Ausgabe 1/2014
Inhalt (78 Artikel)
Prehospital risk factors of mortality and impaired consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury: an epidemiological study
Sophia Tohme, Cecile Delhumeau, Mathias Zuercher, Guy Haller, Bernhard Walder
Variations in contact patterns and dispatch guideline adherence between Norwegian emergency medical communication centres - a cross-sectional study
Eirin N Ellensen, Steinar Hunskaar, Torben Wisborg, Erik Zakariassen
Higher mortality rates among the elderly with mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study
Po-Liang Cheng, Hsin-Yi Lin, Yi-Kung Lee, Chen-Yang Hsu, Ching-Chih Lee, Yung-Cheng Su
Translation of ERC resuscitation guidelines into clinical practice by emergency physicians
Henrik Fischer, Kaspar Bachmann, Guido Strunk, Stephanie Neuhold, Bernhard Zapletal, Claudia Maurer, Andrea Fast, Dominik Stumpf, Robert Greif
Noninvasive continuous versus intermittent arterial pressure monitoring: evaluation of the vascular unloading technique (CNAP device) in the emergency department
Julia Y Wagner, Julia S Prantner, Agnes S Meidert, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Roland M Schmid, Bernd Saugel
A consensus based template for reporting of pre-hospital major incident medical management
Sabina Fattah, Marius Rehn, David Lockey, Julian Thompson, Hans Morten Lossius, Torben Wisborg
Use of the Airtraq® device for airway management in the prehospital setting – a retrospective study
Mikael Gellerfors, Agneta Larsson, Christer H Svensén, Dan Gryth
Venoarterial extracorporeal life support in post-traumatic shock and cardiac arrest: lessons learned
Yuan-His Tseng, Tzu-I Wu, Yuan-Chang Liu, Pyng-Jing Lin, Meng-Yu Wu
Anaerobic metabolism associated with traumatic hemorrhagic shock monitored by microdialysis of muscle tissue is dependent on the levels of hemoglobin and central venous oxygen saturation: a prospective, observational study
Filip Burša, Leopold Pleva
Red blood cell transfusion in septic shock - clinical characteristics and outcome of unselected patients in a prospective, multicentre cohort
Ragnhild G Rosland, Marte U Hagen, Nicolai Haase, Lars B Holst, Morten Plambech, Kristian R Madsen, Peter Søe-Jensen, Lone M Poulsen, Morten Bestle, Anders Perner
Availability of treatment resources for the management of acute toxic exposures and poisonings in emergency departments among various types of hospitals in Palestine: a cross-sectional study
Sa’ed H Zyoud, Samah W Al-Jabi, Yara I Bali, Afnan M Al-Sayed, Waleed M Sweileh, Rahmat Awang
Interleukin-6 as inflammatory marker referring to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in severely injured children
Hagen Andruszkow, Janika Fischer, Michael Sasse, Ulf Brunnemer, Julia Helga Karla Andruszkow, Axel Gänsslen, Frank Hildebrand, Michael Frink
Dose reduction in whole-body computed tomography of multiple injuries (DoReMI): protocol for a prospective cohort study
Dirk Stengel, Caspar Ottersbach, Thomas Kahl, Constanze Nikulka, Claas Güthoff, Thomas Hartel, Sophia Hünnebeck, Axel Ekkernkamp, Sven Mutze
Brief hospitalizations of elderly patients: a retrospective, observational study
Sofie Strømgaard, Søren Wistisen Rasmussen, Thomas Andersen Schmidt
Clinical review is essential to evaluate 30-day mortality after trauma
Poya Ghorbani, Magnus Falkén, Louis Riddez, Martin Sundelöf, Anders Oldner, Lovisa Strömmer
Screening, detection and management of delirium in the emergency department – a pilot study on the feasibility of a new algorithm for use in older emergency department patients: the modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department (mCAM-ED)
Florian F Grossmann, Wolfgang Hasemann, Andreas Graber, Roland Bingisser, Reto W Kressig, Christian H Nickel
Acute bronchiolitis in infants, a review
Knut Øymar, Håvard Ove Skjerven, Ingvild Bruun Mikalsen
A framework for implementation, education, research and clinical use of ultrasound in emergency departments by the Danish Society for Emergency Medicine
Christian B Laursen, Klaus Nielsen, Minna Riishede, Gerhard Tiwald, Anders Møllekær, Rasmus Aagaard, Stefan Posth, Jesper Weile
Has increased nursing competence in the ambulance services impacted on pre-hospital assessment and interventions in severe traumatic brain-injured patients?
