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Sublingual microcirculation does not reflect red blood cell transfusion thresholds in the intensive care unit—a prospective observational study in the intensive care unit

Critical Care, 2020
Purpose Hemoglobin (Hb) transfusion thresholds are established in intensive care units. A restrictive transfusion threshold (Hb 70–75 g/l) is recommended in septic patients, and a liberal transfusion threshold (Hb 90 g/l) for cardiogenic shock.
Jonas Scheuzger, Anna Zehnder, Vera Meier, Desirée Yeginsoy, Julian Flükiger, Martin Siegemund   +5 more
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Sublingual microcirculation: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Sublingual microcirculation monitoring is suitable for bedside use in critically ill patients. We present a case in which severely impaired sublingual microcirculation was the first alarming sign of an early deterioration of the patient’s ...
Jonas D. Scheuzger, Anna Zehnder, Desirée Yeginsoy, Martin Siegemund   +3 more
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Coronavirus lockdown and its impact on mental health of general population

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction On March, Tunisian government imposed lockdown measures on cities to contain the COVID19 outbreak. Media coverage, social distancing, quarantine and isolation led to a global atmosphere of anxiety and depression. Objectives To assess the
M. Dhemaid, W. Abbes, C. Bagane, A. Jradi, S. Hafi, L. Ghanmi   +5 more
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Ketamine in prehospital care [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2004
The relief of pain is an essential component of prehospital care and, when required is usually administered on completion of the primary survey. For simple analgesia morphine sulphate titrated to the clinical response and preceded by an antiemetic is usually effective, for example, in the relief of pain in chest trauma or myocardial infarction.
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Emergency medical dispatchers’ ability to identify large vessel occlusion stroke during emergency calls

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background In acute ischemic stroke, conjugated eye deviation (CED) is an evident sign of cortical ischemia and large vessel occlusion (LVO). We aimed to determine if an emergency dispatcher can recognise LVO stroke during an emergency call by asking the
Pauli E. T. Vuorinen, Jyrki P. J. Ollikainen, Pasi A. Ketola, Riikka-Liisa K. Vuorinen, Piritta A. Setälä, Sanna E. Hoppu   +5 more
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Prehospital Care [PDF]

Emergency Medicine International, 2012
Stephen H. Thomas, Christopher Colwell, Jean-Claude Deslandes, Sophia Dyer, Jeffrey M. Goodloe   +4 more
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Transport mechanical ventilation for adults in the prehospital setting: a practical approach

Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a convenient therapeutic intervention modality in prehospital settings for managing urgent situations requiring ventilatory support due to respiratory failure, regardless of the etiology.
Jorge Iván Gil Mayorga, Valentina Carrillo Jojoa, Jorge Reinerio Escobar Morantes   +2 more
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Observational study on chest pain during the Covid-19 pandemic: changes and characteristics of visits to a Norwegian emergency department during the lockdown

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, reports emerged on decreasing emergency department (ED) visits in many countries. Patients experiencing chest pain was no exception.
Mikkel Grande, Lars Petter Bjørnsen, Lars Eide Næss-Pleym, Lars Erik Laugsand, Bjørnar Grenne   +4 more
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Out‐of‐hospital extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation for refractory ventricular fibrillation: A case report

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survival continues to be dismal with the only recent improvement being that of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E‐CPR) or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), augmented by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...
Jon Marinaro, Sundeep Guliani, Todd Dettmer, Kimberly Pruett, Doug Dixon, Darren Braude   +5 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of prehospital serum S100B and GFAP in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a prospective observational multicenter cohort study – “the PreTBI I study”

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The biomarker serum S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) is used in in-hospital triage of adults with mild traumatic brain injury to rule out intracranial lesions.
Sophie-Charlott Seidenfaden, Julie Linding Kjerulff, Niels Juul, Hans Kirkegaard, Mette Fogh Møller, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Morten Thingemann Bøtker   +6 more
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