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Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Intensive Care Medicine, 2023
Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is predicated on a community and system-wide approach that includes rapid recognition of cardiac arrest, capable bystander CPR, effective basic and advanced life support (BLS and ALS) by EMS providers, and coordinated postresuscitation care.
Jerry P. Nolan, Katherine M. Berg, Janet E. Bray   +2 more
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Therapeutic inertia in proteinuria management among type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients in primary care settings: prevalence and associated risk factors

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background Therapeutic inertia (TI), defined as physicians’ failure to increase therapy when treatment goals are unmet, is an impediment to chronic disease management. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of TI in proteinuria management among T2DM
FU Leung Chan, Yim Chu Li, Xiao Rui Catherine Chen   +2 more
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Expedited transport versus continued on-scene resuscitation for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Resuscitation Plus, 2023
Background: The benefit of rapid transport from the scene to definitive in-hospital care versus extended on-scene resuscitation in out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) is uncertain.
Brian Burns, Henry R. Hsu, Anthony Keech, Yating Huang, David H. Tian, Andrew Coggins, Mark Dennis   +6 more
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The effectiveness of atrial fibrillation special clinic on oral anticoagulant use for high risk atrial fibrillation patients managed in the community

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Service gaps exist in oral anticoagulant (OAC) use among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in primary care. The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical effectiveness of a community dwelling Atrial Fibrillation Special Clinic ...
Ka Man Lau, To Fung Leung, Yim Chu Li, Catherine Xiao Rui Chen   +3 more
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Contemporary Management of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory: Current Status and Future Directions

Interventional Cardiology: Reviews, Research, Resources, 2019
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in developed countries and remains an important public health burden.
Nilesh Pareek, Peter Kordis, Ian Webb, Marko Noc, Philip MacCarthy, Jonathan Byrne   +5 more
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Current Status of Out-of-Hospital Management of Cancer Patients and Awareness of Internet Medical Treatment: A Questionnaire Survey

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Objective: To explore the current situation of the out-of-hospital management of patients with cancer and evaluate the feasibility of Internet medical intervention outside the hospital in China.Methods: The questionnaire was designed based on the ...
Shuang Dai, Xiaoqin Liu, Xi Chen, Jun Bie, Chi Du, Jidong Miao, Ming Jiang   +6 more
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Targeted temperature management guided by the severity of hyperlactatemia for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients: a post hoc analysis of a nationwide, multicenter prospective registry

Annals of Intensive Care, 2019
Background The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines recommend target temperature management (TTM) between 32 and 36 °C for patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but did not indicate patient-specific temperatures.
Tomoya Okazaki, Toru Hifumi, Kenya Kawakita, Yasuhiro Kuroda, the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (JAAM-OHCA) registry   +4 more
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Management of in- and out-of-hospital screening for hepatitis C

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Because of insidious progression and no significant clinical symptoms at early stage, chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is often diagnosed after the occurrence of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Jing Zhou, Fa-Da Wang, Lan-Qing Li, En-Qiang Chen   +3 more
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A prospective, internal validation of an emergency patient triage tool for use in a low resource setting

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Aim: Assess the performance of a simple triage disposition score based on mental status, mobility and either oxygen saturation or respiratory rate by three principal metrics: 24 h mortality, the need for hospital admission and the urgency ranking of ...
Brian Kikomeko, George Mutiibwa, Pauline Nabatanzi, Alfred Lumala, John Kellett   +4 more
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Emergency care--in and out of hospital [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2001
This edition includes a new section on prehospital care. The journal Pre-hospital Immediate Care has now merged with EMJ , a change that reflects the need for closer working between prehospital care and inhospital emergency medicine. The way in which the ambulance service operates can have a major impact on the workings of accident and emergency (A&E)
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