Volume 5, issue 1, December 2012
45 articles in this issue
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The duration of SIRS before organ failure is a significant prognostic factor of sepsis
Authors
- Hiroki Sugita
- Yoshihiro Kinoshita
- Hideo Baba
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 December 2012
- Article: 44
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Optimizing global health experiences in emergency medicine residency programs: a consensus statement from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors 2011 Academic Assembly global health specialty track
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Janis P Tupesis
- Christine Babcock
- G Bobby Kapur
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2012
- Article: 43
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Survey of preferred guideline attributes: what helps to make guidelines more useful for emergency health practitioners?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Samar Aboulsoud
- Sue Huckson
- Eddy Lang
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2012
- Article: 42
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Elderly out-of-hospital cardiac arrest has worse outcomes with a family bystander than a non-family bystander
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Manabu Akahane
- Seizan Tanabe
- Tomoaki Imamura
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 November 2012
- Article: 41
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Major incident preparedness and on-site work among Norwegian rescue personnel – a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sabina Fattah
- Andreas J Krüger
- Marius Rehn
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2012
- Article: 40
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Emerging concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with undifferentiated angioedema
Authors
- Jonathan A Bernstein
- Joseph Moellman
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2012
- Article: 39
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National inventory of emergency departments in Singapore
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Leana S Wen
- Anantharaman Venkataraman
- Carlos A Camargo
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2012
- Article: 38
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Pericardial calcification in constrictive pericarditis
Authors
- Michel Toledano
- Anjali Bhagra
- Content type: Clinical image
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2012
- Article: 37
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Non-fatal injuries among pediatric patients seeking care in an urban Ghanaian emergency department
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Lauren K Whiteside
- Rockefeller Oteng
- Rebecca M Cunningham
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 September 2012
- Article: 36
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Technical and clinical analysis of microEEG: a miniature wireless EEG device designed to record high-quality EEG in the emergency department
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ahmet Omurtag
- Samah G Abdel Baki
- Arthur C Grant
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2012
- Article: 35
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Fatal transorbital penetrating intracranial injury caused by a bicycle hand brake
Authors
- Willemijn B Huiszoon
- Pieter N Noë
- Albertus Manten
- Content type: Brief Research Report
- Open Access
- Published: 18 September 2012
- Article: 34
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Lung injury prediction score for the emergency department: first step towards prevention in patients at risk
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Marie-Carmelle Elie-Turenne
- Peter C Hou
- On Behalf of US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group: Lung Injury Prevention Study Investigators (USCIITG–LIPS 1
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 September 2012
- Article: 33
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Is there a relationship between wound infections and laceration closure times?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Muhammad Waseem
- Viraj Lakdawala
- Xuming Sun
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 July 2012
- Article: 32
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The use of end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring in patients with hypotension in the emergency department
Authors
- Cheah P Kheng
- Nik H Rahman
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2012
- Article: 31
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Carbon monoxide poisoning: Novel magnetic resonance imaging pattern in the acute setting
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ryan A Stephen
- Sheehan W Donal
- Costello J Daniel
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 28 June 2012
- Article: 30
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Health care workers and disaster preparedness: barriers to and facilitators of willingness to respond
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Chinwe Ogedegbe
- Themba Nyirenda
- Joseph Feldman
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 June 2012
- Article: 29
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Analysis of traumatic injuries presenting to a referral hospital emergency department in Moshi, Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Erica R Casey
- Florida Muro
- Charles J Gerardo
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 June 2012
- Article: 28
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Spontaneous showering of tumor emboli in a patient with advanced primary lung cancer: a case report
Authors
- Susan M Schreffler
- William F Paolo
- Brian T Kloss
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2012
- Article: 27
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Diagnostic values of ultrasound and the Modified Alvarado Scoring System in acute appendicitis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Shirzad Nasiri
- Fatemeh Mohebbi
- Anushiravan Hedayat
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 June 2012
- Article: 26
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Medical students’ perceptions of an emergency medicine clerkship: an analysis of self-assessment surveys
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jennifer L Avegno
- Heather Murphy-Lavoie
- Lisa Moreno-Walton
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 May 2012
- Article: 25
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Performance of emergency physicians utilizing a video-assisted semi-rigid fiberoptic stylet for intubation of a difficult airway in a high-fidelity simulated patient: a pilot study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Derek R Cooney
- Norma L Cooney
- Susan Wojcik
- Content type: Brief Research Report
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2012
- Article: 24
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Prevalence of intimate partner violence in patients presenting with traumatic injuries to a Guyanese emergency department
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kendra P Parekh
- Stephan Russ
- Seth W Wright
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 May 2012
- Article: 23
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Towards prevention of acute lung injury: frequency and outcomes of emergency department patients at-risk – a multicenter cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Peter C Hou
