Publications by authors named "Marc L C Yang"
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes the characteristics and outcomes of patients referred to an emergency department end-of-life service at a hospital in Hong Kong.
- The research involved assessing 830 patients to determine who was in the dying phase, with 783 recognized as such, and compared their demographics and care to those not in the dying phase.
- Results showed that patients in the end-of-life group had a much shorter time-to-death (around 39 hours) compared to the non-end-of-life group (about 250 hours), with the end-of-life service providing more effective symptomatic treatments.
- The findings suggest that emergency physicians can effectively identify and manage dying patients, highlighting the need for them to take a more active role in end-of-life care.
Article Synopsis
- The study examines the dimensions of cricothyroid membranes (CTMs) in healthy Chinese adults, evaluating two neck positions: one with a rigid neck collar (RNC) and one with the neck extended using ultrasonography.
- It involved scanning 39 emergency department staff members, measuring CTMs, and recording data on their body metrics along with the time taken to acquire images.
- Results showed that CTMs can be reliably located via ultrasound regardless of neck position, suggesting that further research is needed on performing cricothyroidotomies with RNCs in place.