The American journal of emergency medicine
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Comparative Study
Evaluation of the blood pressure effects of diltiazem versus metoprolol in the acute treatment of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate.
To evaluate the difference in blood pressure effects of diltiazem intravenous push (IVP) and metoprolol IVP in the acute management of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (AF with RVR). ⋯ No significant difference was observed in the blood pressure effects of diltiazem IVP versus metoprolol IVP in the acute management of AF with RVR.
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Nucleated red blood cells (NRBCs) are immature erythrocytes that are not normally detected in the blood of healthy adults. The detection of these cells in peripheral blood is associated with increased mortality and poor prognosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether NRBCs predict for all causes of death in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED). ⋯ A total of 204 patients (119 male) were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 66.7 ± 14.6 years. NRBC value was higher in those who died (678.43 ± 655.16/ μl) compared to the control group (22.55 ± 57.86/ μl) (P < 0.001). According to receiver operating characteristic curve analysis (ROC) performed for the prediction all cause mortality in the ED, the best cut-off point for NRBC was >0 /μl (sensitivity 94,12%, specificity 82,35%, Area Under Curve (AUC) =0.97). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the NRBC was associated with all-cause mortality in the ED (odds ratio,OR = 1.020, confidence interval, CI = 1.012-1.028). CONCLUSıONS: High blood levels of nucleated red blood cells at admission to the emergency department may be associated with increased mortality.
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Bone marrow transplantation is a breakthrough in the world of hematology and oncology. In our region, there is scarce literature studying emergency department visits among BMT patients, as well as their predictors of mortality. ⋯ In our study, we have shown that BMT patients visit the ED very frequently and have high risk of in-hospital mortality. Moreover, our study showed a significant association between mortality and patients with dyspnea, AMS, sepsis, allogeneic BMT type, ICU admission, hypotension and tachycardia.