Ann-Charlotte Falk, Annika Alm, Veronica Lindström
Mapping the use of simulation in prehospital care – a literature review
Anna Abelsson, Ingrid Rystedt, Björn-Ove Suserud, Lillemor Lindwall
The role of cell-free DNA measured by a fluorescent test in the management of isolated traumatic head injuries
Gad Shaked, Amos Douvdevani, Silvia Yair, Alexander Zlotnik, David Czeiger
Basic life support knowledge, self-reported skills and fears in Danish high school students and effect of a single 45-min training session run by junior doctors; a prospective cohort study
Anne Marie Roust Aaberg, Caroline Emilie Brenner Larsen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Carolina Malta Hansen, Jacob Moesgaaard Larsen
The impact of severe traumatic brain injury on a novel base deficit- based classification of hypovolemic shock
Manuel Mutschler, Ulrike Nienaber, Arasch Wafaisade, Thomas Brockamp, Christian Probst, Thomas Paffrath, Bertil Bouillon, Marc Maegele
Screening and management of major bile leak after blunt liver trauma: a retrospective single center study
Kuo-Ching Yuan, Yon-Cheong Wong, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chee-Jen Chang, Shih-Ching Kang, Yu-Pao Hsu
Symptoms and signs in interpreting Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intoxication - an explorative study
Margareta Warrén Stomberg, Kai Knudsen, Henrik Stomberg, Ingela Skärsäter
Systematic training in focused cardiopulmonary ultrasound affects decision-making in the prehospital setting – two case reports
Louise Kollander Jakobsen, Morten Thingemann Bøtker, Lars Peter Lawrence, Erik Sloth, Lars Knudsen
The impact of parental accompaniment in paediatric trauma: a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) perspective
Alan Cowley, Neal Durge
Ultra-acute increase in blood glucose during prehospital phase is associated with worse short-term and long-term survival in ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Hanna Vihonen, Ilkka Tierala, Markku Kuisma, Jyrki Puolakka, Jukka Westerbacka, Jouni Nurmi
Effectiveness of a simplified cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program for the non-medical staff of a university hospital
Tomoya Hirose, Taku Iwami, Hiroshi Ogura, Hisatake Matsumoto, Tomohiko Sakai, Kouji Yamamoto, Toshiaki Mano, Yuji Fujino, Takeshi Shimazu
Full-text publication of abstracts in emergency medicine in Denmark
Anne Katrine Ravn, Dan Brun Petersen, Lars Folkestad, Peter Hallas, Mikkel Brabrand
Quality improvement in pre-hospital critical care: increased value through research and publication
Marius Rehn, Andreas J Krüger
Mobile videoconferencing for enhanced emergency medical communication - a shot in the dark or a walk in the park? ‒‒ A simulation study
Sigurd Melbye, Martin Hotvedt, Stein Roald Bolle
Regional intensive care transports: a prospective analysis of distance, time and cost for road, helicopter and fixed-wing ambulances
Helge Brändström, Ola Winsö, Lars Lindholm, Michael Haney
Horse-related trauma in children and adults during a two year period
Jakob Altgärde, Stefan Redéen, Niclas Hilding, Peder Drott
Effect evaluation of a heated ambulance mattress-prototype on body temperatures and thermal comfort - an experimental study
Jonas Aléx, Stig Karlsson, Britt-Inger Saveman
Emergency treatment of splenic injury in a novel mobile minimally invasive interventional shelter following disaster: a feasibility study
Tianming Yao, Jingjing Rong, Ming Liang, Jingyang Sun, Fengqi Xuan, Lijun Zhao, Xiaozeng Wang, Fei Li, Geng Wang, Yaling Han
Mortality in severely injured elderly patients: a retrospective analysis of a German level 1 trauma center (2002–2011)
Carsten Schoeneberg, Thomas Probst, Marc Schilling, Alexander Wegner, Bjoern Hussmann, Sven Lendemans
Resuscitation speed affects brain injury in a large animal model of traumatic brain injury and shock
Martin Sillesen, Guang Jin, Pär I Johansson, Hasan B Alam
Evaluation of a novel algorithm for primary mass casualty triage by paramedics in a physician manned EMS system: a dummy based trial
Philipp Wolf, Marc Bigalke, Bernhard M Graf, Torsten Birkholz, Michael S Dittmar
Epidemiology, morbidity and mortality from fall-related injuries in the United Arab Emirates
Michal Grivna, Hani O Eid, Fikri M Abu-Zidan
Comparison of whole-body computed tomography vs selective radiological imaging on outcomes in major trauma patients: a meta-analysis
Libing Jiang, Yuefeng Ma, Shouyin Jiang, Ligang Ye, Zhongjun Zheng, Yongan Xu, Mao Zhang
Predictors of poor outcomes after significant chest trauma in multiply injured patients: a retrospective analysis from the German Trauma Registry (Trauma Register DGU®)
Stephan Huber, Peter Biberthaler, Patrick Delhey, Heiko Trentzsch, Hauke Winter, Martijn van Griensven, Rolf Lefering, Stefan Huber-Wagner
Effectiveness of prehospital Magill forceps use for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to foreign body airway obstruction in Osaka City
Tomohiko Sakai, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Taku Iwami, Chika Nishiyama, Kayo Tanigawa-Sugihara, Sumito Hayashida, Tatsuya Nishiuchi, Kentaro Kajino, Taro Irisawa, Tadahiko Shiozaki, Hiroshi Ogura, Osamu Tasaki, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Atsushi Hiraide, Takeshi Shimazu
