Publications by authors named "I Mathias"
Health leaders are increasingly interested in harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to remotely conduct virtual triage for Emergency Department (ED) patients. This study explores equity considerations and patient attitudes to virtual triage in a Canadian ED. A cross-sectional study surveyed 150 ED patients, with 32 additional patients interviewed in-depth.
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- PDS (post-pericardiotomy syndrome) can occur as a complication of pericardiocentesis.
- Caution is advised when performing pericardiocentesis on effusions where the duration is unknown.
- Using bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for regular assessments can help manage a careful and slow pericardiocentesis to reduce the risk of PDS.
Endocarditis Presenting as Right Atrial Mass, Diagnosed with 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose-PET: A Case Report.
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J
May 2023
We report a case of a 55-year-old male with a history of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia whose initial transesophageal echocardiography revealed a cardiac mass attached to the right atrium. Because of the uncommon location of the mass, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET was used to confirm the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
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