National Trends of Organ Dysfunctions in Sepsis:An 11-Year Longitudinal Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background: Little is known about the trend of incidence and mortality of specific organ dysfunction among sepsis patients at the population level. This study aimed to examine the trend and mortality of organ dysfunction in patients with sepsis using a nationwide database in Taiwan.

Methods: We conducted a study using 2002-2012 data from the nationwide health insurance database of Taiwan.

Massive Subcutaneous Emphysema After Multiple Tracheal Intubation.

Early confi rmation of tracheal injury is crucial while encountering massive subcutaneous emphysema in emergency department to prevent patients from serious morbidity or mortality. Clinicians often underestimate the difficulty of tracheal intubation, especially for inexperienced physician. We highlight that the use of video laryngoscopy-assisted tracheal intubation or ultrasound for diffi cult airway management.