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, and in the emergency department observation ward in 1993. METHODS:Information on the numbers of children with croup presenting to PMH from 1980 through 1985 who were admitted to the general wards, the ICU, and the observation ward; intubation rate; and length of stay was obtained from a combination of state health records, hospital statistics, logbooks, and computer records. RESULTS:The numbers of children who presented to and were admitted to PMH with croup were similar for all years of the study period. Since 1989, the annual number of children intubated (1980-1989 average, 8; 1990-1995 average, 4) and total ICU days for croup (1980-1989 average, 129; 1990-1995 average, 24) has decreased dramatically. The annual percentage of children transferred to the ICU (1980-1989 average, 11.6%; 1994-1995 average, 2.6%) and the average length of stay for PMH (1980-1989 average, 2.03 days; 1994-1995 average, 1.1 days) decreased every year from 1989 through 1994, coincident with increasing use of steroids for croup in the general wards. The change of policy from no steroids to compulsory use of steroids in the observation ward coincided with an increase in the percentage of children discharged home directly from the observation ward (to 97% from 80%). CONCLUSION:The introduction of steroids at PMH coincided with a dramatic decrease in measures of severity for children admitted to hospital with mild to severe croup. All children hospitalized with croup should receive steroid therapy.
journal_name
Ann Emerg Medjournal_title
Annals of emergency medicineauthors
Geelhoed GCdoi
10.1016/s0196-0644(96)70084-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-12-01 00:00:00pages
621-6issue
6eissn
0196-0644issn
1097-6760pii
S0196-0644(96)70084-7journal_volume
28pub_type
杂志文章abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We aim to evaluate the accuracy of the broad-range 16S polymerase chain reaction test in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, using the Medical Subject Headings terms "polym...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.040
更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We determine whether there are differences in role-related communication patterns in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:This was an observational study of a metropolitan ED. Four medical officers and 4 nurses were observed for 19 hours and 52 minutes. Communication load was measured by proportion o...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.04.006
更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, thousands of ill and injured evacuees were transported to Houston, TX. Houston's regional disaster plan was quickly implemented, leading to the activation of the Regional Hospital Preparedness Council's Catastrophic Medical Operations Center and the rapid ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.014
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Latex allergy, an IgE-mediated reaction to proteins retained in finished natural rubber latex products, has become one of the most pervasive problems in medicine. Latex allergy has resulted in death, progressive asthma, severe food allergy from cross-reactivity, and disability of health care professionals with the acc...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(98)70073-3
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To assess whether bystander CPR (BCPR) on collapse affects initial rhythm and outcome in patients with witnessed, unmonitored out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. Student's t test, the chi 2 test, and logistic regression were used for analysis. SETTING:Suburban emerg...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70207-5
更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Many studies of prehospital resuscitation report on selected populations. We examined a series of 445 unselected nontraumatic cardiac arrests. Emergency cardiac care (ECC) was not initiated in 126 (28%). ECC was begun in 319 (78%), but was terminated in 132 (33%). Ninety-four (21%) were admitted to the hospital with p...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80185-8
更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Data on poisoning with MCPA (4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxyacetic acid) are limited to 6 case reports. Our objective is to describe outcomes from intentional self-poisoning with MCPA in a prospective case series of 181 patients presenting to hospitals in Sri Lanka. METHODS:Patient information was collected ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.03.016
更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:From October 1985 to April 1988, 297 patients with presumed unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, or permanent pacemaker failure were transferred by helicopter from community hospitals to our medical center for tertiary care. Fifty-six patients (19%) experienced treatable bradycardia (heart rate of less than 5...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80006-x
更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The use of flumazenil, a benzodiazepine antagonist, was studied in two patients with coma of unknown etiology. One patient ingested 20.5 mg alprazolam before crashing his truck into parked automobiles. The patient was awakened by flumazenil administration, and the severity of his injuries was evaluated reliably. A sec...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82054-2
更新日期：1990-03-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70369-8
更新日期：1994-06-01 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
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80064-7
更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Emergency department records are an important source of injury surveillance data. However, documentation regarding intentional assault has not been studied and may be suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to analyze physician documentation of assailant, site, and object used in intentional assault. ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70096-x
更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:This study tests the effect of a brief intervention with emergency department (ED) patients to reduce at-risk drinking. METHODS:We enrolled patients aged 18 years or older who screened positive for at-risk drinking in an urban academic ED and used alternative allocation to assign them to control or int...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.10.014
更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00
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
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.01.038
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:For an emergency medicine pharmacist to become a well-integrated multidisciplinary team member, his or her services need to be accepted by the emergency department (ED) staff. There have been 2 published studies attesting the value of the emergency medicine pharmacist by ED staff: at an academic medical...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.451
更新日期：2017-03-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.10.023
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the availability and use of premixed activated charcoal in sorbitol preparations during multiple-dose activated charcoal therapy in the emergency department. DESIGN AND SETTING:A prospective telephone survey of all 911 receiving hospitals within the catchment area of one poison center. T...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80406-8
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We compare metoclopramide 20 mg intravenously, combined with diphenhydramine 25 mg intravenously, with ketorolac 30 mg intravenously in adults with tension-type headache and all nonmigraine, noncluster recurrent headaches. METHODS:In this emergency department (ED)-based randomized, double-blind study, ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.03.017
更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We followed serial plasma baclofen concentrations in a woman who ingested more than 2 g of baclofen in a suicide attempt, the largest ingestion of baclofen reported to date. The plasma clearance of baclofen was characterized by first-order elimination kinetics with a half-life of 8.6 hours. The persistent central nerv...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80388-2
更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Ethanol disrupts the physical structure of cell membranes. The most fluid membranes, including those that are low in cholesterol, are the most easily disordered by ethanol. Although the membrane-disordering effect is small, there is pharmacological, temporal, and genetic evidence that it is important. Animals that are...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80120-2
更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Previous studies suggest improved patient outcomes for providers who perform high volumes of complex medical procedures. Out-of-hospital tracheal intubation is a difficult procedure. We seek to determine the association between rescuer procedural experience and patient survival after out-of-hospital tra...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.12.020
更新日期：2010-06-01 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
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(84)80282-6
更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Antiarrhythmic agents have been used to treat malignant ventricular arrhythmias in the setting of acute myocardial ischemia with proven efficacy for many years. Thus, it has been presumed that these agents would be efficacious for the treatment of cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, hard data supporting this contention are...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验,评审
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80461-5
更新日期：1993-02-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(03)00638-3
更新日期：2004-01-01 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
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.12.013
更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Myocardial rupture is a catastrophic complication of acute myocardial infarction that usually results in sudden death. If diagnosed quickly, patients with myocardial rupture may be salvaged. This report describes the application of emergency department two-dimensional echocardiography in the diagnosis of six cases of ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70361-2
更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Medication history is an essential part of patient assessment in emergency care. Patient-reported medication history can be incomplete. We study whether an electronic pharmacy-sourced prescription record can supplement the patient-reported history. METHODS:In a community hospital, we compared the patie...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.04.014
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After recent terrorist attacks, new attention has been focused on health care facility decontamination practices. This article reviews core issues related to the selection of appropriate personal protective equipment for health care facility decontamination personnel, with an emphasis on respiratory protection. Existi...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0196-0644(03)00447-5
更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Postoverdose interventions that deploy peer recovery support specialists to emergency departments (EDs) are a promising response to opioid overdoses among patients presenting in EDs. The objective of this study was to elicit patients' perspectives regarding the feasibility and acceptability of such an i...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.003
更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the authors and editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal. ...
journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type： 撤回出版物
doi：10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.025
更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00
