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Haemodynamic monitoring during cardiac arrest: a systematic review of diastolic blood pressure and coronary perfusion pressure

Objective To evaluate whether intra-arrest diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and coronary perfusion pressure (CPP) are associated with improved return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in cardiac arrest.
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Ultrasonography in thoracic and abdominal stab wound injury: results from the FETTHA study

4 AP-HP Nord, Emergency Department, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, Paris, France 5 AP-HP Nord, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Department, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, ...
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Older patients with traumatic brain injury present with a higher GCS score than younger patients for a given severity of injury

Introduction Recent evidence suggests that presenting GCS may be higher in older rather than younger patients for an equivalent anatomical severity of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this ...
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Oxygen therapy and inpatient mortality in COPD exacerbation

What this study adds In an observational study of 2645 consecutive patients admitted with COPD exacerbation to 1 of 6 UK hospitals, 1027 had oxygen therapy at admission. In those treated with oxygen, ...
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Clinical predictors of fracture in patients with shoulder dislocation: systematic review of diagnostic test accuracy studies

Background Prereduction radiographs are conventionally used to exclude fracture before attempts to reduce a dislocated shoulder in the ED. However, this step increases cost, exposes patients to ...
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Helicopter Emergency Medical Services attendance is associated with favourable survival outcomes in major trauma: derivation and internal validation of prediction models in a regional trauma system ...
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Predictive variables of an emergency department quality and performance indicator: a 1-year prospective, observational, cohort study evaluating hospital and emergency census ...

Objective Emergency department (ED) crowding impacts negatively on quality of care. The aim was to determine the association between ED quality and input, throughput and output-associated variables.
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Emergency departments and the COVID-19 pandemic: making the most of limited resources

Correspondence to Dr Rob Mitchell, Emergency and Trauma Centre, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia; ro.mitchell{at}alfred.org.au The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will ...
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On-scene times during ambulance assessment of suspected stroke patients across England from December 2021 to November 2022

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PP18 Preventing burnout amongst healthcare professionals – preliminary findings of a case analysis of yorkshire ambulance service

Background In order to deliver safe and effective healthcare to patients the NHS needs to create a good working environment for its staff. Healthcare professionals report high levels of physical and ...
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Emergency physicians’ experience of stress during resuscitation and strategies for mitigating the effects of stress on performance

Objective This study explored the perspectives and behaviours of emergency physicians (EPs), regularly involved in resuscitation, to identify the sources and effects of any stress experienced during a ...
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Designing acceptable services to better serve lower-acuity presenters to emergency departments: a latent class analysis of a discrete choice experiment in Australia

Objectives Presentations to ED are growing, worsening pressure on the health system. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was undertaken to determine the factors that influence why patients choose the ...