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Blood Lactate Is a Useful Indicator for the Medical Emergency Team. [PDF]

Crit Care Res Pract, 2016
Lactate has been thoroughly studied and found useful for stratification of patients with sepsis, in the Intensive Care Unit, and trauma care. However, little is known about lactate as a risk-stratification marker in the Medical Emergency Team- (MET-) call setting.
Schollin-Borg M, Nordin P, Zetterström H, Johansson J.   +3 more
europepmc   +7 more sources

Localizing health emergency preparedness and response: emergency medical team development and operations in Pacific island countries and areas

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response, 2023
This article describes the development of national emergency medical teams in Pacific island countries and areas.
Sean T Casey, Erin Noste, Anthony T Cook, Jan-Erik Larsen, Simon Cowie, May M Ferguson, Pierre-Yves Beauchemin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interaction of Intraprocedural Antiplatelets and Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Intracranial Stenting: RESISTANT Registry Subanalysis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Objective Acute intracranial stenting during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for ischemic stroke requires intraprocedural antiplatelet therapy (APT) to maintain patency. However, the hemorrhagic risk of combining APT with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) remains uncertain.
Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes, Leonardo Cruz‐Criollo, Eric Kontowicz, Marta Olivé‐Gadea, Francesco Diana, Johannes Kaesmacher, Adnan Mujanovic, Serdar Geyik, Songul Senadim, Amedeo Cervo, Andrea Salcuni, Mariangela Piano, Manuel Moreu, Alfonso López‐Frías, Ameer E. Hassan, Samantha Miller, Elena Zapata‐Arriaza, Asier de Albóniga‐Chindurza, Mauro Bergui, Stefano Molinaro, João André Sousa, Fábio Gomes, João Sargento‐Freitas, Andrea Alexandre, Alessandro Pedicelli, Jeremy Hofmeister, Paolo Machi, Luca Scarcia, Erwah Kalsoum, Jose Amorim, Torcato Meira, Leonardo Renieri, Francesco Capasso, Daniele Romano, Eduardo Bárcena‐Ruiz, David Seoane, Mohamad Abdalkader, Piers Klein, Thanh N. Nguyen, Catarina Perry da Câmara, Anderson Brito, Nashwa Abdelhakim, Isabel Fragata, Dileep R. Yavagal, Jude H. Charles, Jose Rodriguez Castro, Pedro Vega, Atilla Özcan Özdemir, Zehra Uysal Kocabaş, Stanislas Smajda, Sadiq Al Salman, Jane Khalife, Tudor G. Jovin, Francesco Biraschi, Francesca Richetti, Pedro Castro, Luis Albuquerque, Adnan Siddiqui, Vinay Jaikumar, Pedro Navia, Nikolaos Ntoulias, Marios Psychogios, Mariano Velo, Joaquín Zamarro, Gonzalo de Paco, Yazan Ashouri, Mohammad AlMajali, Juan F. Arenillas, Alicia Sierra, Michele Romoli, João Pedro Marto, Shadi Yaghi, Marc Ribo, Alejandro Tomasello, Manuel Requena, Santiago Ortega‐Gutierrez   +75 more
wiley   +1 more source

Procedures in emergency medicine: oropharyngeal airway insertion

, 2013
This video is part of a series of videos demonstrating common procedures performed in the Emergency Medicine setting. It was prepared by Cape Town Emergency Medicine's consultants and registrars. This short simulated video demonstrates the technique of
Oosthuizen, Almero, Cape Town Emergency Medicine Registrars   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi, Sola Al Ghazal, Salem Hannoun, Medhat A. Siddik, Nour M. Najjar, Jim Dagher, Joseph Abboud, Myriam G. Semaan, Samia J. Khoury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Medical Emergency Team Activation in Surgical Wards [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2019
Purpose A review was performed to determine the frequency of activating medical emergency teams (MET) in surgical wards, so that resource allocation could be optimized.
Moon Suk Choi, Dae Sang Lee, Chi Min Park   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Add‐On Icosapent Ethyl With Standard Treatment on Functional Outcomes and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ischemic stroke, a major cause of mortality and long‐term disability, results from the abrupt cessation of cerebral blood flow due to vascular occlusion or rupture. Icosapent Ethyl (EPA‐EE), approved for hypertriglyceridemia, has anti‐inflammatory and antithrombotic properties that may lessen ischemic damage.
Mitra Mahmoudi Meymand, Seyed Hossein Aghamiri, Saeed Mohmammad Soleymani, Shadiyeh Bararpoor Poshkohi, Samaneh Masoudi, Hadi Esmaily   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time performance of scoop stretcher versus vacuum mattress for prehospital spinal stabilization: open-label simulation-based randomized controlled trial

Emergency Care Journal
Recent research has yielded conflicting results on the use of spinal stabilization in prehospital care, with some guidelines expressing concerns about its potential lack of benefit or harm.
Loric Stuby, David Thurre
doaj   +1 more source

Digital Cognitive Testing in Mitochondrial Disease: Validity and Challenges for Clinical Trial Use

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Primary mitochondrial disease is a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in nuclear or mitochondrial DNA, often resulting in progressive neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Current management is primarily supportive, though recent research offers hope for disease‐modifying treatments in the future.
Oksana Pogoryelova, Jan Smeitink, Herma Renkema, Rosabeth White, Frankie Barton, Rachel Lyon, Jane Newman, Aye Moe, Yi Shiau Ng, Grainne Siobhan Gorman   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Pregnancy

İstanbul Medical Journal, 2019
Introduction:Although not a prevalent disease, cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) has been considered relatively morbid. There is little research about CVT in Iran, but it is more likely during pregnancy and puerperium.
Alireza Ala, Hamed Hojjatpanah, Samad Shams Vahdati, Sepideh Kazemieh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source