Publications by authors named "Scharbanu Amirie"
There is hardly any evidence about the influence of living wills on acute life-threatening disease like out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest (OHCA). We therefore initiated this study to quantify the percentage of victims of OHCA who's living wills are available during post-resuscitation care. All victims of OHCA who were admitted to our hospital between January 1 2008 and July 31 2016 were identified by analysis of our central admission register.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmpathy, i.e., the ability to perceive and share another person's affective state, is associated with activity in a complex neural network, including the anterior insula, the anterior and mid-cingulate cortex, and the lateral prefrontal cortex.
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- - The study examines the impact of hyperoxia (high oxygen levels) on survival rates in patients who experienced non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) after returning to spontaneous circulation (ROSC) between January 2008 and June 2015.
- - Among 280 OHCA patients, those with hyperoxia at hospital admission had better survival rates (54.3%) compared to those with normoxia (34.4%), though they had different pH levels, indicating variations in their metabolic status.
- - The findings suggest that if hyperoxia is only sustained for a short duration post-admission (less than 60 minutes), it may provide benefits by counteracting metabolic acidosis without contributing to the negative
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- * Researchers analyzed data from 252 OHCA patients admitted to the hospital over a six-year period, finding that 45% of respiratory samples tested positive for pathogenic microorganisms, primarily Staphylococcus aureus.
- * The findings indicated no significant difference in bacterial detection or survival rates between patients who were admitted with traditional endotracheal tubes and those with alternative airway devices, suggesting that the use of AAD does not reduce EOP incidence.
Background: Early coronary angiography and computed tomography are recommended in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, both techniques require iodinated contrast agent although the effects on incident acute kidney injury are unknown. The aim of this study was to explore the incidence of acute kidney injuries (AKI) and need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients after nontraumatic OHCA with special regard to the administration of contrast agent during the early in-hospital diagnostic workup.
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- A study examined the role of early cranial and thoracic CT scans in the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims admitted to the hospital between 2008 and 2014.
- Of the patients, 12.7% underwent cranial, 12.3% thoracic, and 6.0% abdominal CT scans, with various significant findings noted.
- The results indicated that early CT scans revealed therapy-relevant findings in 42.3% of the patients, highlighting its importance in the early management of OHCA cases.