The effect of patient position and MAST inflation on carotid sinus diameter.

abstract：:We present the cases of three patients with preexisting bundle-branch block in whom wide-complex tachycardias were considered to be of supraventricular origin because QRS morphologies were essentially unchanged from those during normal sinus rhythm. The patients experienced adverse effects from medications for suprave...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Littmann L,McCall MM

更新日期：1995-07-01 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

authors：

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Severe myocardial ischemia is the leading cause of arrhythmic sudden cardiac death. It is unclear, however, in which percentage of patients sudden cardiac death is triggered by ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and whether the diagnosis of STEMI can be reliably established immediately after res...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Müller D,Schnitzer L,Brandt J,Arntz HR

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Transthoracic cardiac pacing historically has been relegated to the role of the technique of last resort in treating cardiac arrest. Recent studies have shown that this technique has a high rate of successful electrical capture, but often without mechanical activity. Survival rates have been shown to be dismal when th...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hedges JR,Syverud SA,Dalsey WC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A profoundly hypothermic 5-hour-old infant in cardiac arrest was brought to the emergency department by paramedics. The infant was found wrapped in a garbage bag inside a freezer. She had been in the freezer for approximately four hours. Her initial rectal temperature was 16.2 degrees C. Active external and core warmi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Thompson DA,Anderson N

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of an organized filing system for referencing articles pertinent to emergency medicine is presented. This simple and flexible system allows for modification for the individual needs of the emergency physician. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McMicken D

更新日期：1980-09-01 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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Methanol poisoning outbreaks are a global public health issue, with delayed treatment causing poor outcomes. Out-of-hospital ethanol administration may improve outcome, but the difficulty of conducting research in outbreaks has meant that its effects have never been assessed. We study the effect of out-...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Zakharov S,Pelclova D,Urban P,Navratil T,Nurieva O,Kotikova K,Diblik P,Kurcova I,Belacek J,Komarc M,Eddleston M,Hovda KE

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Allergic reactions are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). An unknown proportion of patients will develop biphasic reactions, and patients are often monitored for prolonged periods to manage potential reactions. We seek to determine the incidence of clinically important biphasic react...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Grunau BE,Li J,Yi TW,Stenstrom R,Grafstein E,Wiens MO,Schellenberg RR,Scheuermeyer FX

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the urine ketone dip test as a screening test for ketonemia in hyperglycemic patients and to compare the performance of the urine ketone dip test with the anion gap and serum bicarbonate level. METHODS:This was a prospective study conducted in an urban, ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schwab TM,Hendey GW,Soliz TC

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cases of shaken baby syndrome are reviewed to determine important signs, symptoms, physical findings, laboratory parameters, and prognosis. The signs and symptoms of this form of head trauma are nonspecific. The findings may mimic infection, intoxication, or metabolic abnormalities. Diagnosis depends on a high ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ludwig S,Warman M

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:In 2008, a pay-for-performance program was implemented in sequential waves in Ontario emergency departments (EDs), with the aim of reducing length of stay. We seek to evaluate its effects on ED length of stay and quality of care. METHODS:This was a retrospective observational study of ED visits in Onta...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vermeulen MJ,Stukel TA,Boozary AS,Guttmann A,Schull MJ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine compliance with advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines among ACLS-certified and non-ACLS-certified physicians. DESIGN:Retrospective review of consecutive cardiac arrests between July 1989 and June 1990, including assessment of the resuscitation leaders' ACLS certification. SETTIN...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cline DM,Welch KJ,Cline LS,Brown CK

