Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Mar 2012
[Registries of in-hospital cardiac arrest are a challenge in daily clinical practice].
In-hospital cardiac arrest carries a poor prognosis. Registries of in-hospital cardiac arrest provide the opportunity to improve quality of care and conduct research of disease mechanisms and treatment. This paper describes the preliminary experience with systematic registration of in-hospital cardiac arrest at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. Data from 102 patients are presented and practical aspects and challenges of establishing a registry and implementing the collection of data in daily clinical practice are discussed.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Mar 2012
Review[Angio-oedema and medication that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system--a systematic review].
Angio-oedema is a rare, but potentially life-threatening side effect to medication that interferes with the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Clinically controlled trials were reviewed and the incidence assessed. ⋯ The assessment should be individually based and take the severity of the previous attack and the weight of the indication into account. The risk on ACE-I might be greater in persons that have had angio-oedema for other reasons.
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Hip dislocation is an orthopaedic emergency. We report a 79 year-old woman, who was brought to the emergency department after falling on her knee at home. ⋯ A successful prompt reduction was performed in the operation room under general anaesthesia. This uncommon injury represents an orthopaedic emergency and requires immediate reduction to lessen the risk of complications including avascular necrosis of the femoral head.