Recent Articles
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February 16, 2024 Case ReportAbstract Monitoring brain-injured patients using transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCDUS) has profoundly changed our therapeutic attitude. Indeed, EDTC is a noninvasive technique that can be performed at the patient’s bedside. It not only allows us to detec.....
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April 21, 2023 Case ReportAbstract A 17 year old male sustained blunt trauma to the epigastrium during a football game. He was transported to a local hospital and evaluated. On admission his blood pressure was 145/96 Pulse – 86 Respiration-16 and oxygen saturation was 98%. His abdom.....
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April 19, 2023 Short CommunicationAbstract (Kop is an Afrikaans word which means head. Bottlekop is slang used to refer to the top of the bottle). Bottlekop Injuries on the face and scalp are unique to African-township trauma. Accident and Emergency Departments in hospitals situated in Africa.....
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January 24, 2023 Short NoteAbstract A significant number of patients affected by COVID-19 present a pattern of severe respiratory failure, with heterogeneous characteristics of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [1]. Many of them show a marked alteration in the ventilationperfu.....
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September 19, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Objectives: Patients attending emergency services are in need of better mental health literacy (MHL) for self-care and proper help-seeking for mental health problems. The study aimed to exam in emergency patient’s depression-related mental health l.....
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August 19, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract The international guidelines describe the management of cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) in out-of-hospital and in-hospital settings, stipulating algorithm to management a CPA; the intraoperative environment is a setting with unique characteristics respe.....
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July 14, 2016 Case ReportAbstract Abdominal pain, specifically right lower quadrant abdominal pain is a common presenting symptom in the pediatric emergency department (PED). While common diagnoses are more likely to be considered, sometimes, unusual causes can present with this comp.....
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July 02, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Background: The determination of resting energy expenditure (REE) in critically ill patients is essential to prevent complications such as hypo and hyper alimentation. Objectives: This study aims to describe the REE in septic patients with and wit.....
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June 27, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Purpose: In the present study, we aimed to identify the factors that affect nurses’ decision making in triage. Method: We used a predictive design in this survey, with triage records created by researchers and completed by triage nurses at five .....
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June 14, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract The WHO criteria for maternal near miss (MNM), defined as “a woman who nearly died but survived a complication that occurred during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy”. This review mainly analyses the amniotic flu.....
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May 21, 2016 ReviewAbstract Sepsis, the systemic response to infection, is the leading cause of death in intensive care units, worldwide. Mortality rates of sepsis exceed 20%, highlighting the need for new approaches of therapy for this disease. Intravenous fluid resuscitation .....
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May 12, 2016 EditorialAbstract A prompt and accurate diagnosis of shock in the Emergency Department (ED) could improve the outcome of patients. Ultrasound is fundamental to guide an early diagnosis and therapy [1] for several reasons: ultrasound equipment has become more available.....
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June 02, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Our tele-intensivist program has been recognized for uniquely providing supervision of seriously ill hospitalized patients for nearly nine years to one of the most sparsely populated six-state region of the North Central United States. We are current.....