Latex allergy: a patient and health care system emergency.

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a set of published triage guidelines identifies patients who can safely be refused emergency department care. DESIGN:Historical cohort study. SETTING:A public hospital ED. TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS:All patients triaged during a one-week period who were not in the most acute triage cat...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lowe RA,Bindman AB,Ulrich SK,Norman G,Scaletta TA,Keane D,Washington D,Grumbach K

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) is an X-linked inherited disease and the most common inborn error in urea synthesis in human patients. In adult heterozygous patients, OTCD can be responsible for life-threatening hyperammonemic coma. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman admitted to our hospital with s...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gaspari R,Arcangeli A,Mensi S,Wismayer DS,Tartaglione T,Antuzzi D,Conti G,Proietti R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To define the rate of complications of adult varicella, including pneumonia, and to determine the association of such complications with pregnancy. METHODS:Retrospective, descriptive case series of consecutive adult emergency department patients with primary varicella seen over a 31-month period in an ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Baren JM,Henneman PL,Lewis RJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized, blinded study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of standard compared with high-dose epinephrine in cardiac arrest in dogs. Twenty-five mongrel dogs were anesthetized and monitored by central venous catheter, intra-arterial catheter, and ECG. A left lateral thoracotomy was performed, and...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brunette DD,Jameson SJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have suggested that serum markers of smooth muscle destruction have utility in predicting ectopic pregnancy. Our goal was to determine whether a novel marker of muscle destruction, smooth muscle heavy-chain myosin (SMHC), is elevated in the serum of patients with ectopic pregnancy. MET...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Birkhahn RH,Gaeta TJ,Suzuki T,Katoh H,Nagai R,Bove J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a number of studies have described endotracheal intubation of adult patients in the prehospital setting, there are few studies on prehospital endotracheal intubation of pediatric patients. The purposes of our study were to determine how frequently prehospital endotracheal intubation was used in pediatric card...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Aijian P,Tsai A,Knopp R,Kallsen GW

更新日期：1989-05-01 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

authors： Burkhart KK,Kulig KW

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed the patterns of injuries sustained by 12 consecutive fallers and jumpers in whom primary impact was onto the feet. The fall heights ranged from 20 to 100 ft. The 12 patients sustained 49 significant injuries. Skeletal injuries were most frequent and included 15 lower extremity fractures, four pelvic fractu...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Lowenstein SR,Yaron M,Carrero R,Devereux D,Jacobs LM

更新日期：1989-02-01 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 management of HIV disease has evolved into a complicated and sophisticated subspecialty in recent years. Fourteen drugs, in various combinations, are being used in increasingly complex treatment regimens. The side effects of some of these drugs, as well as certain drug-drug interactions may mimic signs and symptom...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hovanessian HC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We derive a prediction rule to identify children at very low risk for intra-abdominal injuries undergoing acute intervention and for whom computed tomography (CT) could be obviated. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled children with blunt torso trauma in 20 emergency departments. We used binary recursive ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Holmes JF,Lillis K,Monroe D,Borgialli D,Kerrey BT,Mahajan P,Adelgais K,Ellison AM,Yen K,Atabaki S,Menaker J,Bonsu B,Quayle KS,Garcia M,Rogers A,Blumberg S,Lee L,Tunik M,Kooistra J,Kwok M,Cook LJ,Dean JM,Sokolo

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of the charts of all critically ill patients visiting our pediatric emergency department over an 18-month period was conducted to determine age, diagnosis, time of presentation to the pediatric ED, Physiologic Stability Index (PSI) and Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System (TISS) score, and eve...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Kissoon N,Walia MS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We identify, describe, and categorize vulnerabilities in emergency department (ED) to internal medicine patient transfers. METHODS:We surveyed all emergency medicine house staff, emergency physician assistants, internal medicine house staff and hospitalists at an urban, academic medical center. Respond...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Horwitz LI,Meredith T,Schuur JD,Shah NR,Kulkarni RG,Jenq GY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of four methods of endotracheal tube size selection in the pediatric population. STUDY DESIGN:Prospective, blinded comparison. SETTING:The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred thirty-seven children aged 1 month to 9 years old undergoing elective surg...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： King BR,Baker MD,Braitman LE,Seidl-Friedman J,Schreiner MS

