Informed consent in emergency care: illusion and reform.

abstract：:This clinical policy from the American College of Emergency Physicians addresses key issues in opioid management in adult patients presenting to the emergency department. A writing subcommittee conducted a systematic review of the literature to derive evidence-based recommendations to answer the following clinical que...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Opioids.,Hatten BW,Cantrill SV,Dubin JS,Ketcham EM,Runde DP,Wall SP,Wolf SJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We describe patient perceptions of computed tomography (CT) and their understanding of radiation exposure and risk. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional study of acute abdominal pain patients aged 18 years or older. Confidence in medical evaluations with increasing levels of laboratory testing and imagin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baumann BM,Chen EH,Mills AM,Glaspey L,Thompson NM,Jones MK,Farner MC

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This clinical policy focuses on critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients with acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina. A MEDLINE search for articles published between January 1993 and December 1998 was performed using combinations of the key words chest pain, acute myocardial infarction, uns...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

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更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many emergency departments have been using passive protective enclosures ("intubation boxes") during intubation. The effectiveness of these enclosures remains uncertain. We sought to quantify their ability to contain aerosols using industry standard test...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Turer DM,Good CH,Schilling BK,Turer RW,Karlowsky NR,Dvoracek LA,Ban H,Chang JS,Rubin JP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) with an oxygenated fluorocarbon emulsion, with and without aortic arch epinephrine during cardiac arrest. METHODS:This randomized, controlled study, undertaken at a university research laboratory, involved 15 mixed-breed dogs. After 10 minutes of ventr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Manning JE,Batson DN,Payne FB,Adam N,Murphy CA,Perretta SG,Norfleet EA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The records of 50 patients with traumatic aortic rupture (Group I) and 50 patients with blunt chest trauma but negative aortograms (Group II) were reviewed retrospectively. Symptoms and signs referable to the chest and thoracic aorta were recorded and compared in Group I and Group II patients. Each patient's chart was...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sturm JT,Perry JF Jr,Olson FR,Cicero JJ

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Abdominal compressions can be interposed between the thoracic compressions of standard CPR (SCPR). The resulting interposed abdominal compression CPR (IAC-CPR) may increase blood pressures and patient survival, particularly if applied as a primary technique after in-hospital cardiac arrest. We used a pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hoekstra OS,van Lambalgen AA,Groeneveld AB,van den Bos GC,Thijs LG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[American College of Emergency Physicians. Hospital, medical staff, and payer responsibility for emergency department patients. Ann Emerg Med. February 2000;35:210-211.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

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更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine why emergency department patients leave without being seen by a physician and whether they receive alternate medical care. DESIGN:A prospective, cross-sectional study of patients who left without being seen. Charts were reviewed for population demographics, presenting complaints, and clin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fernandes CM,Daya MR,Barry S,Palmer N

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although all emergency physicians are familiar with catastrophic causes of free intraperitoneal air, we describe the case of a healthy 26-year-old woman who presented to our emergency department (ED) with a nonsurgical and previously unreported cause of pneumoperitoneum. The patient presented to our ED with complaints...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Frank D,Gilleran E,Hewitt K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of different doses of the vasopressor angiotensin II on aortic diastolic and coronary perfusion pressures in a swine model of cardiac arrest. DESIGN:Immature swine were anesthetized and hemodynamically monitored. Ventricular fibrillation was induced; CPR was begun after ten minut...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Little CM,Hobson JL,Brown CG

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We characterize repeat pediatric emergency department visits and determine the cause for such visits as an indicator of potential need for quality improvement. We hypothesized that most repeat ED visits resulting in hospitalization do not represent medical errors. METHODS:The study was performed at a l...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Depiero AD,Ochsenschlager DW,Chamberlain JM

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:Survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest vary widely among locations. We surveyed the definitions used in published studies of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Data from 74 studies involving 36 communities showed survival rates ranging from 2% to 44%. There were five different case definitions and 11 different...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eisenberg MS,Cummins RO,Damon S,Larsen MP,Hearne TR

