Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine

Editorial 2024 May 23 Local anesthetic systemic toxicity: awareness, recognition, and risk mitigation in the emergency department
Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a rare but potentially devastating adverse event resulting from the uptake of local anesthetic (LA) in the central nervous system (CNS) and cardiovascular system. Though uncommon, the incidence of LAST is clinically relevant [1]. Owin...

Review Article 2024 February 16 Contemporary approaches to pulmonary embolism diagnosis: a clinical review
The optimal diagnosis strategy for pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED) remains complex. This review summarizes PE diagnosis with clinical presentation, decision rules and investigations for acute PE. This review was performed using studies published between ...

Systematic Review 2023 November 29 Is there evidence that length-based tapes with precalculated drug doses increase the accuracy of drug dose calculations in children? A systematic review
Objective The use of pediatric length-based weight estimation tapes with precalculated drug doses is advocated by major Advanced Life Support organizations, but concerns have been raised on the accuracy of these systems. The objective of this systematic review was to collect, re...

Original Article 2024 January 29 The mortality of patients with sepsis increases in the first month of a new academic year
Objective Many studies have examined the July effect. However, little is known about the July effect in sepsis. We hypothesized that the July effect would result in worse outcomes for patients with sepsis. Methods Data from patients with sepsis, collected prospectively between J...

Original Article 2024 January 29 Prognostic utility of paraspinal muscle index in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Objective This study investigated the associations between paraspinal muscle measurements on chest computed tomography and clinical outcomes of elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods This single-center, retrospective, observational study analyzed elder...

Original Article 2024 January 29 Femoral nerve blocks versus standard pain control for hip fractures: a retrospective comparative analysis
Objective Pain control for hip fractures is often achieved via intravenous opioids. However, opioids can have dangerous adverse effects, including respiratory depression and delirium. Peripheral nerve blockade is an alternative option for pain control that reduces the need for o...

Original Article 2024 January 29 The predictive value of point-of-care ultrasonography versus magnetic resonance imaging in assessing medial meniscal tears in patients with acute knee injury
Objective Musculoskeletal ultrasound is increasingly used as the modality of choice in diagnosing many medical situations. The present study aimed to compare the accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect acute medial meniscu...

Original Article 2024 January 29 Predictability of the emergency department triage system during the COVID-19 pandemic
Objective Emergency department (ED) triage systems are used to classify the severity and urgency of emergency patients, and Korean medical institutions use the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, appropriate treatment for emergency patients was d...

Brief Research Report 2024 January 29 A multicenter, randomized, doubleblind, placebo-controlled trial of amantadine to stimulate awakening in comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest
Objective We hypothesized that the administration of amantadine would increase awakening of comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest. Methods We performed a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot trial, randomizing subjects to amantadine 100 mg twice daily or placeb...

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Psychosocial	Public Health & Policy
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Trauma	Wound Management

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