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To study early microcirculatory perfusion indices in patients with severe sepsis/septic shock, compare early microcirculatory indices in sepsis survivors versus nonsurvivors, and identify systemic hemodynamic/oxygen transport variables that correlate with early microcirculatory perfusion indices. METHO...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Trzeciak S,Dellinger RP,Parrillo JE,Guglielmi M,Bajaj J,Abate NL,Arnold RC,Colilla S,Zanotti S,Hollenberg SM,Microcirculatory Alterations in Resuscitation and Shock Investigators.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to characterize hospital and patient characteristics associated with administration of thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke patients in the United States. METHODS:This retrospective, observational, cohort study used data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, an administrative ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Schumacher HC,Bateman BT,Boden-Albala B,Berman MF,Mohr JP,Sacco RL,Pile-Spellman J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported is a case of a 34-year-old man, previously in good health, who underwent chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine for treatment of a recent whiplash injury. Immediately following manipulation, the patient became unresponsive and was found to have sustained a brain stem infarction resulting in the "Lock...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Horn SW 2nd

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：:[Salomon B: Emergency department fugue. Ann Emerg Med March 1998;31:412-413]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Salomon B

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Institute of Medicine and other national organizations have asserted that current payment policies strongly discourage emergency medical services (EMS) providers from transporting selected patients who call 911 to non-ED settings (eg, primary care clinics, mental health centers, dialysis centers) or from treating ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Morganti KG,Alpert A,Margolis G,Wasserman J,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent animal and clinical data require a reevaluation of the traditional approach to the patient exposed to carbon monoxide. Unfortunately, these new data are inconclusive and generate controversies regarding the indications and value of neuropsychologic testing, cause of carbon monoxide toxicity, and indications (if...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Seger D,Welch L

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventilatory status of patients within the first few hours following head injury has not been well established. We prospectively studied 63 patients who presented to an urban trauma center with varying severity of head injury to determine whether any trend toward hypo- or hyperventilation existed within the first t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vicario SJ,Coleman R,Cooper MA,Thomas DM

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review synthesizes the existing literature to provide evidence-based predictions for the future of emergency care in the United States as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with a focus on emergency department (ED) visit volume, acuity, and reimbursement. Patient behavior will likely be q...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Medford-Davis LN,Eswaran V,Shah RM,Dark C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether reminder signs placed at the exits to parking decks increase the rate of safety belt use. METHODS:The subjects in this study were drivers of automobiles with permits to park in campus decks at a major university. Volunteer observers were positioned near the exits of 5 parking decks...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Clack ZA,Pitts SR,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Efficient management and allocation of scarce medical resources can improve outcomes for victims of mass casualty events. However, the effectiveness of specific strategies has never been systematically reviewed. We analyze published evidence on strategies to optimize the management and allocation of sca...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Timbie JW,Ringel JS,Fox DS,Pillemer F,Waxman DA,Moore M,Hansen CK,Knebel AR,Ricciardi R,Kellermann AL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little has been reported in the literature on the characteristics of existing and planned emergency medicine fellowships. To help answer important questions about fellowships, a 28-question survey was developed by representatives from the University Association for Emergency Medicine education and fellowship committee...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Podolsky SM,Woodburn JD,Murphy J,Stair T

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with primary axillary vein thrombosis was treated successfully in the emergency department with a single IV bolus of anistrepalase followed by continuous IV heparin. The patient's symptoms resolved quickly, and a repeat venogram 16 hours later showed near-complete resolution of the venous obstruction. We dis...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pires LA,Jay G

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to examine the outcome of a subgroup of patients with extreme carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, specifically those discovered in cardiac arrest, resuscitated, and subsequently treated with hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)). Opinions of hyperbaric medicine physicians regarding the treatment of such pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hampson NB,Zmaeff JL

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Transgender, transsexual, or transitioned (trans) people have reported avoiding medical care because of negative experiences or fear of such experiences. The extent of trans-specific negative emergency department (ED) experiences, and of ED avoidance, has not been documented. METHODS:The Trans PULSE Pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bauer GR,Scheim AI,Deutsch MB,Massarella C

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Dabigatran is a reversible direct thrombin inhibitor recently approved for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation. An increasing number of patients receiving dabigatran present to the emergency department (ED) with bleeding complications. Unlike vitamin K antagonists, there are no accept...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Berger R,Salhanick SD,Chase M,Ganetsky M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00