Articles: emergency-department.
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Acute phlegmonous esophagitis (APE) is bacterial infection of the submucosal and muscularis layers of the esophagus. APE is a rare but life-threatening disease, and few studies have reported it. ⋯ As APE is rare but deadly, strategies to identify APE in patients with chest pain or dysphagia are needed in emergency department.
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Acta clinica Croatica · Dec 2023
THE ROLE OF PLASMA COPEPTIN LEVEL IN DETERMINING THE SEVERITY AND MORTALITY OF SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE.
The study aimed to investigate the role of plasma copeptin level in setting the diagnosis, severity and mortality of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) admitted to the emergency department. We included patients aged ≥18 years who were diagnosed with SAH. Blood samples were collected from patients at the time of admission to the emergency department for assessment of plasma copeptin levels. ⋯ There was no significant correlation of plasma copeptin levels with the GCS, WFNS, and modified Fisher scores. There was no significant difference in copeptin levels between the patients who died in the hospital (mean: 0.73±0.42 ng/mL) and those who did not (mean: 0.80±0.41 ng/mL) (p=0.41). Although plasma copeptin level may be used in the diagnosis of SAH, it does not have a role in determining the patient condition severity and mortality.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2023
Editorial CommentVirtual emergency department: It is not all in the name.