Publications by authors named "Crawford McGuffie"
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- Early identification and intervention for sepsis patients is crucial, and a national Early Warning Score (NEWS) has been proposed to help in the UK National Health Service for this purpose.* -
- A study analyzed data from 2003 patients in Scottish emergency departments to see if a single NEWS upon arrival could predict outcomes like in-hospital death or ICU admission.* -
- Results showed that higher NEWS scores were linked to increased risk of mortality and needing ICU care, indicating that NEWS can enhance triage and clinical response for sepsis patients.*
Background: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) promotes a bundle approach to the care of septic patients to improve outcome. Some have questioned the capability of delivering the bundle in emergency departments (EDs). The authors report the epidemiology and 6 h bundle compliance of patients with severe sepsis/septic shock presenting to Scottish EDs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Outcome following trauma and health care access are important components of health care planning. Resources are limited and quality information is required. We set the objective of comparing the outcomes for patients suffering significant trauma in urban and rural environments in Scotland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 29-year-old man presented to the accident and emergency department complaining of a sudden onset of chest and upper abdominal pain. He had a past history of intravenous drug abuse and a previous stab wound to the left hypochondrium that had required laparotomy. On arrival he was distressed with grunting respiration.
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