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HPV Vaccination in the Emergency Department for Sexual Assault Patients. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Sara Schambach,Kathleen Cowling
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Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Blunt Trauma. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 ,Charles J Gerardo,Michelle Blanda,Nidhi Garg,Kaushal H Shah,Richard Byyny,Stephen J Wolf,Deborah B Diercks,,Stephen J Wolf,Deborah B Diercks,John Anderson,Richard Byyny,Christopher R Carpenter,John T Finnell,Benjamin W Friedman,Seth R Gemme,Charles J Gerardo,Steven A Godwin,Sigrid A Hahn,Benjamin W Hatten,Jason S Haukoos,Amy Kaji,Heemun Kwok,Bruce M Lo,Sharon E Mace,Maggie Moran,Susan B Promes,Kaushal
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Out-of-Hospital Treatment for Acute Traumatic Pain: Ketamine as an Adjunct: October 2024 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Frederick L Gmora,Allyson M Hynes
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Crafting Consistency: A Call to Standardization of Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment in the Emergency Department. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Robert K Mokszycki,Jessica Nagy,Jessica Arabi,Christine Lawson
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A Man With Abdominal Pain and Melena. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Chi-Lin Ko,Ying-Che Lo,Po-Jen Yang
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Child Who Swallowed a Foreign Body. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Jane M Hayes,John J Ahern,Tiffany R Bellomo,Margaret E Samuels-Kalow,Jean E Klig
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Adolescent Male With Sudden, Severe Onset Right Groin Pain. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Michael Hofer,Carl A Germann,Peter Croft,Timothy Sweeney
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The impact of real-time feedback on ventilation quality during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A before-and-after study Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-18 Ian R Drennan, Meji Lee, Jean-Philippe Héroux, Andrew Lee, John Riches, Jonathan Peppler, Annabel Poitras, Sheldon Cheskes
Ventilations are a critical component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). There is conflicting evidence, however, on the most appropriate method of ventilation during cardiac arrest management. Recent evidence has suggested that regardless of the optimal ventilation strategy, ventilations are often not delivered compliant with guideline recommendations. Recent technological advancements have allowed
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Developing a calculable risk prediction model for sternal wound infection after median sternotomy: a retrospective study Burns Trauma (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Yang Chen, Fei He, Fan Wu, Xiaolong Hu, Wanfu Zhang, Shaohui Li, Hao Zhang, Weixun Duan, Hao Guan
Background Diagnosing sternal wound infection (SWI) following median sternotomy remains laborious and troublesome, resulting in high mortality rates and great harm to patients. Early intervention and prevention are critical and challenging. This study aimed to develop a simple risk prediction model to identify high-risk populations of SWI and to guide examination programs and intervention strategies
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Reply to Letter: “Does early intramuscular adrenaline improve out of hospital cardiac arrest survival?” Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Helen N. Palatinus, Scott T. Youngquist
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Variability in temperature control practices amongst the Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP) trial Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Rachel Beekman, Sarah M. Perman, Christine Nguyen, Peyton Kline, Robert Clevenger, Sharon Yeatts, Ramesh Ramakrishnan, Romergryko G. Geocadin, Robert Silbergleit, William J. Meurer, Emily J. Gilmore
Temperature control is a complex bundled intervention; the synergistic impact of each individual component is ill defined and underreported. Resultantly, the influence of parameter optimization on temperature control’s overall neuroprotective effect remains poorly understood. To characterize variability in temperature control parameters and barriers to short pre-induction and induction times, we surveyed
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EEG reactivity in neurologic prognostication in post-cardiac arrest patients: A narrative review Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Marlen Fahrner, Jaeho Hwang, Sung-Min Cho, Nitish V. Thakor, Christa W. Habela, Peter W. Kaplan, Romergryko G. Geocadin
Electroencephalographic reactivity (EEG-R) is a promising early predictor of arousal in comatose patients after cardiac arrest. Despite recent guidelines advocating for the integration of EEG-R into the multimodal prognostication model, EEG-R testing methods remain heterogeneous across studies. While efforts towards standardization have been made to reduce interrater variability by the development
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’A reply to: Is the inflammatory response after cardiac arrest really a “cytokine storm?”’ Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Guillaume Geri
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Prehospital management of resuscitated cardiac arrest: A survey of French practices Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Perrine Meyniel, Sylvie Meireles, Alice Hutin, Marine Paul
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Effectiveness and safety of low molecular weight heparin in the management of acute pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis World J. Emerg. Surg. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Mauro Podda, Valentina Murzi, Paola Marongiu, Marcello Di Martino, Belinda De Simone, Kumar Jayant, Monica Ortenzi, Federico Coccolini, Massimo Sartelli, Fausto Catena, Benedetto Ielpo, Adolfo Pisanu
Recent studies suggest that low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) may play a role in mitigating the severity of acute pancreatitis (AP). This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to synthesise existing evidence on the effectiveness and safety of LMWH in the treatment of moderately-severe and severe AP. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the 2020 update of the
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Resuscitation of patients with durable mechanical circulatory support with acutely altered perfusion or cardiac arrest: A scoping review Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Ari Moskowitz, Helen Pocock, Anthony Lagina, Kee Chong Ng, Barnaby R. Scholefield, Carolyn M. Zelop, Janet Bray, Joseph Rossano, Nicholas J. Johnson, Joel Dunning, Theresa Olasveengen, Tia Raymond, David L.S. Morales, Anthony Carlese, Marie Elias, Katherine M. Berg, Ian Drennan, the ILCOR Advanced Life Support Basical Life Support and Pediatric Life Support Task Forces
There is an increasing prevalence of durable mechanical circulatory supported patients in both the in-and-out of hospital communities. The scientific literature regarding the approach to patients supported by durable mechanical circulatory devices who suffer acutely impaired perfusion has not been well explored.
