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Emergency treatment delay and underdosing are associated with poor outcome in non‐convulsive status epilepticus

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is difficult to recognize in the emergency department (ED), where onset is often unknown and treatment may be delayed. To what extent treatment timing and dose adequacy are associated with outcome in NCSE remains debated.
Francesco Misirocchi, Alice Ballabeni, Maddalena Frapporti, Alessandro Borgna, Lucia Zinno, Stefano Meletti, Irene Florindo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Baden Prevention and Reduction of Incidence of Postoperative Delirium Trial (PRIDe): a phase IV multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial of ketamine versus haloperidol for prevention of postoperative delirium

Trials, 2018
Background Delirium is a neurobehavioural syndrome that frequently develops in the postoperative setting. The incidence of elderly patients who develop delirium during hospital stay ranges from 10-80%.
Harriet Riegger, Alexa Hollinger, Burkhardt Seifert, Katharina Toft, Andrea Blum, Tatjana Zehnder, Martin Siegemund   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Medical Services Calls for Service at Adult Detention Centers: A Descriptive Study

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Incarcerated individuals represent a vulnerable sector of society, with a disproportionate burden of substance use, mental health problems, and chronic illness.
Jeffrey N. Wood, Aaron B. Klassen, Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting and Capacity Planning in Prehospital Emergency Medical Services: The Case of Ankara

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Time savings in prehospital emergency medical services are vital for human life. Ensuring that these services can meet potential demands is essential for successful delivery. This study aimed to forecast the demand for ambulance services within prehospital emergency medical services and to plan the capacity of ambulance stations ...
Elif Erbay, Çağdaş Erkan Akyürek
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-hospital cardiac arrest: a call for moral agency in modern medical practice

BMC Medical Ethics
This article features an exemplary case of a terminally ill man with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order who is subject to a resuscitation attempt after suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Christina Louise Joerck, Alexander Sejr Skovbo Kristensen, Martin Holdgaard Lunding, Lars Grassmé Binderup, Lotte Huniche, Mette Aaby Smith, Søren Mikkelsen, Henriette Bruun   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nurses' training in prehospital care [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2008
The performance of nurses in prehospital care (PHC) assumes acquiring specific competences. The objectives of the present study were to verify nurses' opinion on theoretical knowledge and nursing skills necessary for the practice in pre-hospital setting and to analyze them according to their clinical practice.
Gentil, Rosana Chami, Ramos, Laís Helena, Whitaker, Iveth Yamaguchi   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The performance of screening tools and use of blood analyses in prehospital identification of sepsis patients and patients suitable for non-conveyance - an observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Early recognition of sepsis by the EMS (Emergency Medical Services), along with communicating this concern to the emergency department, could improve patient prognosis and outcome.
Agnes Olander, Lina Frick, Jennifer Johansson, Kristoffer Wibring   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of advanced life support and prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in England: a decision analysis model

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives This research aimed to answer the following questions: What are the costs of prehospital advanced life support (ALS) and prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)?
Jonathan Richard Benger, Jane Powell, Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source