[Relationship between the lung ultrasound and the clinical severity of the patient with seasonal flu].

Introduction: The seasonal flu is a very important reason for consultation every winter. Symptoms can quickly progress to severe pneumonia. Currently, few tools exist to assess the clinical severity of patients.

Mode of admission and its effect on adherence to reperfusion therapy guidelines in Belgian STEMI patients.

Objectives: Emergency medical services play a key role in the recognition and treatment of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study evaluates the effect of emergency medical services use on adherence to reperfusion therapy guidelines in Belgian STEMI patients and on in-hospital mortality.

Methods: The mode of admission with against without emergency medical services was associated with baseline risk profile, reperfusion modalities and in-hospital mortality in 5692 consecutive STEMI patients from 2012 to 2014.