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Article
Can base excess and anion gap predict lactate level in diagnosis of septic shock?
Werapon Pongmanee & Veerapong Vattanavanit
Pages: 1-7
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
AbstractforCan base excess and anion gap predict lactate level in diagnosis of septic shock? | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Review

Review Article
When good times go bad: managing ‘legal high’ complications in the emergency department
Charles R Caffrey & Patrick M Lank
Pages: 9-23
Published online: 20 Dec 2017
AbstractforWhen good times go bad: managing ‘legal high’ complications in the emergency department | Full Text | References | PDF (946.5 KB)
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Management of disseminated intravascular coagulation: current insights on antithrombin and thrombomodulin treatments
Mineji Hayakawa
Pages: 25-29
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
AbstractforManagement of disseminated intravascular coagulation: current insights on antithrombin and thrombomodulin treatments | Full Text | References | PDF (265 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
All guns blazing: management and survival of massive valproic acid overdose - case report and literature review
Shaikha Al Jawder, Eiman AlJishi, Shaikhah Al-Otaibi & Mohammed S Al-Shahrani
Pages: 31-36
Published online: 25 Jan 2018
AbstractforAll guns blazing: management and survival of massive valproic acid overdose - case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (701.1 KB)
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Reduction in laboratory turnaround time decreases emergency room length of stay
Nitin Kaushik, Victor S Khangulov, Matthew OߣHara & Ramy Arnaout
Pages: 37-45
Published online: 20 Apr 2018
AbstractforReduction in laboratory turnaround time decreases emergency room length of stay | Full Text | References | PDF (779.1 KB)
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Review

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Medical issues in flight and updating the emergency medical kit
Mohamud A Verjee, Robert Crone & Grigory Ostrovskiy
Pages: 47-51
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforMedical issues in flight and updating the emergency medical kit | Full Text | References | PDF (206.6 KB)
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Strategies for improving outcomes in the acute management of ischemic stroke in rural emergency departments: a quality improvement initiative in the Stroke Belt
Edward C Jauch, David Y Huang, Allison J Gardner & Julie L Blum
Pages: 53-59
Published online: 16 May 2018
AbstractforStrategies for improving outcomes in the acute management of ischemic stroke in rural emergency departments: a quality improvement initiative in the Stroke Belt | Full Text | References | PDF (900.3 KB)
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Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement in the emergency department: experience in a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia
German Devia Jaramillo, Jenny Torres Castillo, Freddy Lozano & Angélica Ramírez
Pages: 61-65
Published online: 24 May 2018
AbstractforUltrasound-guided central venous catheter placement in the emergency department: experience in a hospital in Bogotá, Colombia | Full Text | References | PDF (297.5 KB)
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Review

Review Article
Elaborated plan for incoming surgical emergency management in Sub-Saharan Africa
Olivier Kubwimana
Pages: 67-70
Published online: 13 Jun 2018
AbstractforElaborated plan for incoming surgical emergency management in Sub-Saharan Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (117.1 KB)
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Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale correlates with bispectral index in traumatic brain injury patients who underwent craniotomy
Tjokorda Gde Bagus Mahadewa, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Made Wiryana, I Gusti Ngurah Mahaalit Aribawa, Ketut Yudi Arparitna & Christopher Ryalino
Pages: 71-74
Published online: 13 Jun 2018
AbstractforExtended Glasgow Outcome Scale correlates with bispectral index in traumatic brain injury patients who underwent craniotomy | Full Text | References | PDF (206.9 KB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Acute pulmonary edema induced by non-ionic low-osmolar radiographic contrast media
Laurence Pincet & Gabriele Lecca
Pages: 75-79
Published online: 14 Jun 2018
AbstractforAcute pulmonary edema induced by non-ionic low-osmolar radiographic contrast media | Full Text | References | PDF (956.6 KB)
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Epidemiology, prognostic factors, and outcome of trauma patients admitted in a Brazilian intensive care unit
Gabriella F Pogorzelski, Taline AAL Silva, Thamara Piazza, Tomás M Lacerda, Fernando AC Spencer Netto, Amaury Cesar Jorge & Péricles AD Duarte
Pages: 81-88
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforEpidemiology, prognostic factors, and outcome of trauma patients admitted in a Brazilian intensive care unit | Full Text | References | PDF (684.2 KB)
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Patterns of injuries and predictors of inhospital mortality in trauma patients in Saudi Arabia
Mostafa A Abolfotouh, Mohamed A Hussein, Sameh M Abolfotouh, Alanoud Al-Marzoug, Suliman Al-Teriqi, Abeer Al-Suwailem & Raߣed A Hijazi
Pages: 89-99
Published online: 31 Jul 2018
AbstractforPatterns of injuries and predictors of inhospital mortality in trauma patients in Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.2 MB)
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Case Report

