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Fever Correlation with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Concentrations in Patients with Isolated Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): A Retrospective Comparison Study between Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Local Registries.
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Katedra Reumatologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych Reumatologii Diabetologii Geriatrii i Immunologii Klinicznej PUM, 71-457 Szczecin, Poland.
Background: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is the most common systemic inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting the elderly. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a granulomatous vasculitis affecting the aorta and its branches associated with PMR in up to 20% of cases. In recent studies based on university hospital registries, fever correlated with the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) but not with C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations at the time of diagnosis in patients with isolated PMR.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
The proportion of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) with pulseless electrical activity (PEA) as initial rhythm is increasing. PEA should be managed by identifying the underlying cause of the arrest and treating it accordingly. This often poses a challenge in the chaotic prehospital environment with only limited resources available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTranstracheal ultrasonographic confirmation of endotracheal intubation using I-gel and an endotracheal tube introducer.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Background: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of transtracheal ultrasonography in confirming the placement of an endotracheal tube introducer during endotracheal intubation using the I-gel supraglottic airway as a guide.
Methods: In this prospective study, endotracheal intubation using an endotracheal tube introducer through the I-gel was performed in patients with return of spontaneous circulation after I-gel insertion for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The introducer placement was assessed by the occurrence of hyperechoic artifacts within the trachea or esophagus in transtracheal ultrasonography.
Stellate Ganglion Nerve Block by Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Treatment of Refractory Infarction-Induced Ventricular Fibrillation.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Mount Sinai West, Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY.
Stellate ganglion blockade has been previously suggested as a treatment option for intractable ventricular arrhythmia; however, its use in emergency department management of pulseless arrest with shockable rhythm has not been described. We report the case of a 65-year-old man brought in by ambulance who complained of chest pain and received an out-of-hospital ECG suggestive of anterior-wall ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Shortly after arrival, the patient became unresponsive, with no palpable pulse, and was found to be in ventricular fibrillation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDerivation and Validation of the SWAP Score for Very Early Prediction of Neurologic Outcome in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Study Objective: For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an emergency department (ED), the early evaluation of their neurologic prognosis is essential for emergency physicians. The aim of this study is to establish a simple and useful assessment tool for rapidly estimating the prognosis of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after their arrival at an ED.
Methods: A total of 852 patients admitted from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017, were prospectively registered and enrolled in the derivation cohort.
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