Impact of endotracheal intubation versus laryngeal tube on gasometry and lactate at emergency department admission after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Aim: Guidelines recommend supraglottic airways (e.g. laryngeal tube, LT) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) if providers are not skilled in endotracheal intubation (ETI).

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medical resources : An observational multicenter study including all hospitals in a major urban center of the Rhein-Ruhr metropolitan region.

Background: With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak hospitals prepared for increasing numbers of patients without knowing how patient populations were evolving and what resources would be required. The present study aimed to analyze the impact of the local COVID-19 pandemic on emergency resources of all hospitals in a major urban center (Mönchengladbach) in Germany.

Methods: This observational multicenter study involved all acute care hospitals (n = 4).

Characteristics and Unexpected COVID-19 Diagnoses in Resuscitation Room Patients during the COVID-19 Outbreak-A Retrospective Case Series.

Introduction: Emergency department (ED) triage regarding infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is challenging. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Germany, the diagnostic outcomes of critically ill patients admitted to the resuscitation room in the ED of our academic 754-bed hospital should be analyzed.

Methods: All resuscitation room patients between March 1st and April 15th 2020 were included in this retrospective study.