Articles: emergency-medicine.
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In the article "Management of atrial fibrillation in hospital emergency services: update to 2023 of the consensus of the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES), the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) and the Spanish Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ( SETH)" published in volume 35, number 5, October 2023, there were some errors that are detailed and corrected below: On page 368, Table 3, in the dose column of the ENSURE-AF study, where it says " Adequate anticoagulant or TEE + Rivaroxaban at least 2 hours before VC" should say "Appropriate anticoagulant or TEE + Edoxaban at least 2 hours before VC." On page 370, Table 4, in the metoprolol loading dose column where it says "2.5-5 mg/kg in 2 min up to a maximum of 3 doses" it should say "2.5-5 mg in 2 min up to a maximum of 3 doses."
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Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Jan 2024
ReviewThe healthcare professionals' perspectives and experiences with family presence during resuscitation: A qualitative evidence synthesis.
Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is a growing hospital praxis despite lack of high-quality evidence. The aim of this qualitative evidence synthesis review was to synthesize current evidence regarding healthcare professionals (HCP) perspectives on barriers and facilitating factors of FPDR and the potential impact of FPDR on HCP performance. ⋯ The evidence on HCP perspectives is of low to moderate confidence. The interviewed consent that FPDR is the "right thing to do", and an ethical principle of beneficence is dominant, especially regarding children.
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Pediatric emergency care · Jan 2024
Work-Life Integration for Women in Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Themes Identified Through Group Level Assessment.
Women in medicine generally have higher burnout and lower career satisfaction and work-life integration compared with men. This study identifies factors that contribute to burnout, career satisfaction, and work-life integration in women pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians. ⋯ Women PEM physicians identified gender inequities, leadership, and balance with family life as major themes affecting their burnout, career satisfaction, and work-life integration. Several action steps were identified and can be used by individuals and institutions to improve work-life integration for women PEM physicians.
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Educational programs based on high-fidelity simulation training aim to promote students' acquisition of nontechnical competencies such as understanding crisis resource management (CRM). This study evaluated the efficacy of a CRM course for students in their last year of university studies in health sciences. The course was developed by the Spanish Society of Emergency Medicine (SEMES). ⋯ The E-CRM course developed by a coordinated multiprofessional team based on high-fidelity simulations improved self-efficacy assessments of resilience and all nontechnical competencies.