- Marie-Carmelle Elie-Turenne
- On Behalf of US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group: Lung Injury Prevention Study Investigators (USCIITG–LIPS 1)
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 May 2012
- Article: 22
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Continued rise in the use of mid-level providers in US emergency departments, 1993–2009
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David F M Brown
- Ashley F Sullivan
- Carlos A Camargo Jr
- Content type: Brief Research Report
- Open Access
- Published: 23 May 2012
- Article: 21
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Improving the quality of emergency medicine care by developing a quality requirement framework: a study from The Netherlands
Authors
- David E Ikkersheim
- Harm van de Pas
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 May 2012
- Article: 20
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Improvement of refractory migraine headache by propofol: case series
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hassan Soleimanpour
- Aliakbar Taheraghdam
- Maryam Soleimanpour
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2012
- Article: 19
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Applications of minimally invasive cardiac output monitors
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jahan Porhomayon
- Gino Zadeii
- Nader D Nader
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 24 April 2012
- Article: 18
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Comparison of existing syncope rules and newly proposed anatolian syncope rule to predict short-term serious outcomes after syncope in the Turkish population
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Kamil Kayayurt
- Haldun Akoglu
- Erden Erol Unluer
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 April 2012
- Article: 17
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A randomized open-label trial on the use of budesonide/formoterol (Symbicort®) as an alternative reliever medication for mild to moderate asthmatic attacks
Authors
- Keng Sheng Chew
- Hamizah Kamarudin
- Che Wan Hashim
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 April 2012
- Article: 16
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Subgaleal coiling of the proximal and distal components of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Authors
- Brian T Kloss
- David M Hart
- LaLainia Secreti
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 16 March 2012
- Article: 15
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Intraorbital foreign body projectile as a consideration for unilateral pupillary defect
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Craig N Czyz
- Thomas P Petrie
- Jill A Foster
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 05 March 2012
- Article: 14
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The livelihoods of Haitian health-care providers after the january 2010 earthquake: a pilot study of the economic and quality-of-life impact of emergency relief
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Rohini J Haar
- Sassan Naderi
- Kumar Alagappan
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 March 2012
- Article: 13
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and CT perfusion changes
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Vishnumurthy Shushrutha Hedna
- Latha Ganti Stead
- Michael F Waters
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 29 February 2012
- Article: 12
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Cross-sectional survey of malaria prevalence in tsunami-affected districts of Aceh Province, Indonesia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David Muriuki
- Sigrid Hahn
- Richard Allan
- Content type: Brief Research Report
- Open Access
- Published: 21 February 2012
- Article: 11
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Communicating carotid-cavernous sinus fistula following minor head trauma
Authors
- Joshua B Kaplan
- Aakash N Bodhit
- Michael L Falgiani
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 13 February 2012
- Article: 10
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Successful treatment of severe accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest for a long time using cardiopulmonary bypass - report of a case
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Keigo Sawamoto
- Katsutoshi Tanno
- Yasufumi Asai
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 02 February 2012
- Article: 9
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Case report: successful lipid resuscitation in multi-drug overdose with predominant tricyclic antidepressant toxidrome
Authors
- Martyn Harvey
- Grant Cave
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 02 February 2012
- Article: 8
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Hypothermic cardiac arrest far away from the center providing rewarming with extracorporeal circulation
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Eckhard Mark
- Olaf Jacobsen
- Lars J Bjertnaes
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 01 February 2012
- Article: 7
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Autonomic dysreflexia in a tetraplegic patient due to a blocked urethral catheter: spinal cord injury patients with lesions above T-6 require prompt treatment of an obstructed urinary catheter to prevent life-threatening complications of autonomic dysreflexia
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Subramanian Vaidyanathan
- Bakul Soni
- Kamesh Pulya
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 01 February 2012
- Article: 6
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Acute myocardial infarction and coronary vasospasm associated with the ingestion of cayenne pepper pills in a 25-year-old male
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ozgur Sogut
- Halil Kaya
- Yusuf Sezen
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 January 2012
- Article: 5
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The role of perfusion CT in identifying stroke mimics in the emergency room: a case of status epilepticus presenting with perfusion CT alterations
Authors
- Waldo R Guerrero
- Haitham Dababneh
- Stephan Eisenschenk
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 20 January 2012
- Article: 4
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The impact of blood pressure hemodynamics in acute ischemic stroke: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Latha Ganti Stead
- Sailaja Enduri
- Robert D Brown Jr
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 January 2012
- Article: 3
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Current status of establishing a venous line in CPA patients by Emergency Life-Saving Technicians in the prehospital setting in Japan and a proposal for intraosseous infusion
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kenji Isayama
- Toshio Nakatani
- Akihiko Hirakawa
- Content type: Original Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 January 2012
- Article: 2
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Spontaneous upper limb monoplegia secondary to probable cerebral amyloid angiopathy
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Ahmed-Ramadan Sadek
- Nandita K Parmar
- Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 03 January 2012
- Article: 1