A trial of povidone-iodine in the prevention of infection in sutured lacerations.

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：: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：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To compare diagnostic strategies for the emergency assessment of patients with suspected acute thoracic aortic dissection and to measure the effect of delays related to the availability of these tests on the selection of the most appropriate one. METHODS:We carried out a decision analysis representing...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sarasin FP,Louis-Simonet M,Gaspoz JM,Junod AF

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common practice to soak acute traumatic wounds in dilute povidone-iodine solution before definitive wound cleaning and debridement. The effectiveness of soaking wounds is unknown. Using quantitative wound bacterial counts as a measure of efficacy, we compared wounds soaked in 1% povidone-iodine solution or in no...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lammers RL,Fourré M,Callaham ML,Boone T

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single dose of hyoscyamine sulfate in combination with ketorolac tromethamine for the reduction of pain in emergency department patients with ureteral colic. METHODS:We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind study at 2 EDs with residency programs in e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jones JB,Giles BK,Brizendine EJ,Cordell WH

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many of the approximately 400,000 deaths that occur outside of hospitals or chronic care facilities each year in the United States are not only expected but also welcomed as relief from terminal disease. However, patients who lack decision-making capacity cannot communicate to emergency medical services system and eme...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Iserson KV

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional use of the American ED, one of unrestricted access by patients and payment for services by insurers, is being questioned in this era of health care reform. Both primary care physicians and managed care organizations have questioned the use of the ED by patients without obvious problems of an emergency ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Derlet RW,Young GP

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Inflammation plays an important role in acute coronary syndromes, and some evidence indicates that patients with a more pronounced vascular inflammatory response have a poorer outcome. Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) is a specific marker for vascular endothelial cell activation. The ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hillis GS,Terregino C,Taggart P,Killian A,Zhao N,Kaplan J,Dalsey WC,Mangione A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency clinicians often care for patients with terminal illness who are receiving hospice care and many more patients who may be in need of such care. Hospice care has been shown to successfully address the multidimensional aspects of the end-of-life concerns of terminally ill patients: dying with dignity, dying wi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lamba S,Quest TE

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We measure the rate of emergency department (ED) specimen processing error reduction after implementation of an electronic physician order entry system paired with a bar-coded specimen labeling process. METHODS:A cohort pre- and postintervention study was conducted in the ED during a 61-month period en...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hill PM,Mareiniss D,Murphy P,Gardner H,Hsieh YH,Levy F,Kelen GD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of all patients admitted to an urban teaching hospital emergency department with the complaint of overdose, poisoning, or ingestion during a 10-month period was conducted. Analysis of these 82 episodes involving 69 individuals revealed: 1) a preponderance of women in the 20- to 40-year old range...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Soslow AR

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:The use of electronic control devices has expanded worldwide during the last few years, the most widely used model being the Taser. However, the scientific knowledge about electronic control devices remains limited. We reviewed the medical literature to examine the potential implications of electronic devices in terms...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pasquier M,Carron PN,Vallotton L,Yersin B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted to test the reliability of at-home observation of head trauma victims in the rural South among a population of low educational level. During a four-month period, 99 patients entered and 90 patients finished the study. In all cases, an individual was identified as willing to accept the...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cline DM,Whitley TW

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical and cellular changes of bone through the rapid growth phase of development after intraosseous infusion of hypertonic or isotonic solutions at slow or fast infusion rates in a pig model. METHODS:This was a prospective, randomized, partially blinded, comparative study using a porcine...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brickman KR,Rega P,Schoolfield L,Harkins K,Weisbrode SE,Reynolds G

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated intracranial pressure commonly is associated with severe head injury. Emergency airway management technique in the patient who has sustained severe head injury must optimize conditions for intubation, minimize the adverse effects of intubation, and permit rapid and effective management of the elevated intracr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Walls RM

