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Abstract Background Uncontrolled hemorrhage remains the leading cause of preventable mortality in both civilian and military trauma sectors. The paradigm of resuscitation has decisively shifted from aggressive crystalloid administration to Damage Control Resuscitation, centering on early hemostatic control and the mitigation of the “Lethal Diamond ...
Jonghee Han +5 more
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Access Block and Ambulance Ramping: The Canaries of the Healthcare System
ABSTRACT Objective To identify evidence‐based factors leading to the global challenge of hospital access block and inform strategies to improve emergency access performance. Methods A mixed methods approach was followed comprising an umbrella review of published systematic reviews, qualitative analysis of the perspectives of patients and healthcare ...
Justin Boyle +10 more
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ABSTRACT Background Prehospital administration of blood products is a growing practice. We aimed to describe clinical parameters and mortality following prehospital blood component therapy with red blood cells (RBC) and/or plasma in patients with traumatic and non‐traumatic haemorrhage.
Jesper Borg Andersen +8 more
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ABSTRACT Background Meropenem and piperacillin/tazobactam are commonly used empirical antibiotics in critically ill adults with sepsis, but whether one is superior to the other is uncertain. Methods The Empirical Meropenem versus Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Adult Patients with Sepsis (EMPRESS) trial is an ongoing investigator‐initiated, randomised ...
Nick Frørup Meier +37 more
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295 CPR Performance with use of a CPR Feedback Device
MEH Ong +5 more
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Background Trauma systems are crucial for enhancing survival and quality of life for trauma patients. Understanding trauma triage and patient outcomes is essential for optimizing resource allocation and trauma care.
Thea Palsgaard Møller +8 more
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Airway Management Practices in Burn Patients: A Protocol for a Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Background Loss of airway represents a serious clinical concern in the management of burn patients and frequently prompts early intubation. However, intubation itself carries inherent risks and is not invariably required for optimal care. Concern over the potentially severe consequences of airway compromise may lead clinicians to intubate more
David Schiött Rasmussen +9 more
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Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a potential high-risk condition, but appropriate care pathways, including prehospital triage and primary referral to a specialised neurosurgical centre, can improve neurological outcome and survival.
Sophie-Charlott Seidenfaden +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Glutamate is the main excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, and extracellular levels of glutamate and glycerol (a breakdown product of cell damage) increase after severe acute brain injury. Previous studies report that increased intracerebral glutamate—measured using cerebral microdialysis (CMD)—is associated with unfavorable ...
Trine Hjorslev Andreasen +7 more
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Reengineering the Concept of Emergency Care
ABSTRACT Emergency departments (EDs) absorb most acute unscheduled care (AUC) in the United States. Routing all of this care through one high‐intensity system serves no one well: crowding delays care for time‐critical patients; visits that turn on evaluation and coordination, and routine and chronic care defined by longitudinal needs, are delivered ...
R. Andrew Taylor
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