The gay bowel syndrome: a common problem of homosexual patients in the emergency department.

abstract：:Airway compromise is the most common cause of death and severe morbidity in acutely ill and injured children. Rapid-sequence intubation (RSI) is a technique for emergency airway control designed to maximize successful endotracheal intubation while minimizing the adverse physiologic effects of this procedure. RSI requi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gerardi MJ,Sacchetti AD,Cantor RM,Santamaria JP,Gausche M,Lucid W,Foltin GL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annals' 25th anniversary is a cause for celebration, but the future imposes a new set of ethical questions and moral dilemmas for emergency physicians. Each physician will need to make personal choices consistent with the courage, judgment, integrity, and dedication of past leaders when dealing with the moral dilemmas...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Waeckerle JF

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course in a rural hospital will improve resuscitation success from cardiac arrest. DESIGN:A retrospective case review of all patients in cardiac arrest during a 13-month period before and after the institution of an ACLS training program. SE...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sanders AB,Berg RA,Burress M,Genova RT,Kern KB,Ewy GA

更新日期：1994-01-01 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:In 2001, less than 20% of emergency medicine residents had more than $150,000 of educational debt. Our emergency medicine residents anecdotally reported much larger debt loads. Surveys have reported that debt affects career and life choices. Qualitative approaches are well suited to explore how and why ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Young TP,Brown MM,Reibling ET,Ghassemzadeh S,Gordon DM,Phan TH,Thomas TL,Brown L

更新日期：2016-10-01 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: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 OBJECTIVES:We determine whether the addition of heat to topical eutectic mixture of local anesthetic (EMLA) cream shortens the onset time to effective analgesia. We hypothesized that applying EMLA cream for 20 minutes with an external heat pack would be as effective as the standard 60-minute application time. ME...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Liu DR,Kirchner HL,Petrack EM

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early experience with the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) in acute myocardial infarction is reviewed, including comparisons with other thrombolytic agents, a summary of hemorrhagic complications associated with its use, and the rationale for adjunctive therapeutic strategies. The use of tPA has been associat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Califf RM,Mantell S,Westawski C,Bride W,Honan MB,Bellinger RL,Wall TC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To simulate the effect of sublingual injections on pediatric patients, open-chested kid goats were injected sublingually or peripherally with Cardio-Green while being supported by internal cardiac massage. Our study demonstrates that there is statistically a ten-fold lower central blood level after sublingual injectio...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ordog GJ,Wasserberger J,Jones J,Rouzier R,Elstin D,Balasubramaniam S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional use of the throat culture to guide treatment of potential streptococcal pharyngitis recently has been questioned because of the following facts: antibiotic therapy within the first 48 hours of illness reduces the severity and symptoms of streptococcal pharyngitis; more rapid treatment of streptococcal ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hedges JR,Lowe RA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gifts to physicians by the pharmaceutical industry pose numerous ethical questions. Although individual patients and physicians may benefit financially and educationally from certain gifts, the risk of bias resulting from such gifts makes them ethically challenging. After a brief description of the nature and scope of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Marco CA,Moskop JC,Solomon RC,Geiderman JM,Larkin GL

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Parkhurst DC: Shift change. Ann Emerg Med June 1998;31:785-788.]. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Parkhurst DC

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine if hypertonic saline/dextran (HSD) is effective in treating hemorrhage in the presence of dehydration. DESIGN:After surgical preparation, swine were euhydrated or dehydrated for 24 or 48 hours. Animals were bled 25 mL/kg over 60 minutes and treated with HSD. SETTING:Laboratory. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wade CE,Tillman FJ,Loveday JA,Blackmon A,Potanko E,Hunt MM,Hannon JP

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the abilities of the Trauma Score (TS), the Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and the Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS) to retrospectively identify severely injured children. TS, RTS, and PTS were computed on admission for 1,334 consecutive blunt and penetrating trauma victims 0 to 14 years old. Injury Severity Score...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Eichelberger MR,Gotschall CS,Sacco WJ,Bowman LM,Mangubat EA,Lowenstein AD

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to compare warm gastric (Group 1) and closed thoracic cavity (Group 2) lavage for rewarming severely hypothermic dogs. Adult mongrel dogs were monitored by intra-arterial catheter, central venous catheter, and ECG, and by central venous, esophageal, and rectal temperature probes. Animals were ex...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brunette DD,Sterner S,Robinson EP,Ruiz E

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Prehospital Index (PHI) is a triage-oriented trauma severity scoring system comprising four components: systolic blood pressure, pulse, respiratory status, and level of consciousness, each scored 0 to 5. The PHI was developed after analysis of 313 cases to provide an objective prehospital scoring system for distin...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Koehler JJ,Baer LJ,Malafa SA,Meindertsma MS,Navitskas NR,Huizenga JE

