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Value of CA-125 Glycoprotein in Predicting Acute Appendicitis; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Carcinogen antigen 125 (CA-125) is a glycoprotein antigen, which has shown potentials in predicting peritoneal inflammation. The aim of this study is to determine the value of CA-125 in predicting acute appendicitis (AA).
Mahboub Pouraghaghaei, Kavous Shahsavarinia, Farzad Kakaei, Sevda Gholipour Khalili, Babak Mohammadpour, Payman Moharamzahed, Moloud Balafar   +6 more
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Traumastem Powder in Treatment of Non-Traumatic Anterior Epistaxis in Emergency Department; a Randomized Clinical Trial

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Various studies are being conducted because of the value of finding an appropriate medication to control bleeding in patients with epistaxis faster and more conveniently.
Mahboob Pouraghaei, Sina Shafiee, Fahimeh Mesrian, Haniyeh Ebrahimi Bakhtavar, Farzad Rahmani   +4 more
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Effectiveness of the Medical Emergency Team: the importance of dose [PDF]

Critical Care, 2009
Up to 17% of hospital admissions are complicated by serious adverse events unrelated to the patients presenting medical condition. Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) review patients during early phase of deterioration to reduce patient morbidity and mortality. However, reports of the efficacy of these teams are varied. The aims of this article were to explore
Jones, D, Bellomo, R, DeVita, MA
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Necessity of Emergency Chest X-ray in a Patient with Multiple Trauma with Injury Severity Score >15

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Aim:It was aimed to evaluate necessity of performing chest X-ray (CXR) in patients with multiple traumas and injury severity score (ISS) >15 in this study.Materials and Methods:In this cross-sectional study conducted on trauma patients, the clinical and ...
Alireza Ala, Samad Shams-Vahdati, Golnaz Majidi, Respina Jalilian   +3 more
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Incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths in surgical patients before and after implementation of a rapid response system [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Rapid response systems (RRSs) are considered an important tool for improving patient safety. We studied the effect of an RRS on the incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths.METHODS: Retrospective before- after study in a university ...
Schoonhoven, Lisette, Van der Hoeven, J.G., Fikkers, B.G., Simmes, F., Mintjes, J.A., Lisette Schoonhoven, Johannes G van der Hoeven, Bernard G Fikkers, Joke Mintjes, Friede M Simmes   +9 more
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Management Decisions: The Effectiveness and Size of the Emergency Medical Team

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
In Poland, often for economic reasons, the staffing of medical rescue teams is limited to the legally required minimum. This gives rise to problems related to the effectiveness and efficiency of medical rescue teams. A literature review did not find any sources addressing the issue of the verification of the effectiveness of paramedic teams depending ...
Marlena Robakowska, Daniel Ślęzak, Przemysław Żuratyński, Kamil Krzyżanowski, Anna Tyrańska-Fobke, Magdalena Błażek, Jarosław Woroń   +6 more
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Comparison of ABSI and Full-Thickness Burns Indexes in the Prediction of Hospital Mortality in Burn Patients

Acta Medica Iranica, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the abbreviated burn severity index (ABSI) score and the percentage of full-thickness burn in the prediction of hospital mortality in burn patients admitted to Sina Hospital in Tabriz.
Farzad Rahmani, Fereshteh Jamali, Behnam Moallemzadeh Vayghan, Haniyeh Ebrahimi Bakhtavar   +3 more
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Medical Emergency Team syndromes and an approach to their management [PDF]

Critical Care, 2006
Abstract Introduction Most literature on the medical emergency team (MET) relates to its effects on patient outcome. Less information exists on the most common causes of MET calls or on possible approaches to their management.
Jones, D, Duke, G, Green, J, Briedis, J, Bellomo, R, Casamento, A, Kattula, A, Way, M   +7 more
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Comparison of end-tidal carbon dioxide and arterial blood bicarbonate levels in patients with metabolic acidosis referred to emergency medicine [PDF]

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2016
Introduction: The routine and gold standard method to diagnose of acid – base disturbance is arterial blood gas (ABG) sampling. Capnography could be used to measure the end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) levels and ETco2 has a close correlation with the ...
Ali Taghizadieh, Mahboub Pouraghaei, Payman Moharamzadeh, Alireza Ala, Farzad Rahmani, Karim Basiri Sofiani   +5 more
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Western Pacific regional engagement in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting 2024

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
This article describes the Western Pacific Region’s participation in the Emergency Medical Team Global Meeting held in November 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Erin Elizabeth Noste, Anthony Cook, Jan-Erik Larsen, Pierre-Yves Beauchemin, Vannda Kab, Dulamragchaa Buyanbaatar, Eystein Grusd, Sabrina Angela Tayo, Sean T Casey   +8 more
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