Publications by authors named "Neal Mangalat"
Introduction: Early identification of sepsis significantly improves outcomes, suggesting a role for prehospital screening. An end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO) value ≤ 25 mmHg predicts mortality and severe sepsis when used as part of a prehospital screening tool. Recently, the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score was also derived as a tool for predicting poor outcomes in potentially septic patients.
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- A study compared two triage systems, SALT and START, to a reference standard during a simulated mass casualty incident to assess their accuracy and effectiveness by EMS personnel.
- Results showed SALT had a stronger correlation to the reference standard and a significantly lower undertriage rate compared to START, indicating it was more accurate in patient classification.
- The findings suggest that SALT is preferable for classifying patients, particularly in the delayed and immediate categories, leading to fewer patients being incorrectly categorized as less critical.