Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Multicenter StudyAssociation between timing and adequacy of antibiotics and adverse outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A multicentre retrospective cohort study.
To investigate the association between the timing and adequacy of antibiotics administered to patients presenting with culture-positive sepsis and septic shock to the ED and in-hospital mortality and/or intensive care unit (ICU) admission. ⋯ In a large multicentre sample of patients with culture-positive sepsis, inadequacy of antibiotics was associated with higher risk of in-hospital mortality or ICU admission.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Comment Observational StudyImpact on the health service in the Top End, Northern Territory following the introduction of an electric scooter sharing service.
To investigate patients presenting to EDs following the recent introduction of a shared electric scooter (e-scooter) scheme in Northern Territory (NT). ⋯ Harm minimisations strategies targeting implementation of alcohol testing and penalties for riders may be able to reduce the effect that the introduction of e-scooters on the strained health system in the NT.
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2023
Observational StudyIncidence of traumatic brain injuries in head-injured children with seizures.
Incidence and short-term outcomes of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in head-injured children presenting to ED with post-traumatic seizure (PTS) is not described in current literature. ⋯ PTS was uncommon in head-injured children presenting to the ED but associated with an increased risk of ciTBI in those with reduced GCS on arrival.