Articles: intubation.
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Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg · Aug 2020
Trauma patients with prehospital Glasgow Coma Scale less than nine: not a homogenous group.
Prehospital guidelines stratify and manage patients with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than nine and any sign of head injury as affected by severe traumatic brain injury (STBI). We hypothesized that this group of patients is so inhomogeneous that uniform treatment guidelines cannot be advocated. ⋯ STBI patients are fundamentally different based on whether their initial GCS falls into 3-5 or 6-8 category. Recommendations from trials investigating trauma patients with GCS less than nine as one group should be translated with caution to clinical practice.
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Respiratory medicine · Aug 2020
Observational StudyD-dimer in patients infected with COVID-19 and suspected pulmonary embolism.
To analyze the risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients infected with COVID-19. ⋯ In conclusion, patients infected with COVID-19 requiring OTI with higher levels of D-dimer have an increased risk of developing PE.
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To characterize pediatric patients supported with continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure (CPAP/BiPAP) or high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) during interfacility transport (IFT). ⋯ This study may provide important information for programs with large catchment areas, in which large distances and transport times should not be barriers to NIV implementation.