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Penetrating Liver Trauma Treated with a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Hybrid Emergency Room: All in One Room [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery
Early diagnosis and management of liver trauma with hemorrhagic shock occasionally necessitates a multidisciplinary approach, involving emergency services, radiology, and the operating room, to control significant hemorrhage.
Toshiki Nakazawa, Shokei Matsumoto, Natsuho Maekawa, Yudai Kumamoto, Masayuki Shimizu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Induction of chronic migraine phenotypes in a rat model after environmental irritant exposure [PDF]

, 2017
Air pollution is linked to increased emergency department visits for headache and migraine patients frequently cite chemicals or odors as headache triggers, but the association between air pollutants and headache is not well understood.
Hurley, Joyce Harts, Johnson, Philip Lee, Kunkler, Phillip Edward, Oxford, Gerry Stephen, Zhang, LuJuan   +4 more
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Glymphatic Dysfunction Reflects Post‐Concussion Symptoms: Changes Within 1 Month and After 3 Months

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may alter glymphatic function; however, its progression and variability remain obscure. This study examined glymphatic function following mTBI within 1 month and after 3 months post‐injury to determine whether variations in glymphatic function are associated with post‐traumatic symptom severity ...
Eunkyung Kim, Han Gil Seo, Roh‐Eul Yoo, Byung‐Mo Oh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between Air Pollution and Emergency Room Visits for Atrial Fibrillation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017
Despite the large prevalence in the population, possible factors responsible for the induction of atrial fibrillation (AF) events in susceptible individuals remain incompletely understood.
A. Solimini, M. Renzi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Working as an EMT [PDF]

, 2010
The work of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) is often the difference between life and death for a patient. EMTs respond to various medical emergencies including car accidents, heart attacks, slips and falls of the elderly, childbirth, and gunshot ...
Mietlicki, Robert
core   +1 more source

Prognostic Implications of Sleep Architecture for Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit With Status Epilepticus

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is associated with significant mortality. Sleep architecture may reflect normal brain function. Impaired sleep architecture is associated with poorer outcomes in numerous conditions. Here we investigate the association of sleep architecture in continuous EEG (cEEG) with survival in SE.
Ran R. Liu, Marcus C. Ng, Gavin P. Winston, Sabrina Schaly, Garima Shukla, Lysa Boissé Lomax   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Question-Driven Methodology for Analyzing Emergency Room Processes Using Process Mining

, 2017
In order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Emergency Rooms (ER), it is important to provide answers to frequently-posed questions regarding all relevant processes executed therein.
Eric Rojas, M. Sepúlveda, J. Munoz-Gama, Daniel Capurro, V. Traver, C. Fernández-Llatas   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Small bowel obstruction caused by hiatal hernia

JEM Reports
Background: A hiatal hernia is caused by herniation of a portion of the stomach or other abdominal viscera into the thorax through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. It is a common condition and asymptomatic in most cases.
Jacob Cabrejas, Kara Zweerink, Wesley Eilbert   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

An 8-year Retrospective Review of Gastrointestinal Medical Emergency Conditions at a Tertiary Health Facility in Nigeria

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Globally, gastrointestinal emergency conditions constitute a considerable proportion of the medical emergency cases seen in the emergency room.
Oguntoye Oluwatosin Oluwagbenga, Yusuf Musah   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

In‐Depth Profiling Highlights the Effect of Efgartigimod on Peripheral Innate and Adaptive Immune Cells in Myasthenia Gravis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by antibody‐mediated complement activation. Efgartigimod, a neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, is approved for treating generalized MG (gMG). However, its modulatory effects on upstream innate and adaptive immune cells remain largely unexplored.
Lei Jin, Liu Dong, Ying Wang, Dingxian He, Chong Yan, Jianying Xi, Haoqin Jiang, Yu Shi, Ming Guan, Chongbo Zhao, Jie Song, Sushan Luo   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source