Emergencias
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Activated charcoal in suspension contains 600 mg/mL of sucrose. We aimed to assess the impact of an activated charcoal suspension on blood glucose levels in patients with acute medication poisoning. ⋯ Activated charcoal induces an increase in blood glucose level that is statistically but not clinically significant. The increase is comparable to the increase after breakfast.
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Risk for early death in acutely ill older adults attended by prehospital emergency medical services.
To develop and validate a prehospital risk model to predict early in-hospital mortality (#48 hours) in patients aged 65 years or older. ⋯ The prehospital POAWS score can be used to stratify risk for death within 48 hours in patients aged 65 years or older.
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Observational Study
Deaths in hospital emergency departments in Aragon: patient characteristics and association with comorbidity.
To describe the clinical and personal characteristics of patients who died in hospital emergency departments in Aragon, Spain, and explore associations with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI). ⋯ Patients who die in Aragon's emergency departments have high levels of comorbidity. A large proportion of patients are of advanced age. Polypharmacy and advanced chronic conditions are common. We stress the need to implement emergency department approaches to ongoing and palliative care for this group, which is growing as the population ages.