health authorities recommend outpatient management of patients presenting mild-to-moderate ...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Lapostolle F,Schneider E,Vianu I,Dollet G,Roche B,Berdah J,Michel J,Goix L,Chanzy E,Petrovic T,Adnet F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The current therapeutic options for patients at high thromboembolic risk include the vitamin K antagonists and the direct oral anticoagulants. These novel agents have been evaluated in more than 40,000 patient...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Riva N,Ageno W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic alcohols are a group of substances containing a hydroxyl group not meant to be ingested. They are the cause of a significant number of accidental and non-accidental exposures. Toxic alcohol poisoning can be associated with a significant degree of morbidity and mortality if not promptly recognized and treated. Th...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Ng PC,Long BJ,Davis WT,Sessions DJ,Koyfman A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective is to describe the characteristics of mechanically restrained patients in the emergency department (ED) of a university hospital and to evaluate the quality of restraint documentation that was filled out according to the dedicated protocol with respect to the law on restraint. All adult patients (≥16 yea...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Beysard N,Yersin B,Carron PN

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2016, biosimilar enoxaparin (Inhixa®, Techdow) was introduced in European markets with the same indications as branded enoxaparin (Clexane®, Sanofi). Its use is constantly increasing in clinical practice, however, little information from post-marketing clinical trials is available on its safety and effectiveness. W...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Fantoni C,Bertù L,Faioni EM,Froiio C,Mariani N,Ageno W

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The high cardiovascular risk burden in low- and middle-income countries is expected to lead to an explosive increase in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, population data on CKD from these countries are scarce. Therefore, we assessed kidney health in Suriname. In the Healthy Life in Suriname (HeliSur) study, a ran...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Nannan Panday R,Haan Y,Diemer F,Punwasi A,Rommy C,Heerenveen I,van Montfrans GA,Brewster LM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 50 years, the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection has fallen as standards of living improved. The changes in the prevalence of infection and its manifestations (peptic ulcer disease and gastric mucosal lesions) were investigated in a large cohort of Sardinians undergoing upper endoscopy for dyspe...

journal_title：Internal and emergency medicine

authors： Dore MP,Marras G,Rocchi C,Soro S,Loria MF,Bassotti G,Graham DY,Malaty HM,Pes GM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00