Predictive risk factors for upper gastrointestinal bleeding with simultaneous myocardial injury.

The aims of this study were to: (1) evaluate the epidemiology of simultaneous upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) and myocardial injury using parameters including troponin I (TnI); and (2) investigate the predictive risk factors of this syndrome. One hundred and fifty-five patients (101 men, 54 women; mean age, 64.7+/-10.

Analysis of factors associated with successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation in non-traumatic dead-on-arrival patients in emergency department.

Out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest has a dismal prognosis. Successful resuscitation of these patients depends on the "chain of survival". In Taiwan, the emergency medical services (EMS) system is under development and the links of "chain of survival" are weak and frequently broken.