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Sedation, delirium and patient-centered outcome after cardiac arrest: A potential role for volatile anaesthesia? Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Alain Cariou
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The factors associated with the provision of public access defibrillation in Japan − A nationwide cohort study Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Koshi Nakagawa, Ryo Sagisaka, Daigo Morioka, Ryu Kimura, Hinata Kijima, Hideharu Tanaka
The association between out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and the appropriate provision of public access defibrillation (PAD) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with whether or not PAD was provided.
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Association between early airway intervention in the pre-hospital setting and outcomes in out of hospital cardiac arrest patients: A post-hoc analysis of the Target Temperature Management-2 (TTM2) trial Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Denise Battaglini, Irene Schiavetti, Lorenzo Ball, Janus Christian Jakobsen, Gisela Lilja, Hans Friberg, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Paul J. Young, Glenn Eastwood, Michelle S. Chew, Johan Unden, Matthew Thomas, Michael Joannidis, Alistar Nichol, Andreas Lundin, Jacob Hollenberg, Naomi Hammond, Manoj Saxena, Annborn Martin, Miroslav Solar, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Josef Dankiewicz, Niklas Nielsen, Anders
Airway management is a critical component of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation. The primary aim of this study was to describe pre-hospital airway management in adult patients post-OHCA. Secondary aims were to investigate whether tracheal intubation (TI) versus use of supraglottic airway device (SGA) was associated with patients’ outcomes, including ventilator-free days within 26 days
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Temporal trends in organ donation among cardiac arrest patients treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Despoina Koukousaki, Marinos Kosmopoulos, John Mallow, Pierre S. Sebastian, Christopher Monti, Alejandra Gutierrez, Andrea Elliott, Rajat Kalra, Sergey Gurevich, Tamas Alexy, Charles Bruen, Varvara Kirchner, Jason A. Bartos, Demetris Yannopoulos
This study explores the evolution of organ donation from patients treated with extracorporeal-cardiopulmonary-resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) and evaluates the public health benefits of a mature ECPR program. This retrospective, single-center study included OHCA patients (2016–2023) who had mostly initial shockable rhythms and were treated with ECPR. Organ
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Manual versus automatic chest compression devices for cardiopulmonary resuscitation under zero gravity (The MACCC - 0G STUDY) Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Nathan Reynette, Luc Sagnières, Benjamin Pequignot, Bruno Levy, Stephane Zuily, Bruno Chenuel, Ron Birnbaum, Baptiste Sandoz, Mickael Lescroart
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in microgravity requires specific methods to counteract weightlessness. Automatic chest compression devices (ACCDs) could improve CPR in microgravity. We aimed to compare ACCDs versus manual CPR in microgravity simulated through parabolic flights.
