Posterior Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia: A Rare Cause of Tachycardia.

A 13-year male patient with a history of tachycardia attacks was diagnosed to have left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia (VT) according to the electrocardiogram (ECG) obtained at the emergency service. This diagnosis was confirmed with advanced electrophysiological studies and the case was diagnosed by genetic evaluation, which was performed to reveal the underlying cause, to have Brugada type 2 syndrome that might be associated with sudden cardiac death. Underlying causes should be evaluated, although idiopathic VTs generally have a good prognosis.

The Comparison of Ottawa Ankle Rules and Shetty test performances in foot-ankle trauma patients visited to the emergency department.

Background: The Ottawa Ankle Rules (OARs) and Shetty test (ST), are assessment guidelines intended to minimize radiographs in patients with ankle trauma. The aim of this study is to determine and compare the effectiveness of OARs and ST in patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) with foot and ankle trauma.

Methods: This prospective cohort study was carried out in the ED of a tertiary care teaching hospital.

Prognostic utility of CURB-65 and E-CURB-65 scoring systems in healthcare associated pneumonia patients: Short- and long-term mortality.

Background: The aim of our study is to evaluate whether the CURB-65 or expanded-CURB-65 score can be used in healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP) and subgroups of HCAP patients at the same efficiency. Thirty and 90-day mortality rates of the patients and predictive values of CURB-65 and E-CURB-65 scores were compared.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients who presented to the Emergency Department between January 2015 and January 2016.

Predicting Intensive Care Unit Admissions for COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department.

Objective: Determining the parameters that can predict the requirement of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions among the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients presented to the emergency departments (EDs).

Methods: In adult consecutive patients admitted (March 15 - April 15, 2020) to the ED of a state hospital for COVID-19, we retrospectively analyzed demographic data, symptoms, laboratory tests, and chest computed tomography (CT) on arrival.

Results: We included 458 patients [213 (46.

Post-traumatic stress disorder in healthcare workers of emergency departments during the pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Objective: Emergency departments (EDs) were the first application center for Covid-19 patients, as in almost all diseases. For this reason, a serious mental burden has arisen for ED workers. This study was conducted to determine the possible rate of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and factors that may be associated with PTSD symptom severity in physicians and nurses working in EDs.