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We followed serial plasma baclofen concentrations in a woman who ingested more than 2 g of baclofen in a suicide attempt, the largest ingestion of baclofen reported to date. The plasma clearance of baclofen was characterized by first-order elimination kinetics with a half-life of 8.6 hours. The persistent central nerv...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerkin R,Curry SC,Vance MV,Sankowski PW,Meinhart RD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The situational crisis is a period of acute disorganization of affective cognitive and behavioral function precipitated by a traumatic life experience. We review the clinical features of a situational crisis and the four phases of the crisis sequence. Special emphasis is placed on the practical principles of treatment...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rabin PL,Hussain G

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptive statistics include measures of central tendency and variability. Measures of central tendency include mean, median, and mode. The mean is the arithmetic average of data from interval or ratio scales. The median reflects the 50th percentile score. The mode is the most frequently occurring value of a data di...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaddis GM,Gaddis ML

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To develop clinical rules for the safe and effective use of flumazenil in suspected benzodiazepine overdose. METHODS:We assembled a retrospective series of 35 consecutive comatose patients admitted between October 1992 and July 1993 to a toxicologic ICU with the presumptive diagnosis of drug overdose. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gueye PN,Hoffman JR,Taboulet P,Vicaut E,Baud FJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The health care needs of the elderly population are significantly different from those of younger patients and require special knowledge and skills on the part of emergency physicians. The purpose of this study was to identify the nature and extent of geriatric training currently provided to emergency ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jones JS,Rousseau EW,Schropp MA,Sanders AB

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine the association between use of specific cephalosporins and macrolides and hospital length of stay in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are admitted with acute chest syndrome, and determine treatment risk factors for acute chest syndrome-related 30-day readmission. METHODS:Patient...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Badaki-Makun O,Casella JF,Tackett S,Tao X,Chamberlain JM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Pleuritic chest pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED) and a symptom of pulmonary embolism. Patients with pleuritic chest pain would benefit from a simple and rapid way of screening for pulmonary embolism. The aim of this study is to assess the utility of Simplify D-dimer...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hogg K,Dawson D,Mackway-Jones K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Preoxygenation is important to prevent oxygen desaturation during emergency airway management. The purpose of this study is to describe the use of end tidal oxygen (eto2) during rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department. METHODS:This study was carried out in 2 academic centers in Sydney, Au...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Caputo ND,Oliver M,West JR,Hackett R,Sakles JC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a traditional clinical trial, a fixed number of patients are evaluated before the data are analyzed. This has the disadvantage that more patients may be enrolled than are necessary to achieve a statistically significant result. Sequential statistical techniques provide a method for the analysis of clinical trials s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lewis RJ,Bessen HA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Video imaging of intubation as seen by the laryngoscopist has not been a part of traditional instruction methods, and its potential impact on novice intubation success rates has not been evaluated. METHODS:We prospectively tracked the success rates of novice intubators in paramedic classes who were req...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Levitan RM,Goldman TS,Bryan DA,Shofer F,Herlich A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The role of emergency department (ED) thoracotomy after blunt trauma is controversial. The objective of this review is to determine whether patients treated with an ED thoracotomy after blunt trauma survive and whether survivors have a good neurologic outcome. METHODS:A structured search was performed ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Slessor D,Hunter S

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：:A prospective study was conducted in the emergency departments of two community hospitals to assess the accuracy of Doppler ultrasonography performed by emergency physicians in the evaluation of patients with symptoms suggestive of deep-vein thrombosis. Seventy-eight extremities in 76 patients were evaluated by both D...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Turnbull TL,Dymowski JJ,Zalut TE

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the height of back elevation required to place the cervical spine of children less than 8 years old in neutral position and whether agreement on the height required for neutral position could be reached by two independent observers. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective. SETTING:Pediatric emergency d...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nypaver M,Treloar D

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Postoverdose interventions that deploy peer recovery support specialists to emergency departments (EDs) are a promising response to opioid overdoses among patients presenting in EDs. The objective of this study was to elicit patients' perspectives regarding the feasibility and acceptability of such an i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wagner KD,Mittal ML,Harding RW,Smith KP,Dawkins AD,Wei X,Woodard S,Roget NA,Oman RF

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As administrators evaluate potential approaches to improve cost, quality, and throughput efficiencies in the emergency department (ED), "front-end" operations become an important area of focus. Interventions such as immediate bedding, bedside registration, advanced triage (triage-based care) protocols, physician/pract...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wiler JL,Gentle C,Halfpenny JM,Heins A,Mehrotra A,Mikhail MG,Fite D

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00