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Cardiac arrest centres for patients with non-traumatic cardiac arrest: A systematic review Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Adam J. Boulton, Cristian Abelairas-Gómez, Alexander Olaussen, Markus B. Skrifvars, Robert Greif, Joyce Yeung, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Education Implementation and Team (EIT) and the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Task Force
Regionalisation and organised pathways of care using specialist centre hospitals can improve outcomes for critically ill patients. Cardiac arrest centre hospitals (CAC) may optimise the delivery of post-resuscitation care. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) has called for a review of the current evidence base. This systematic review aimed to assess the effect of cardiac arrest
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Association between bystander automated external defibrillator use and survival in witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A nationwide observational study in South Korea Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Jang Yeong Heo, Young Taeck Oh, Jae Hwan Kim, Chiwon Ahn, Mi Suk Yang, Chan Woong Kim, Sung Eun Kim
Sudden cardiac arrest is a global health issue, with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) posing a major challenge. Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillators (AEDs) improve survival and neurological outcomes. However, their actual usage involves numerous constraints. Therefore, to determine the association between bystander AED use and survival of patients
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Reply to: The gray-white matter ratio in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients must be assessed comprehensively Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Takashi Hongo, Hiromichi Naito, Tetsuya Yumoto, Atsunori Nakao
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Reshaped commensal wound microbiome via topical application of Calvatia gigantea extract contributes to faster diabetic wound healing. Burns Trauma (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Xiaotong Ding,Chenxi Yang,Yue Li,Tangtang He,Yan Xu,Xuxi Cheng,Jinyun Song,Nannan Xue,Wen Min,Weimeng Feng,Hongyu Zhao,Jie Dong,Pei Liu,Yiwei Wang,Jun Chen
Background Calvatia gigantea (CG) is widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine for wound treatment. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of CG extract (CGE) on diabetic wound healing and the commensal wound microbiome. Method A wound model was established using leptin receptor-deficient db/db mice, with untreated mice as the control group and CGE-treated mice as the treatment group
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BRD3308 suppresses macrophage oxidative stress and pyroptosis via upregulating acetylation of H3K27 in sepsis-induced acute lung injury. Burns Trauma (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Bohao Liu,Ning Li,Yi Liu,Yan Zhang,Limei Qu,Hongfei Cai,Yang Li,Xiaojing Wu,Qing Geng
Background Sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI) leads to severe hypoxemia and respiratory failure, contributing to poor prognosis in septic patients. Endotoxin dissemination triggers oxidative stress and the release of inflammatory cytokines in macrophages, initiating diffuse alveolar damage. The role of epigenetic histone modifications in organ injury is increasingly recognized. The present study
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Taylor L. Olson, Hannah W. Kilcoyne, Raysa Morales-Demori, Peter Rycus, Ryan P. Barbaro, Peta M.A. Alexander, Marc M. Anders
Current data are insufficient for the leading resuscitation societies to advise on the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The aim of this study was to explore the current utilization of ECPR for pediatric OHCA and characterize the patient demographics, arrest features, and metabolic parameters associated with survival. Retrospective
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Exploring aortic morphology and determining variable-distance insertion lengths for fluoroscopy-free resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) World J. Emerg. Surg. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Jan C. van de Voort, Barbara B. Verbeek, Boudewijn L.S. Borger van der Burg, Rigo Hoencamp
Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is used to temporary control non-compressible truncal hemorrhage (NCTH) as bridge to definitive surgical treatment. The dependence on radiography for safe balloon positioning is one factor that limits the extended use of REBOA in civilian and military pre-hospital settings. We aimed to determine standardized sex and age-based variable-distance
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Tube Thoracostomy Should Remain the Preferred Intervention for Traumatic Hemothorax. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Leydricah S Saint Louis,Eric N Klein,Daniel Jafari
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Prognostication of the ECMO brain: Comparable yet different Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 E. Bruwiere, C. Hoedemaekers
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The Effectiveness of Bougie Use on First-Attempt Success in Tracheal Intubations. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Yang Zhao,Bin Zang,Qian Wang
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Optimizing the Use of Pulmonary Embolism Severity Indices in Electronic Clinical Decision Support. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 David R Vinson,Samuel G Rouleau,Scott D Casey,William B Stubblefield,Lauren M Westafer
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A Woman With a Neck Mass. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Chih-Ping Chen,Yen-Chung Chen,Po-Jen Yang
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Is Thrombus Laterality More Important Than Clot Burden for Pulmonary Embolism Severity? Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Merve Osoydan Satici,Mehmet Muzaffer İslam,Celal Satici
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The Effect of Phenobarbital on Excitatory Transmission in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 M D Sadakat Chowdhury,Roger Rothenberg,Robert S Hoffman
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Noninvasive Airway Management in Comatose Patients for the Win: September 2024 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Danielle Langan,Brendan Freeman,Anand K Swaminathan
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A 9-Year-Old Girl With a Painful Elbow After a Backflip. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Alexis Marouk,Jonathan Sabah,Marlène Michelon-Jouneaux
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A Young Girl with Tongue Swelling. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Jane Jarjour,Jeffrey T Neal
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High frequency oscillations may improve somatosensory evoked potential detection of good outcomes in disorders of consciousness secondary to acute neurologic injury Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Siena Duarte, Ze Ou, Mingfeng Cao, Sung-min Cho, Nitish V. Thakor, Eva K. Ritzl, Romergryko G. Geocadin
Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) are highly specific predictors of poor prognosis in hypoxic-ischemic coma when cortical responses (N20s) are absent. However, bilateral N20 presence is nonspecific for good outcomes. High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) in the SEP waveform predict neurologic recovery in animals, but clinical applications are poorly understood. We sought to develop a clinical measure
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Ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A narrative review Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 Jeroen A. van Eijk, Lotte C. Doeleman, Stephan A. Loer, Rudolph W. Koster, Hans van Schuppen, Patrick Schober
Ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is vital to achieve optimal oxygenation but continues to be a subject of ongoing debate. This narrative review aims to provide an overview of various components and challenges of ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, highlighting key areas of uncertainty in the current understanding of ventilation management.
