Swiss medical weekly
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Swiss medical weekly · Mar 2005
ReviewPulmonary computed tomography and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Computed tomography has completely changed the views and interpretation of ARDS, opening a new era in our understanding of the physiological, pathological and clinical aspects of this syndrome. In this brief review we will emphasize the most relevant new knowledge achieved using CT scanning and we will briefly discuss its clinical use in ARDS patients.
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Swiss medical weekly · Mar 2005
Pitfalls in the emergency department triage of frail elderly patients without specific complaints.
Elderly patients represent an increasing proportion of emergency department (ED) admissions. When no specific complaint is identified, the reason for referral is commonly called "home care impossible". The aim of this study was to describe a population of elderly patients who present to the ED of a 1200-bed university hospital without specific complaint, and to assess how they were evaluated in the ED. ⋯ Frail elderly patients admitted without specific complaints are at risk of inappropriate or delayed evaluation due to undertriage at the door of the ED. A more specific geriatric assessment should be integrated early in the triage process of these patients.