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Complication management in percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: a case of tracheal needle sheath retrieval
Abstract
Background Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is a widely performed procedure in intensive care
units (ICUs) for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Although generally safe, PDT carries risks of
complications,…
Background Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is a widely performed procedure in intensive care
units (ICUs) for patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Although generally safe, PDT carries risks of
complications,…
Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on early
features of carbon monoxide poisoning
focusing on neurological symptoms
Abstract
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication due to suicide attempts or accidental exposure is a critical problem
in Korea. Patients with CO intoxication can experience various neurologic and systemic symptoms. Although some
of these…
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication due to suicide attempts or accidental exposure is a critical problem
in Korea. Patients with CO intoxication can experience various neurologic and systemic symptoms. Although some
of these…
Characteristics, outcomes, and prognostic factors in patients with penetrating and blunt traumatic diaphragmatic injury: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in Japan
Abstract
Background Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) is well-known worldwide as rare and life-threatening. However,
because no nationwide cohort study of penetrating and blunt TDI has been conducted in Japan and other coun-
tries where…
Background Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (TDI) is well-known worldwide as rare and life-threatening. However,
because no nationwide cohort study of penetrating and blunt TDI has been conducted in Japan and other coun-
tries where…
Role of contrast enhanced computed
tomography abdomen in the evaluation
of elderly patients presenting to the
emergency with acute abdomen- prospective
observational study
Abstract
Background India’s elderly population is rapidly growing, with 149 million people aged 60 years and above in
2022, projected to double to 347 million by 2050. Diagnosing older adults with acute abdomen in the emergency is
challenging due…
Background India’s elderly population is rapidly growing, with 149 million people aged 60 years and above in
2022, projected to double to 347 million by 2050. Diagnosing older adults with acute abdomen in the emergency is
challenging due…
Fatal pediatric case of Kounis syndrome and sepsis: a case report
Abstract
Background Kounis syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction that induces acute coronary artery events, nevertheless
its pediatric occurrence remains rare and often underdiagnosed. This report describes a fatal case of Kounis…
Background Kounis syndrome is a hypersensitivity reaction that induces acute coronary artery events, nevertheless
its pediatric occurrence remains rare and often underdiagnosed. This report describes a fatal case of Kounis…
Herbicide poisoning causing multiple colonic perforations: case report
Abstract
Introduction Herbicide poisoning, particularly from 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), is an uncommon yet
significant cause of systemic toxicity, especially in agricultural regions such as Ethiopia. Patients exposed to…
Introduction Herbicide poisoning, particularly from 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), is an uncommon yet
significant cause of systemic toxicity, especially in agricultural regions such as Ethiopia. Patients exposed to…
Prevalence and associated factors
of hypertensive emergency among
hypertensive crisis patients admitted to the
emergency department at Hawassa University
Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
Abstract
Background Hypertension is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide,
and 1–2% of this population experience hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive emergency is a subtype of hypertensive
crisis…
Background Hypertension is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide,
and 1–2% of this population experience hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive emergency is a subtype of hypertensive
crisis…
Implementation of crashing patient
protocol and its association with EMS
provider witnessed cardiac arrest incidence:
a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
Background Emergency Medical Services personnel encounter patients in extremis that continue to deteriorate
to the point of cardiac arrest. EMS personnel in one urban county in Southwest Michigan encounter approximately
250 cardiac…
Background Emergency Medical Services personnel encounter patients in extremis that continue to deteriorate
to the point of cardiac arrest. EMS personnel in one urban county in Southwest Michigan encounter approximately
250 cardiac…
Conductive heat loss in simulated outdoor settings: a preliminary experimental human study
Abstract
Background Little is known about the nature and magnitude of conductive heat loss in outdoor environments.
Although manikin studies provide reproducible and consistent data, they may not fully reflect all aspects of human
physiological…
Background Little is known about the nature and magnitude of conductive heat loss in outdoor environments.
Although manikin studies provide reproducible and consistent data, they may not fully reflect all aspects of human
physiological…
Internal thoracic artery aneurysm coincidental with protein S deficiency: a case report
Abstract
Background Internal thoracic artery aneurysms are exceptionally rare and carry a risk of fatal rupture. Although
pseudoaneurysms are commonly associated with trauma or surgical interventions, the development of true
aneurysms promoted by…
Background Internal thoracic artery aneurysms are exceptionally rare and carry a risk of fatal rupture. Although
pseudoaneurysms are commonly associated with trauma or surgical interventions, the development of true
aneurysms promoted by…