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naproxen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is a propionic acid derivative that possesses analgesic and antipyretic properties through inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis. The propionic acids have been considered the least toxic of the NSAIDs, and one, ibuprofen, is currently available as an over-the-co...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Martinez R,Smith DW,Frankel LR

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epiglottitis in adults, while uncommon, is certainly not rare. Despite the increasing reports of the disorder in the literature, it continues to be misdiagnosed in emergency departments. The first step in the diagnosis of acute epiglottitis is for the emergency physician to think of it. The literature concerning the e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sarant G

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium dichloroacetate (DCA) has been shown to lower elevated serum lactate levels produced by hypoxia, exercise, and phenformin. We conducted a study to investigate the effect of DCA treatment on lactic acidosis following resuscitation from asphyxial cardiac arrest. Conditioned dogs were anesthetized with pentobarbit...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gin-Shaw SL,Barsan WG,Eymer V,Hedges J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venomous bites and stings are numerous but severe local tissue damage is uncommon. Venoms may be simple substances or complex mixtures of many poorly characterized components whose interactions are still not fully understood. The best studied example of a dermonecrotic venom is that produced by the brown recluse spide...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wasserman GS

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial pregnancy is a rare and dangerous form of ectopic pregnancy that can be mistaken for a normal intrauterine pregnancy on ultrasonography, leading to catastrophic results. Increasingly, emergency physicians are using ultrasonography to diagnose intrauterine pregnancy. Emergency physicians should be aware of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： DeWitt C,Abbott J

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The number of freestanding emergency departments (EDs) has increased rapidly in the United States, and there is concern that such entities are located near existing EDs rather than in areas lacking emergency care. In 2018, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended a reduction in Medicare reim...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Freeman RE,Boggs KM,Sullivan AF,Faridi MK,Freid RD,Camargo CA Jr

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine emergency department patients' behaviors during informed consent for an intimate partner violence survey. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study during administration of informed consent. Research assistants recorded whether informed consent was read, time spent reading it, whether q...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baren J,Campbell CF,Schears RM,Shofer FS,Datner EM,Hollander JE

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We study the incremental value of the ABCD2 score in predicting short-term risk of ischemic stroke after thorough emergency department (ED) evaluation of transient ischemic attack. METHODS:This was a prospective observational study of consecutive patients presenting to the ED with a transient ischemic ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Stead LG,Suravaram S,Bellolio MF,Enduri S,Rabinstein A,Gilmore RM,Bhagra A,Manivannan V,Decker WW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized clinical trials, which aim to determine the efficacy and safety of drugs and medical devices, are a complex enterprise with myriad challenges, stakeholders, and traditions. Although the primary goal is scientific discovery, clinical trials must also fulfill regulatory, clinical, and ethical requirements. In...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Meurer WJ,Lewis RJ,Tagle D,Fetters MD,Legocki L,Berry S,Connor J,Durkalski V,Elm J,Zhao W,Frederiksen S,Silbergleit R,Palesch Y,Berry DA,Barsan WG

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:The study was designed to determine if open peritoneal lavage is superior to closed peritoneal lavage. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS:Patients who were admitted to a trauma center and needed peritoneal lavage were assigned to alternate trauma teams. Team 1 performed only open lavages one month and then switch...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Troop B,Fabian T,Alsup B,Kudsk K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic injury after blunt abdominal trauma can be subtle and delayed in its onset. We present a 24-year-old man who became jaundiced 16 days after he experienced blunt trauma. He was found to have an isolated pancreatic contusion. We discuss the initial evaluation for blunt pancreatic injury, the differential diag...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Emmick RH Jr,Petersen SR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Newer combination HIV antigen-antibody tests allow detection of HIV sooner after infection than previous antibody-only immunoassays because, in addition to HIV-1 and -2 antibodies, they detect the HIV-1 p24 antigen, which appears before antibodies develop. We determine the yield of screening with HIV an...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： White DAE,Giordano TP,Pasalar S,Jacobson KR,Glick NR,Sha BE,Mammen PE,Hunt BR,Todorovic T,Moreno-Walton L,Adomolga V,Feaster DJ,Branson BM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:First-aid guidelines recommend the administration of cool running water in the early management of thermal injury. Our objective is to analyze the associations between first aid and skin-grafting requirements in children with burns. METHODS:This cohort study used a prospectively collected registry of p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Griffin BR,Frear CC,Babl F,Oakley E,Kimble RM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00