Acute respiratory failure during therapy for salicylate intoxication.

abstract：:In a prospective investigation of isolated simple pneumothorax, the treatment of 35 patients with a total of 37 pneumothoraces was studied. A standardized sequential treatment approach was followed for evacuation of the pneumothorax and maintenance of lung reexpansion. The protocol involved catheter placement using a ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vallee P,Sullivan M,Richardson H,Bivins B,Tomlanovich M

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic dislocation of the hip joint is relatively uncommon in children. The trauma required to produce a dislocation can vary from minimal to severe, high-energy force. We report a case of posterior hip dislocation in a 9-year-old boy who received relatively minor trauma to his leg but who did not seek medical atte...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McGoff JP,Ramoska EA

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:Few tools exist that are sufficiently robust to allow manipulation of key input variables to produce casualty estimates resulting from high-consequence events reflecting local or specific regions of concern. This article describes the design and utility of a computerized modeling simulation tool, Electronic Mass Casua...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Scheulen JJ,Thanner MH,Hsu EB,Latimer CK,Brown J,Kelen GD

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We describe the characteristics and outcomes of enrollee-health plan disputes over insurance coverage for emergency department (ED) services at 2 large health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that apply the prudent layperson standard. METHODS:We abstracted information from a stratified random sample of...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gresenz CR,Studdert DM

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Communication at discharge is an important part of high-quality emergency department (ED) care. This review describes the existing literature on patient understanding and implementation of discharge instructions, discusses previous interventions aimed at improving the discharge process, and recommends best practices a...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Samuels-Kalow ME,Stack AM,Porter SC

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Temporary ventricular pacing was successfully employed in two patients suffering refractory bradycardia following traumatic cardiac arrest. The hemodynamic response to pacing was dramatic and both patients eventually recovered fully from an apparent moribund state. Cardiac pacing may be an effective adjuvant in the ea...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Millikan JS,Moore EE,Dunn EL,Van Way CW 3rd,Hopeman AR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia seen in the emergency department (ED), yet there is little research describing its management and outcomes. We analyze the success and safety of treatment of ED patients with atrial flutter. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study obtained by searching the ED...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Scheuermeyer FX,Grafstein E,Heilbron B,Innes G

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted bowel and rectal diseases are common in gay men and are caused by a wide variety of infectious agents. Each of the entities implicated in the gay bowel syndrome is considered separately and epidemiologic considerations responsible for the appearance of such a syndrome are examined. The emergency p...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Heller M

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To describe the experience of croup at Princess Margaret Hospital for Children (PMH), the only tertiary pediatric hospital in Western Australia, from 1980 through 1995 with reference to the introduction of routine steroid treatment in the ICU in 1989, in the general hospital wards from 1989 through 1993...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Geelhoed GC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sound scientific information with which to determine the true efficacy of zidovudine for prophylaxis will probably not be available soon. Physicians should educate themselves thoroughly on the issues. It is highly recommended that thoughtful discussions of the issue of transmission of HIV from health personnel to pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Callaham ML

更新日期：1991-12-01 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:The optimal ratio of chest compressions to ventilations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is unknown. We determine 24-hour survival and neurologic outcome, comparing 4 different chest compression-ventilation CPR ratios in a porcine model of prolonged cardiac arrest and bystander CPR. METHODS:F...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Sanders AB,Kern KB,Berg RA,Hilwig RW,Heidenrich J,Ewy GA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

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：:Exposure to blood and body fluids that may be contaminated with infectious agents is a common occupational hazard for health care workers. Health care workers in the emergency department or out-of-hospital setting are at especially high risk for exposure to blood or body fluids. Nonemergency health care workers are fr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Moran GJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Urinary catheters are often placed in the emergency department (ED) and are associated with an increased safety risk for hospitalized patients. We evaluate the effect of an intervention to reduce unnecessary placement of urinary catheters in the ED. METHODS:Eighteen EDs from 1 health system underwent t...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Fakih MG,Heavens M,Grotemeyer J,Szpunar SM,Groves C,Hendrich A

更新日期：2014-06-01 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 HYPOTHESIS:To determine the prevalence of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in trauma and nontrauma patients not identified as having known HIV infection in a noninner-city university teaching hospital emergency department, and to determine the frequency with which treating emergency physicians are k...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baraff LJ,Talan DA,Torres M

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the association between barriers to timely primary care and emergency department (ED) utilization among adults with Medicaid versus private insurance. METHODS:We analyzed 230,258 adult participants of the 1999 to 2009 National Health Interview Survey. We evaluated the association between 5 s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cheung PT,Wiler JL,Lowe RA,Ginde AA

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) gathers extensive background information on emergency medicine-sponsored residency and fellowship programs, as well as the residents and fellows training in those programs. We present the 2018 annual report on the status of US emergency medicine training programs. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nelson LS,Keim SM,Baren JM,Beeson MS,Carius ML,Chudnofsky CR,Gausche-Hill M,Goyal DG,Kowalenko T,Marco CA,Muelleman RL,Research Committee, American Board of Emergency Medicine.,Johnston MM,Joldersma KB,American Board of Emerg

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：STUDY HYPOTHESIS:The clinical features of children treated with oral antibiotics before the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis differ from those who receive no antibiotics. DESIGN:Retrospective case series. SETTING:University medical center. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred fifty-eight children 24 months old or younger with ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rothrock SG,Green SM,Wren J,Letai D,Daniel-Underwood L,Pillar E

更新日期：1992-02-01 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 OBJECTIVE:We compare laryngoscopy performance and overall intubation success in trauma airways when primary airway management alternated between emergency medicine and anesthesia residents on an every-other-day basis. METHODS:Data on all trauma intubations during approximately 3 years were prospectively collecte...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Levitan RM,Rosenblatt B,Meiner EM,Reilly PM,Hollander JE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Radiology-performed transabdominal pelvic ultrasound, used to evaluate female patients with suspected pelvic pathology in the pediatric emergency department (ED), is often delayed by the need to fill the bladder. We seek to determine whether point-of-care ultrasound assessment of bladder fullness can pr...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dessie A,Steele D,Liu AR,Amanullah S,Constantine E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is part of a regular series on emerging infections from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the EMERGEncy ID NET, an emergency department-based and CDC-collaborative surveillance network. Important infectious disease public health information with relevance to emergency physicians is ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pollack CV Jr,Fuller J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentations and pathogeneses of endocarditis and aspects of its diagnosis and management relevant to emergency department practice are reviewed. Guidelines for admission, laboratory evaluation, and decisions regarding the initiation of therapy in the ED are offered. Also discussed are the role of the emerge...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Delaney KA

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man was assaulted and sustained a stab wound to the left lower neck. When he arrived at the emergency department, he was hemodynamically stable. Although the wound had penetrated the platysma, on initial evaluation the patient did not appear to have sustained significant injury. Closer examination of the...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Pollack CV Jr,Kolb JC,Griswold JA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00