An Evaluation of Laboratory Efficiency in Shanghai Emergency by Turn Around Times Level.

Objective: China launched a health care reform policy due to the aging population and rapid urbanization. However, emergency overcrowding is not improved. We assessed the laboratory efficiency of emergency department (ED) in Shanghai hospitals.

Role of tissue disorder markers in the evaluation of disease progress and outcome prediction: a prospective cohort study in non-cardiac critically ill patients.

Background: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) has a remarkable association with clinical syndrome, life expectancy, and length of ward stay. But the defects are obvious. It is crucial to detect an effective and convenient evaluation method to monitor disease progress and predict outcome.

[A comparison between serum myoglobin and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II score in the evaluation of disease severity and prognosis in critically ill patients].

Objective: To determine the clinical significance of serum myoglobin (Mb) in the evaluation of severity and prognosis of non-cardiogenic critically ill patients by comparing with acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) score.

Methods: One hundred and thirty patients admitted consecutively to emergency intensive care unit (EICU) from April to December in 2005 were enrolled for the study. Determination of serum Mb content, routine serum biochemical tests and APACHE II scoring were performed simultaneously.