Diagnostic modalities in critical care: point-of-care approach

S Rajsic, R Breitkopf, M Bachler, B Treml - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The concept of intensive care units (ICU) has existed for almost 70 years, with outstanding
development progress in the last decades. Multidisciplinary care of critically ill patients has …

Accuracy of prehospital triage systems for mass casualty incidents in trauma register studies-A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies

CE Marcussen, KB Bräuner, H Alstrøm, AM Møller - Injury, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Prioritising patients in mass casualty incidents (MCI) can be extremely difficult.
Therefore, triage systems are important in every emergency medical service. This study …

Development of novel optical character recognition system to reduce recording time for vital signs and prescriptions: A simulation-based study

S Soeno, K Liu, S Watanabe, T Sonoo, T Goto - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Digital advancements can reduce the burden of recording clinical information. This intra-
subject experimental study compared the time and error rates for recording vital signs and …

Drug-drug-interactions in patients with atrial fibrillation admitted to the emergency department

T Bischof, F Nagele, MM Kalkofen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Polypharmacy is a growing concern in healthcare systems. While available data
on potential drug-drug interactions (pDDI) from emergency department (ED) patients is …

In‐ICU Outcomes of Critically Ill Patients in a Reference Cameroonian Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study

E Mandeng Ma Linwa, C Binam Bikoi… - … Care Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Mortality rate amongst critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit
(ICU) is disproportionately high in sub‐Saharan African countries such as Cameroon …

[HTML][HTML] Amantadine for Traumatic Brain Injury—Supporting Evidence and Mode of Action

A Dekundy, G Pichler, R El Badry, A Scheschonka… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important global clinical issue, requiring not only
prevention but also effective treatment. Following TBI, diverse parallel and intertwined …

Etiologies and factors associated with mortality in patients with non-traumatic coma in a tertiary hospital in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

GQ Mateso, S Makali, A Shamamba, B Ntaboba… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Non-traumatic coma (NTC) is a common medical condition often associated with poor
outcomes. Identifying underlying causes is crucial for effective management and …

A case report of near-missed heat stroke

CW Yeoh, WC Law - Medicine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: Despite delayed diagnosis, the patient's multiorgan dysfunction recovered
within days with basic supportive care. Outcomes: There were no noticeable complications …

Is your unconscious patient in cardiac arrest? A New protocol for telephonic diagnosis by emergency medical call-takers: A national study

DRH Mao, AZQ Ee, PWK Leong, BSH Leong… - Resuscitation, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Worldwide, call-taker recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (CA) suffers
from poor accuracy, leading to missed opportunities for dispatcher-assisted …

The problem of unconscious and unidentified patients in emergency department admissions; a 3-year retrospective study

D Acar, FC Tekin - PLoS One, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Unidentified patients present a medical information dilemma for all medical departments but
can be a major problem in Emergency Departments (EDs). This study aimed to determine …