Emergencias
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Impact of geriatric assessment variables on 30-day mortality among older patients with acute heart failure.
To study the impact of geriatric assessment variables on 30-day mortality among older patients with acute heart failure (AHF). ⋯ Certain geriatric variables should be considered when assessing short-term risk in older patients with AHF.
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To assess the effectiveness of a physical method of managing pain and fear in children and anxiety in the accompanying adult during venous puncture in the emergency department. ⋯ Directed distraction can be useful for managing pain in children and it reduces the anxiety experienced by accompanying adults. The use of a vibration device with ice does not add benefits. Fear is not reduced by any of these measures.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Intubation through 2 supraglottic airway device in cervical spine immobilization: a randomized trial of residents' use of the intubating laryngeal mask airway and the intubating laryngeal tube in manikins.
The aim of this study was to compare the intubating laryngeal mask (iLM) airway and the new intubating laryngeal tube (iLTS-D) in use by residents with minimal previous intubation experience during simulated conditions of reduced cervical spine mobility. ⋯ The new iLTS-D may be a good alternative to the iLMA because a patient can be intubated and successfully ventilated in less time. The rate of successful intubation is also better with the iLTS-D.
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To evaluate 5 diagnostic-therapeutic strategies for suspected acute paracetamol poisoning in terms of cost-effectiveness in a tertiary university hospital with an active, validated poisoning surveillance program (SAT-HULP). ⋯ Treating according to nomogram was the most efficient diagnostic-therapeutic approach to treating paracetamol poisoning in our hospital. However, when the prevalence of paracetamol poisoning is higher and uncertainty is greater, it would be more efficient to treat based on calculating the half-life.