Publications by authors named "Hans Ole Holdgaard"
Trends in diagnostic patterns and mortality in emergency ambulance service patients in 2007-2014: a population-based cohort study from the North Denmark Region.
Erika Frischknecht Christensen Mette Dahl Bendtsen Thomas Mulvad Larsen Flemming Bøgh Jensen Tim Alex Lindskou Hans Ole Holdgaard
BMJ Open
August 2017
Article Synopsis
- The demand for emergency ambulance services in the North Denmark Region significantly increased from 2007 to 2014, with a rise in patients transported from 24.3 to 40.2 per 1000 inhabitants.
- The proportion of older patients (60+) and patients with high comorbidity also rose, while the rate of injuries declined and non-specific diagnoses became more common.
- Notably, 1-day and 30-day mortality rates decreased significantly, indicating improved patient outcomes during this time period.
Treatment of the hypothermic patient depends more on the clinical condition than on the core temperature. Unconscious patients need thorough investigation, and they can often be rewarmed with warm water in the pleural cavities. Cardiac arrest requires cardio pulmonary rescue until rewarming can be established by extra corporeal circulation unless the patient is dead.
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