Inferior vena cava collapsibility index and trauma severity in elderly fall injuries.

Objective: Falls are a serious cause of morbidity and mortality among older people. One of the underlying causes of falls is dehydration. Therefore, ultrasonography has become an essential tool for evaluating volume status in the emergency department.

Effects of Using an Endotracheal Tube Introducer for Intubation During Mechanical Chest Compressions of a Manikin: Randomized, Prospective, Crossover Study.

Background: Airway management methods during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remain controversial.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the impact of using an endotracheal tube introducer with a Macintosh laryngoscope on the first-pass success rates of final-year medical students on a manikin during continuous chest compressions with a mechanical compression device.

Methods: Fifty-two final-year students of the faculty of medicine performed endotracheal intubations on a manikin using the Macintosh laryngoscope with and without the endotracheal tube introducer during chest compressions.

Determination of carboxyhemoglobin half-life in patients with carbon monoxide toxicity treated with high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy.

Acute carbon monoxide poisoning is a common environmental emergency worldwide. Treatment options are limited to normobaric oxygen therapy with a nonrebreather face mask or endotracheal tube and hyperbaric oxygen. The aim of this study is to determine the half-life of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) in adult patients admitted to the emergency department with acute carbon monoxide poisoning receiving high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Drug induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common clinical condition. Patients typically present with noncardiogenic pulmonary edema. Large number of ARDS cases reported induced by antineoplastic drugs and other drug intoxications.

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Role of Bedside Lung Ultrasonography in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department.

Background: Despite the existence of detailed consensus guidelines, challenges remain regarding efficient, appropriate, and safe imaging methods for the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism.

Aims: To investigate the role of the wedge sign, B-lines, and pleural effusion seen on bedside lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

Study Design: Diagnostic accuracy study.

Comparison of loop and primary incision & drainage techniques in adult patients with cutaneous abscess: A preliminary, randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare efficacy of loop drainage and standard incision & drainage (I&D) in adult patients with cutaneous abscess in the emergency department.

Methods: This study is an interventional, parallel group, randomized clinical trial. Adult patients with cutaneous abscess were randomized into loop drainage and standard I&D groups.