Publications by authors named "Carlos E Vallejo"
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- * Researchers analyzed biomarkers like C Reactive Protein, Mean Platelet Volume, eosinophil count, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in a cohort of 610 hospitalized patients to find predictors for in-hospital death and ICU admissions.
- * The findings revealed that a neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio greater than 5 strongly correlates with increased risk of mortality, ICU admissions, and longer hospital stays in AECOPD patients.
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- The study aimed to analyze how different components of Early Goal-Directed Therapy (EGDT) and antibiotic use affect patient outcomes, specifically length of stay and mortality in hospitals.
- In a cohort of 884 adult patients with infections and low blood pressure or high lactate levels, researchers found a hospital mortality rate of 17%, with antibiotics administered within the first 3 hours showing a significant 21% reduction in mortality.
- Results indicated that for patients with high lactate levels, not decreasing lactate by at least 10% within 6 hours was linked to increased mortality, highlighting the importance of early antibiotic treatment and lactate management in emergency settings.
Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) is in different stages of development around the world. Colombia has made significant strides in EM development in the last two decades and recognized it as a medical specialty in 2005. The country now has seven EM residency programs: three in the capital city of Bogotá, two in Medellin, one in Manizales, and one in Cali.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt has been considered that the elderly have clinical manifestations different from the ones observed in middle-age adults during an injury event. This hypothesis has not been extensively explored in sepsis and bacterial infections. Secondary analysis of two prospective studies including 2611 patients over 18 years of age admitted to the emergency room with confirmed or probable bacterial infections and sepsis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Smartphone technology offers a multitude of applications (apps) that provide a wide range of functions for healthcare professionals. Medical trainees are early adopters of this technology, but how they use smartphones in clinical care remains unclear. Our objective was to further characterize smartphone use by medical trainees at two United States academic institutions, as well as their prior training in the clinical use of smartphones.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emergency medicine (EM) is a growing specialty in Colombia with five residency programs in the country. EM leadership is interested in incorporating point-of-care (POC) ultrasound into a standardized national EM residency curriculum. This study is a nationwide survey of Colombian EM residents designed to explore the current state of POC ultrasound use within EM residencies and examine specific barriers preventing its expansion.
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