The American journal of emergency medicine
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Observational Study
Medical needs of emergency department patients presenting with acute alcohol and drug intoxication.
Some contend that patients with acute alcohol or illicit substance intoxication should be treated in outpatient detoxification centers rather than in the ED. However, these patients often have underlying acute medical needs. We sought to determine the frequency of medical interventions required by ED patients with alcohol or illicit substance intoxication. ⋯ In this population of relatively low-risk ED patients with drug and alcohol intoxication, a substantial proportion of patients received medical interventions.
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The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score assessed by EMS team in predicting survival to hospital discharge in patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). ⋯ The survival to hospital discharge after OHCA could be predicted by the GCS score on hospital admission.
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Comment Letter
Propofol and sedation in patients with coronavirus disease.
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Physician Assistants (PAs) are widely used in United States (US) Emergency Departments (EDs). We sought to characterize ED PA utilization and practice characteristics in US EDs 2010-2017. ⋯ From 2010 to 2017, no linear trends in US ED PA and PA+ utilization were identified. PHYS continue to see the majority of ED patients.
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Observational Study
Association between laboratory parameters and CT severity in patients infected with Covid-19: A retrospective, observational study.
Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 have presented to emergency departments (EDs) worldwide with a wide range of symptoms. In this study we reported the clinical, laboratory and radiological features of the cases diagnosed with COVID-19. ⋯ In our study, serum ferritin and D-dimer levels were observed to be high in the CT-positive group and have moderate positive correlation with CT severity. We thus argue that D-dimer and ferritin levels measured at the time of admission to the ED can be taken into consideration to predict radiological severity.