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Teaching schoolchildren recalling the emergency number with easy cognitive aids – A pilot study Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Nino Fijačko, Nika Tomšič, Špela Metličar, Robert Greif
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A practical magnetic-resonance imaging score for outcome prediction in comatose cardiac arrest survivors Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Wang Pong Chan, Christine Nguyen, Noah Kim, Yorghos Tripodis, Emily J. Gilmore, David M. Greer, Rachel Beekman
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an important prognostic tool in cardiac arrest (CA) survivors given its sensitivity for detecting hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI), however, it is limited by poorly defined objective thresholds. To address this limitation, we evaluated a qualitative MRI score for predicting neurological outcome in CA survivors. Adult comatose CA survivors who underwent MRI were
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Long term functioning with poor neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Sjoukje Nutma, Ozzy Roesink, Caroline M. van Heugten, Jeannette Hofmeijer
Around six percent of comatose patients after cardiac arrest have a Cerebral Performance Categories score of three (CPC3) at six months after the arrest, classified as severe neurological disability. There is limited knowledge regarding the likelihood of further recovery in the cognitive, emotional, and quality of life domains. We aimed to estimate the probability of recovery towards independency.
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Transoesophageal echocardiography in cardiac arrest: From the emergency department to the intensive care unit Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Thomas Edmiston, Fabio Sangalli, Hatem Soliman-Aboumarie, Pietro Bertini, Hannah Conway, Antonio Rubino
Cardiac arrest is a hyper-acute condition with a high mortality that requires rapid diagnostics and treatment. As such, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a valuable tool in the assessment of these patients. While transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the more conventional modality used to find reversible causes of cardiac arrest, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) has been increasingly
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Google’s loss of pulse detection: Unwitnessed cardiac arrest ‘witnessed’ by a smartwatch Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Tommaso Scquizzato, Giovanni Landoni, Filippo Consolo, Anna Mara Scandroglio
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Early point-of-care echocardiography as a predictive factor for absence of return of spontaneous circulatory in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests: A multicentre observational study Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 François Javaudin, Mathilde Papin, Quentin Le Bastard, Matthieu Thibault, Thomas Boishardy, François Brau, Said Laribi, Tomislav Petrovic, Tanguy Peluchon, Thibaut Markarian, Christelle Volteau, Idriss Arnaudet, Philippe Pes, Philippe Le Conte
Early assessment of the prognosis of a patient in cardiac arrest during cardiopulmonary resuscitation is highly challenging. This study aims to evaluate the predictive outcome value of early point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in out-of-hospital settings. This observational, prospective, multicentre study’s primary endpoint was the positive predictive value (PPV) of POCUS cardiac standstill within the
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The gray-white matter ratio in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients must be assessed comprehensively Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Krzysztof Kurek, Michal Pruc, Lukasz Szarpak
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Does Routine Screening for Child Abuse Decrease Subsequent Abuse? One Big Step Forward, Two Small Steps Back. Ann. Emerg. Med. (IF 5.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Rachel P Berger,Mary Clyde Pierce
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In-hospital cardiac arrest survival before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Have higher performing hospitals stayed high-performing? Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Mirza S. Khan, Kevin F. Kennedy, Paul S. Chan, for the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Investigators
Survival for in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) has declined since the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the burden of COVID-19 was uneven throughout the U.S., it remains unknown if top-performer hospitals in IHCA survival have remained top-performers since the pandemic. Within Get With The Guidelines®-Resuscitation, we identified hospitals with at least 2 years of registry participation pre-pandemic (2017–2019)
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No to iNO? Not so fast Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Jeremy R. Herrmann, Ryan W. Morgan, Robert A. Berg
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Inflammatory response and post-cardiac arrest syndrome: Insights from the STEROHCA trial and implications for the future of resuscitation Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Guillaume Geri