Case Report
Conservative treatment of duodenal diverticulitis perforation: A case report and literature review
Ki Hoon Kim & Sang Hyun Park
Pages: 101-104
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforConservative treatment of duodenal diverticulitis perforation: A case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Article
Using initial serum lactate level in the emergency department to predict the sustained return of spontaneous circulation in nontraumatic out-ofhospital cardiac arrest patients
Ar-aishah Dadeh & Banjaparat Nuanjaroan
Pages: 105-111
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforUsing initial serum lactate level in the emergency department to predict the sustained return of spontaneous circulation in nontraumatic out-ofhospital cardiac arrest patients | Full Text | References | PDF (394.6 KB)
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Using sideline concussion tests in the emergency department
Adam J Kruse, Andrew S Nugent & Andrew R Peterson
Pages: 113-121
Published online: 26 Sep 2018
AbstractforUsing sideline concussion tests in the emergency department | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Differences in implementation strategies of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 in Danish hospitals - a nationwide study
Mathilde Stærk, Kasper G Lauridsen, Troels Mygind-Klausen & Bo Løfgren
Pages: 123-128
Published online: 02 Oct 2018
AbstractforDifferences in implementation strategies of the European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2015 in Danish hospitals - a nationwide study | Full Text | References | PDF (333.4 KB)
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Article
Risk factors associated with perforated acute appendicitis in geriatric emergency patients
Siriwimon Tantarattanapong & Nuraianee Arwae
Pages: 129-134
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforRisk factors associated with perforated acute appendicitis in geriatric emergency patients | Full Text | References | PDF (417 KB)
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Modified Revised Trauma-Marshall score as a proposed tool in predicting the outcome of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury
Tjokorda Gde Bagus Mahadewa, Nyoman Golden, Anne Saputra & Christopher Ryalino
Pages: 135-139
Published online: 08 Oct 2018
AbstractforModified Revised Trauma-Marshall score as a proposed tool in predicting the outcome of moderate and severe traumatic brain injury | Full Text | References | PDF (389.1 KB)
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Prehospital dexamethasone administration in children with croup: a medical record review
Samina Ali, Aaron Moodley, Amrita Bhattacharjee, Eddie Chang, Allison Kabaroff, Kevin Lobay & Dominic Allain
Pages: 141-147
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforPrehospital dexamethasone administration in children with croup: a medical record review | Full Text | References | PDF (570.9 KB)
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Review

Review Article
The role of inhaled methoxyflurane in acute pain management
Keith M Porter, Anthony D Dayan, Sara Dickerson & Paul M Middleton
Pages: 149-164
Published online: 18 Oct 2018
AbstractforThe role of inhaled methoxyflurane in acute pain management | Full Text | References | PDF (796.6 KB)
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Article
Potential mortality and cost reduction in adult severe sepsis and septic shock through the use of an innovative fluid delivery device
Elizabeth A Brooks & Mark Piehl
Pages: 165-170
Published online: 26 Oct 2018
AbstractforPotential mortality and cost reduction in adult severe sepsis and septic shock through the use of an innovative fluid delivery device | Full Text | References | PDF (341.8 KB)
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Temporomandibular joint dislocation: a retrospective study from a Swiss urban emergency department
Giorgos Papoutsis, Sylvana Papoutsi, Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler, Benoît Schaller & Aristomenis K Exadaktylos
Pages: 171-176
Published online: 30 Oct 2018
AbstractforTemporomandibular joint dislocation: a retrospective study from a Swiss urban emergency department | Full Text | References | PDF (919 KB)
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Article
Aural foreign body removal: there is no one-size-fits-all method
Tian-Tee Ng
Pages: 177-182
Published online: 08 Nov 2018
AbstractforAural foreign body removal: there is no one-size-fits-all method | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Review

Review Article
Approach of minimal invasive monitoring and initial treatment of septic patient in emergency medicine
German Devia Jaramillo, Jenny Castro Canoa & Emiro Valverde Galván
Pages: 183-191
Published online: 16 Apr 2023
AbstractforApproach of minimal invasive monitoring and initial treatment of septic patient in emergency medicine | Full Text | References | PDF (183.3 KB)
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Article
Emergency department antibiotic use for exacerbations of COPD
Aleksandr M Tichter & Grigory Ostrovskiy
Pages: 193-200
Published online: 05 Dec 2018
AbstractforEmergency department antibiotic use for exacerbations of COPD | Full Text | References | PDF (429.7 KB)
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