Lisfranc fracture-dislocation: a frequently missed diagnosis in the emergency department.

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：: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：:We report a case of a severe lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage caused by arterioenteric fistula formation in a pancreas transplant patient. A rare but potentially deadly complication of pancreas transplant surgery, arterioenteric fistulas should be considered in every transplant patient presenting with voluminous gast...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： McBeth BD,Stern SA

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incarcerated rectal prolapse is a potential surgical emergency. We report a case in which a simple but effective technique involving the desiccating effect of granulated sugar (sucrose) was used to aid the manual reduction of prolapsed but viable rectal tissue. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Coburn WM 3rd,Russell MA,Hofstetter WL

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To develop management guidelines for the treatment of anaphylactoid reactions to intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and to assess the safety of restarting the infusion after a reaction. METHODS:In phased 1, we used a 6-year retrospective case series of hospitalized patients and a review of the literatu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Bailey B,McGuigan MA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe sepsis and septic shock are as common and lethal as other acute life-threatening conditions that emergency physicians routinely confront such as acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and trauma. Recent studies have led to a better understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms and the development of new or newly app...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Nguyen HB,Rivers EP,Abrahamian FM,Moran GJ,Abraham E,Trzeciak S,Huang DT,Osborn T,Stevens D,Talan DA,Emergency Department Sepsis Education Program and Strategies to Improve Survival (ED-SEPSIS) Working Group.

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Numerous interventions have been used to protect organ systems and cellular viability from the lethal injury accompanying hypoperfusion and ischemia. Some measures have been directed toward improving perfusion, while others have attempted to enhance the metabolic processes. Our work has focused for the most part on au...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Markov AK

更新日期：1986-12-01 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:Machine-learning algorithms allow improved prediction of sepsis syndromes in the emergency department (ED), using data from electronic medical records. Transfer learning, a new subfield of machine learning, allows generalizability of an algorithm across clinical sites. We aim to validate the Artificial ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Wardi G,Carlile M,Holder A,Shashikumar S,Hayden SR,Nemati S

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid cyst of the third ventricle, although a benign lesion, carries with it high mortality and morbidity if not diagnosed in time. The most common presenting symptom is headache. A 31-year-old man with a history of intermittent, throbbing, unilateral headache and nausea was admitted because of exacerbation of his h...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Weisz RR,Fazal M

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Aeromedical crews offer an advanced level of practice and rapid transport to definitive care; however, their efficacy remains unproven. Previous studies have used relatively small sample sizes or have been unable to adequately control for the effect of other potentially influential variables. Here we ex...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Davis DP,Peay J,Serrano JA,Buono C,Vilke GM,Sise MJ,Kennedy F,Eastman AB,Velky T,Hoyt DB

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, American Indians, Pacific Islanders, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians make up 33% of the US population. These same groups are underrepresented in medicine. In 2013, the physician workforce was 4.1% black, 4.4% Hispanic/Latino, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 11.7% Asian, and 48.9%...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Garrick JF,Perez B,Anaebere TC,Craine P,Lyons C,Lee T

更新日期：2019-06-01 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: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：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Although the addition of H(2) blockers to H(1) antagonists has been promoted for use in anaphylaxis, there have been no large studies establishing the advantage of this approach in treating acute allergic syndromes. In this study we tested the hypothesis that combined H(1) and H(2) blockage results in i...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lin RY,Curry A,Pesola GR,Knight RJ,Lee HS,Bakalchuk L,Tenenbaum C,Westfal RE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Scorpion envenomation is a common life-threatening hazard in tropical and subtropical countries. Standard treatment is not clearly defined. Many therapies, such as steroids, are prescribed without experimental justification. We sought to assess the efficacy of systematic administration of intravenous hy...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Abroug F,Nouira S,Haguiga H,Elatrous S,Belghith M,Boujdaria R,Touzi N,Bouchoucha S

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life-threatening hypothermia can be treated by active and passive rewarming techniques, the treatment of choice being partial cardiopulmonary bypass. The use of closed thoracic cavity lavage has been evaluated in animals, but no formal presentations in human beings have been reported. We report two cases in which rapi...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hall KN,Syverud SA

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare the ability of 5 established risk scores to identify patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes who are suitable for discharge after a modified single-presentation high-sensitivity troponin result. METHODS:This was a prospective observational study conducted in a UK district general ho...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Carlton EW,Khattab A,Greaves K

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the clinical circumstances of femoral fractures in children. The study was a retrospective investigation of 117 consecutive patients with femoral fractures admitted to The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, from December 1975 to September 1979. Of the 117 patients....

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Anderson WA

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-responding emergency medical technicians (EMTs) trained to defibrillate have been shown to increase survival from prehospital ventricular fibrillation (VF) almost fourfold in Washington's King County. Using Nebraska ambulance rescue run data from 1982 and published information relating ambulance response time to...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Ornato JP,McNeill SE,Craren EJ,Nelson NM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether working 5 serial night shifts in the emergency department results in a decline in physician performance as measured with an intelligence test. METHODS:This study compared the cognitive functioning of emergency physicians who worked the day shift (7 AM to 5 pm) with those ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Dula DJ,Dula NL,Hamrick C,Wood GC

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：:As the sciences of emergency medicine and acute care medicine develop, it becomes imperative for researchers in these fields to accurately and completely report the methodology of their investigations. It is only through complete reporting that other investigators can critically examine, replicate, or expand on the re...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brown CG,Kelen GD,Moser M,Moeschberger ML,Rund DA

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to assess the efficacy and safety of femoral venous catheterization for resuscitation of critically ill patients in the emergency department setting. From May 1982 to April 1983, 100 attempts were made at percutaneous insertion of a large-bore catheter into the femoral veins of patients presenti...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Swanson RS,Uhlig PN,Gross PL,McCabe CJ

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study factors that cause or prevent injuries, it can be efficient to use a case-control study design and select both cases and controls from patients seen in the ED. Bias in case ascertainment can be reduced by studying exposures that, aside from their influence on the risk of injury, are unrelated to the use of em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Cummings P,Koepsell TD,Weiss NS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To reappraise Boehler's angle and evaluate factors, including centering of the central beam, sex of subjects, and side of the body, that may affect angle measurement. DESIGN:Retrospective clinical review. SETTING:Emergency department, Level I trauma center. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:120 consecutive patie...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chen MY,Bohrer SP,Kelley TF

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acoustic otoscopy detects middle ear pathology by measuring the ability of the tympanic membrane to reflect sound. Fluid or thickening of the tympanic membrane increases sound reflection. We conducted a study to compare acoustic otoscopy with pneumatic otoscopy in identifying middle ear pathology in 80 children (160 e...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Jehle D,Cottington E

更新日期：1989-04-01 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:Hospital-based emergency departments (EDs) are the gateway to hospital admissions for many Americans. Approximately half of all US hospital admissions originate from EDs, and more than 3 in 4 are among Medicare beneficiaries. Recent literature has demonstrated nearly 2-fold variation in both physician- ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Caines K,Shoff C,Bott DM,Pines JM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00