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Acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock: an algorithm based ECMO program can improve clinical outcomes. [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in our institution resulted in near total mortality prior to the establishment of an algorithm-based program in July 2010. We hypothesized that an algorithm based ECMO program improves the outcome of
Cavarocchi, MD, Nicholas C., Hirose, MD, Hitoshi, Ruggiero, MD, Nicholas, Tanaka, MD, Daizo, Unai, MD, Shinya   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Two distinct Do-Not-Resuscitate protocols leaving less to the imagination: an observational study using propensity score matching [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) patients tend to receive less medical care after the order is written. To provide a clearer approach, the Ohio Department of Health adopted the Do-Not-Resuscitate law in 1998, indicating two distinct protocols of DNR ...
Alfred F Connors, Allan Garland, Nahida H Gordon, Shan-Chwen Chang, Stuart J Youngner, Yen-Yuan Chen   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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 interpretation of code status concept among pediatric health care workers, a multicenter cross sectional study across Lebanon

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundCardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) use with no considerations given to patient selection or therapeutic aim resulted in extension of the agony, pain and dying process for terminally ill patients.
Raymonda Chahrour, Amani Bannout, Marianne Majdalani, Rana Yamout, Ali Ismail, Elma Abou Raffoul, Jihane Moukhaiber   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Universal Form of Treatment Options (UFTO) as an alternative to Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) orders: a mixed methods evaluation of the effects on clinical practice and patient care.

PLoS ONE, 2013
AimsTo determine whether the introduction of the Universal Form of Treatment Options (the UFTO), as an alternative approach to Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) orders, reduces harms in patients in whom a decision not to attempt ...
Zoë Fritz, Alexandra Malyon, Jude M Frankau, Richard A Parker, Simon Cohn, Clare M Laroche, Chris R Palmer, Jonathan P Fuld   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of TeamSTEPPS [PDF]

, 2016
This scholarly project focused on implementing Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) in an emergency room (ER).
Jones, Trynequa S
core   +1 more source

‘One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple’— Rethinking DNACPR at a national level [PDF]

, 2017
Evidence has shown a diversity of practices and terminology concerning the implementation and documentation of Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notices across different hospital Trusts in England and Wales, and the Resuscitation ...
Callus, Therese
core   +1 more source

Sentinel events in pediatric hepatology: A pilot simulation curriculum

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Sentinel hepatology events require robust prior experience to accurately diagnose and manage. Given the rarity of complex pediatric liver disease, gastroenterology (GI) fellows do not uniformly get exposure to these patients.
Anne Lyon, Alan Leichtner, Donna Luff, Scott Elisofon, Andrew Wehrman, Katherine Sweeny, Janet MacDonald, Christine K. Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of “do not resuscitate” orders among elderly patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit in Taiwan

Frontiers in Medicine
ObjectiveAs patient life expectancy has increased and people are living longer than before, the rate of mechanical ventilation among elderly patients in the intensive care unit has increased.
Pei-Jun Chen, Chung-Han Ho, Chung-Han Ho, Chung-Han Ho, Ying-Jia Lin, Ming-Hung Chang, Kuang-Ming Liao, Kuang-Ming Liao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

End of Life Care and Do Not Resuscitate Orders: How Much Does Age Influence Decision Making? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2017
With population aging, “do not resuscitate” (DNAR) decisions, pertaining to the appropriateness of attempting resuscitation following a cardiac arrest, are becoming commoner.
Ifor Cook, Aimee L. Kirkup BSc, Lauren J. Langham, Muminah A. Malik, Gabriella Marlow, Ian Sammy FRCEM   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source