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have demonstrated that a sex disparity exists in the editorial boards of select specialties. However, there are limited data with respect to emergency medicine. We seek to determine the sex distribution of editors in chief and editorial board members among emergency medicine journals. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Gottlieb M,Krzyzaniak SM,Mannix A,Parsons M,Mody S,Kalantari A,Ashraf H,Chan TM

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：: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：:We examined the question of what determines the toxicity of alkaline solutions--pH, viscosity, or other factors. Our experiments have identified pH measurement as the simplest and most easily measured parameter for determining initial management of caustic ingestions. Viscosity is not a clinically useful measurement. ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Vancura EM,Clinton JE,Ruiz E,Krenzelok EP

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We examine the availability of follow-up appointments for emergency department (ED) patients without established primary care by insurance and clinical condition. METHODS:We used "secret shopper" methodology, employing 2 black men to telephone all 53 primary care practices in greater New Haven, posing ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Chou SC,Deng Y,Smart J,Parwani V,Bernstein SL,Venkatesh AK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-month period, a 33-year-old man presented to the emergency department on 4 occasions with dyspnea, palpitations, and syncope. His initial presentation was accompanied by acute myocardial injury and ventricular fibrillation. An extensive evaluation spanned the 3 months and included echocardiography, cardiac ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Rohr SM,Rich MW,Silver KH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether emergency medical services (EMS) run reports adequately document vehicle damage when compared with vehicle photographs by using a traffic accident scoring system. DESIGN:A prospective study consisting of three phases: photographing motor vehicle collisions and collecting their resp...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hunt RC,Brown RL,Cline KA,Krohmer JR,McCabe JB,Whitley TW

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the feasibility of Pap screening and follow-up of urban emergency department patients and the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and carcinoma in this group. DESIGN:During a four-month period, Pap smears were added to pelvic examinations performed in the ED. Follow-up, including repeat Pap ...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Hogness CG,Engelstad LP,Linck LM,Schorr KA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The syndrome of rhabdomyolysis associated with cocaine use has been recently described, but the incidence, severity, risk factors, and complications are unknown. This study sought to describe the spectrum of the syndrome and identify clinical features of patients at risk. DESIGN:Retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Brody SL,Wrenn KD,Wilber MM,Slovis CM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:We estimate the test characteristics of nasogastric aspiration to diagnose upper gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage in patients without hematemesis. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, medical records from patients admitted to 2 urban hospitals between 1997 and 2002 for gastrointestinal tract bl...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Witting MD,Magder L,Heins AE,Mattu A,Granja CA,Baumgarten M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Annually, 38 million people are evaluated for trauma, the leading cause of death in persons younger than 45 years. The primary objective is to assess whether using a protocol inclusive of point-of-care, limited ultrasonography (PLUS), compared to usual care (control), among patients presenting to the em...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Melniker LA,Leibner E,McKenney MG,Lopez P,Briggs WM,Mancuso CA

更新日期：2006-09-01 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 evaluate the safety of lidocaine in the setting of cocaine-induced myocardial infarction (MI). DESIGN:A retrospective, multicenter study. SETTING:Twenty-nine university, university-affiliated, or community hospitals during a 6-year period (total of 117 cumulative hospital-years). PARTICIPANTS:Pati...

journal_title：Annals of emergency medicine

authors： Shih RD,Hollander JE,Burstein JL,Nelson LS,Hoffman RS,Quick AM

更新日期：1995-12-01 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

authors： Caputo ND,Oliver M,West JR,Hackett R,Sakles JC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00