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Reporting systems are designed to identify patient care issues so changes can be made to improve safety. However, a culture of blame discourages event reporting, and reporting seen as punitive can inhibit individual and system performance in patient safety. This study aimed to determine the frequency an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Feeser VR,Jackson AK,Savage NM,Layng TA,Senn RK,Dhindsa HS,Santen SA,Hemphill RR

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We describe the demographics, characteristics, treatment, and clinical course of methamphetamine body stuffers. We also determine the clinical characteristics of methamphetamine body stuffers who have severe outcomes. METHODS:A 6.5-year descriptive nonconcurrent observational case series evaluated meth...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： West PL,McKeown NJ,Hendrickson RG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the methods and accuracy of mortality data collection and summarize the injury mortality rate in one sector of the State of Olancho, Honduras, with the intent to establish a baseline of injury mortality that will identify potential areas of intervention and serve as a comparison af...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Richman M,Shayne P,Heron S,Lowery D,Todd KH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the relative importance of variables correlated with patient satisfaction with emergency department care and service. DESIGN:Retrospective telephone survey targeting all patients who visited the Panorama City Kaiser Permanente ED from April 4 to April 17, 1991. Patients were contacted with...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bursch B,Beezy J,Shaw R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the incidence of needlestick injury among paramedics working in Florida during 1987, to describe the circumstances surrounding such injuries, and to assess the hepatitis B vaccination status of this group. DESIGN:Survey of a systematic random sample of paramedics using a self-administered...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Klontz KC,Gunn RA,Caldwell JS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients frequently arrive in the emergency department under the influence of alcohol after exposure to extreme conditions of heat or cold. While ethanol ingestion and ambient heat are recognized to have vasodilatory action, previous studies of their interactive effect are limited and guidelines for patient care are v...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hughes JH,Henry RE,Daly MJ

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We assess the prevalences of bacterial meningitis and herpes simplex virus meningoencephalitis (HSV-ME) in children with a complex febrile seizure and determine these prevalences in the subgroup of children with a clinical examination result not suggestive of meningitis or encephalitis. METHODS:This mu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Guedj R,Chappuy H,Titomanlio L,De Pontual L,Biscardi S,Nissack-Obiketeki G,Pellegrino B,Charara O,Angoulvant F,Denis J,Levy C,Cohen R,Loschi S,Leger PL,Carbajal R

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Increasingly, hospitals are using utilization review software to reduce hospital admissions in an effort to contain costs. Such practices have the potential to increase the number of unsafe discharges, particularly in public safety-net hospitals. Utilization review software tools are not well studied wi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Desai S,Gruber PF,Eiting E,Seabury SA,Mack WJ,Voyageur C,Vasquez V,Kim HT,Terp S

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ingestion of iron-containing products is a potential toxicologic emergency. The total iron binding capacity (TIBC) has been used widely as a predictor of end-organ toxicity and a guide to the need for deferoxamine therapy. When the TIBC is greater than the serum iron concentration (SIC), it is held that no free ir...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Siff JE,Meldon SW,Tomassoni AJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a systematic evaluation and triage strategy including immediate resting myocardial perfusion imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain of possible ischemic origin. METHODS:We conducted an observational study of 1,187 consecutive pa...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Tatum JL,Jesse RL,Kontos MC,Nicholson CS,Schmidt KL,Roberts CS,Ornato JP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new method of implementing a transcribed emergency record at minimum cost. Dictated emergency records are typed immediately by a transcriber located in the emergency department. This member of the medical record transcriber pool is given other non-urgent medical record material to type when there a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Klimt CR,Becker S,Fox BS,Ensminger F

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curricula in pediatric resuscitation must be based on adult learning principles. The Pediatric Basic and Advanced Life Support Courses (PBLS, PALS) should use educational strategies fostering positive interactions between the instructor and learners and should take into consideration the learner's motivation for takin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Seidel JS,Henderson DP,Spencer PE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted to determine the usefulness of clinical findings and 25-degree pronation and supination radiologic views to diagnose carpal navicular fractures. All patients presenting to the emergency department during a two-year period who fell on their outstretched hand and had pain and/or swellin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Mehta M,Brautigan MW

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00