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Putting ICU triage guidelines into practice: A simulation study using observations and interviews
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted many countries to formulate guidelines on how to deal with a worst-case scenario in which the number of patients needing intensive care unit (ICU) care exceeds the number of available beds. This study aims to
Inger L. Abma +8 more
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Combining H-FABP and GFAP increases the capacity to differentiate between CT-positive and CT-negative patients with mild traumatic brain injury [PDF]
, 2018 Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients may have trauma-induced brain lesions detectable using CT scans. However, most patients will be CT-negative. There is thus a need for an additional tool to detect patients at risk. Single blood biomarkers, such
Bustamante, Alejandro +8 more
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Performance of triage systems in emergency care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ Open, 2019 Objective To assess and compare the performance of triage systems for identifying high and low-urgency patients in the emergency department (ED). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Joany M. Zachariasse +5 more
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Ethics guidelines on COVID-19 triage—an emerging international consensus
Critical Care, 2020 COVID-19—classified as a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020—is expected to put tremendous strain on many healthcare systems. Early epidemiological analyses show that compared to the seasonal flu, COVID-19 patients may require ventilation much more ...
S. Joebges, N. Biller-Andorno
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Genetic testing in epithelial ovarian cancer includes both germline and tumor‐testing. This approach often duplicates resources. The current prospective study assessed the feasibility of tumor‐first multigene testing by comparing tumor tissue with germline testing of peripheral blood using an 18‐gene NGS panel in 106 patients.
Elisabeth Spenard +12 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Identifying critically ill patients is a key challenge in emergency department (ED) triage. Mis-triage errors are still widespread in triage systems around the world.
Yecheng Liu +9 more
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Recommendations on COVID‐19 triage: international comparison and ethical analysis
Bioethics, 2020 On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization classified COVID‐19, caused by Sars‐CoV‐2, as a pandemic. Although not much was known about the new virus, the first outbreaks in China and Italy showed that potentially a large number of people worldwide ...
Susanne Jöbges +3 more
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Nurses' views of using computerized decision support software in NHS Direct [PDF]
, 2004 Background. Nurses working in NHS Direct, the 24-hour telephone advice line in England, use computerized decision support software to recommend to callers the most appropriate service to contact, or to advise on self-care. Aims.
Munro, J.F. +4 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Pharmacologic ascorbate (vitamin C) increases ROS, disrupts cellular metabolism, and induces DNA damage in CRPC cells. These effects sensitize tumors to PARP inhibition, producing synergistic growth suppression with olaparib in vitro and significantly delayed tumor progression in vivo. Pyruvate rescue confirms ROS‐dependent activity.
Nicolas Gordon +13 more
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Challenge Patient Dispatching in Mass Casualty Incidents [PDF]
, 2012 Efficient management of mass casualty incidents is complex, since regular emergency medical services struc-tures have to be switched to a temporary “disaster mode” involving additional operational and tactical struc-tures.
Adler, Christine +3 more
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