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Beyond English: ChatGPT’s instructions across EU languages Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Michael Haman
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Emergency robotic surgery: the experience of a single center and review of the literature World J. Emerg. Surg. (IF 6.0) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Graziano Ceccarelli, Fausto Catena, Pasquale Avella, Brian WCA Tian, Fabio Rondelli, Germano Guerra, Michele De Rosa, Aldo Rocca
Laparoscopic surgery is widely used in abdominal emergency surgery (AES), and the possibility of extending this approach to the more recent robotic surgery (RS) arouses great interest. The slow diffusion of robotic technology mainly due to high costs and the longer RS operative time when compared to laparoscopy may represent disincentives, especially in AES. This study aims to report our experience
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A light at the end of the tunnel: Are we finally approaching a viable alternative to manual pulse detection? Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Joshua C. Reynolds
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The association of intravenous vs. humeral-intraosseous vascular access with patient outcomes in adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrests Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Callahan Brebner, Michael Asamoah-Boaheng, Bianca Zaidel, Justin Yap, Frank Scheuermeyer, Valerie Mok, Jacob Hutton, Garth Meckler, Robert Schlamp, Jim Christenson, Brian Grunau
While intravenous (IV) vascular access for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) resuscitation is standard, humeral-intraosseous (IO) access is commonly used, despite few supporting data. We investigated the association between IV vs. humeral-IO and outcomes. We utilized BC Cardiac Arrest Registry data, including adult OHCA where the first-attempted intra-arrest vascular access route performed by advanced
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Performance of the ERC/ESICM-recommendations for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest: Insights from a prospective multicenter cohort Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Wulfran Bougouin, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Jonathan Chelly, Sarah Benghanem, Guillaume Geri, Julien Maizel, Nicolas Fage, Ghada Sboui, Nicolas Pichon, Cédric Daubin, Bertrand Sauneuf, Nicolas Mongardon, Fabio Taccone, Bertrand Hermann, Gwenhaël Colin, Olivier Lesieur, Nicolas Deye, Nicolas Chudeau, Martin Cour, Jeremy Bourenne, Kada Klouche, Thomas Klein, Jean-Herlé Raphalen, Grégoire Muller, Arnaud
To investigate the performance of the 2021 ERC/ESICM-recommended algorithm for predicting poor outcome after cardiac arrest (CA) and potential tools for predicting neurological recovery in patients with indeterminate outcome. Prospective, multicenter study on out-of-hospital CA survivors from 28 ICUs of the AfterROSC network. In patients comatose with a Glasgow Coma Scale motor score ≤3 at ≥72 h after
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Combined use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Symbol Digit Modalities Test improves neurocognitive screening accuracy after cardiac arrest: A validation sub-study of the TTM2 trial Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Erik Blennow Nordström, Lars Evald, Marco Mion, Magnus Segerström, Susanna Vestberg, Susann Ullén, Katarina Heimburg, Lisa Gregersen Oestergaard, Anders M. Grejs, Thomas R. Keeble, Hans Kirkegaard, Christian Rylander, Matthew P. Wise, Gisela Lilja
To assess the merit of clinical assessment tools in a neurocognitive screening following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The neurocognitive screening that was evaluated included the performance-based Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT), the patient-reported Two Simple Questions (TSQ) and the observer-reported Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline
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Impact of inhaled sedation on delirium incidence and neurological outcome after cardiac arrest – A propensity-matched control study (Isocare) Resuscitation (IF 6.5) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Christelle Teiten, Pierre Bailly, Jean-Marie Tonnelier, Laetitia Bodenes, Kahaia de Longeaux, Erwan L’Her
Poor neurological outcome is common following a cardiac arrest. The use of volatile anesthetic agents has been proposed during post-resuscitation to improve outcome. To determine the effects of inhaled isoflurane on neurological outcome, delirium incidence, ICU length-of-stay, ventilation duration, mortality during post-resuscitation care of ICU patients. 510 patients were admitted within our medical
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Applications of mesenchymal stem cell-exosome components in wound infection healing: new insights. Burns Trauma (IF 6.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Arshia Fakouri,Zahra-Sadat Razavi,Adil Tawfeeq Mohammed,Abbas Hameed Abdul Hussein,Hamed Afkhami,Mohammad Hosseini Hooshiar
The healing process at a wound is made up of many types of cells, growth factors, the extracellular matrix, nerves and blood vessels all interacting with each other in complex and changing ways. Microbial colonization and proliferation are possible at the place of injury, which makes infection more likely. Because of this, any cut has a chance of getting an infection. Researchers have found that wound