Erratum to: a consensus based template for reporting of pre-hospital major incident medical management
Sabina Fattah, Marius Rehn, David Lockey, Julian Thompson, Hans Morten Lossius, Torben Wisborg
Innovations to reduce demand and crowding in emergency care; a review study
Suzanne Mason, Gail Mountain, Janette Turner, Mubashir Arain, Eric Revue, Ellen J Weber
Development of a standard operating procedure and checklist for rapid sequence induction in the critically ill
Peter Brendon Sherren, Stephen Tricklebank, Guy Glover
Venovenous extracorporeal life support for posttraumatic respiratory distress syndrome in adults: the risk of major hemorrhages
Meng-Yu Wu, Pyng-Jing Lin, Yuan-His Tseng, Kuo-Chin Kao, Hsuan-Ling Hsiao, Chung-Chi Huang
Study protocol for the PHANTOM study: prehospital assessment of noninvasive tissue oximetry monitoring
Andrew Weatherall, Alan Garner, Nigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond, Anna Lee, Justin Skowno, Jonathan Egan
Monitoring of cerebral oxygen saturation during resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a feasibility study in a physician staffed emergency medical system
Jens-Christian Schewe, Marcus O Thudium, Jochen Kappler, Folkert Steinhagen, Lars Eichhorn, Felix Erdfelder, Ulrich Heister, Richard Ellerkmann
Comparison of CPR quality and rescuer fatigue between standard 30:2 CPR and chest compression-only CPR: a randomized crossover manikin trial
Jonghwan Shin, Seong Youn Hwang, Hui Jai Lee, Chang Je Park, Yong Joon Kim, Yeong Ju Son, Ji Seon Seo, Jin Joo Kim, Jung Eun Lee, In Mo Lee, Bong Yeun Koh, Sung Gi Hong
Trauma care inside and outside business hours: comparison of process quality and outcome indicators in a German level-1 trauma center
Wolfgang Parsch, Markus Loibl, Uli Schmucker, Franz Hilber, Michael Nerlich, Antonio Ernstberger
Improvement of clinical quality indicators through reorganization of the acute care by establishing an emergency department-a register study based on data from national indicators
Maria Søe Mattsson, Nick Mattsson, Hanne B Jørsboe
Barriers and opportunities in assessing calls to emergency medical communication centre - a qualitative study
Veronica Lindström, Kristiina Heikkilä, Katarina Bohm, Maaret Castrèn, Ann-Charlotte Falk
Geriatric hospitalizations in fall-related injuries
Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Shao-Chun Wu, Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Tzu-Yu Cho, Ching-Hua Hsieh
Norwegian trauma care: a national cross-sectional survey of all hospitals involved in the management of major trauma patients
Oddvar Uleberg, Ole-Petter Vinjevoll, Thomas Kristiansen, Pål Klepstad
Evaluation of pre-hospital transport time of stroke patients to thrombolytic treatment
Sofie Amalie Simonsen, Morten Andresen, Lene Michelsen, Søren Viereck, Freddy K Lippert, Helle Klingenberg Iversen
Increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a nationwide cohort study
Yi-Kung Lee, Chen-Wen Lee, Ming-Yuan Huang, Chen-Yang Hsu, Yung-Cheng Su
Performance of IMPACT, CRASH and Nijmegen models in predicting six month outcome of patients with severe or moderate TBI: an external validation study
Marek Majdan, Hester F Lingsma, Daan Nieboer, Walter Mauritz, Martin Rusnak, Ewout W Steyerberg
Continuous positive airway pressure and noninvasive ventilation in prehospital treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure: a systematic review of controlled studies
Skule A Bakke, Morten T Botker, Ingunn S Riddervold, Hans Kirkegaard, Erika F Christensen
The impact of direct admission to a catheterisation lab/CCU in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction on the delay to reperfusion and early risk of death: results of a systematic review including meta-analysis
Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Anders Bremer, Andreas Claesson, Christer Axelsson, Gabriella Norberg, Johan Herlitz
The use of transcutaneous CO2 monitoring in cardiac arrest patients: a feasibility study
Sung-Hyuk Choi, Jung-Youn Kim, Young-Hoon Yoon, Sung-Jun Park, Sung-Woo Moon, Young-Duck Cho
Impact of peer feedback on the performance of lecturers in emergency medicine: a prospective observational study
Miriam Ruesseler, Faidra Kalozoumi-Paizi, Anna Schill, Matthias Knobe, Christian Byhahn, Michael P Müller, Ingo Marzi, Felix Walcher
A pathway care model allowing low-risk patients to gain direct admission to a hospital medical ward − a pilot study on ambulance nurses and Emergency Department physicians
Birgitta Wireklint Sundström, Emelie Petersson, Marcus Sjöholm, Carita Gelang, Christer Axelsson, Thomas Karlsson, Johan Herlitz
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in near-drowning patients with cardiac or pulmonary failure
Kun Il Kim, Won Yong Lee, Hyoung Soo Kim, Jae Han Jeong, Ho Hyun Ko
Cardiac arrest survivors treated with or without mild therapeutic hypothermia: performance status and quality of life assessment
Robert Kowalik, Ewa Szczerba, Łukasz Kołtowski, Marcin Grabowski, Karolina Chojnacka, Wojciech Golecki, Adam Hołubek, Grzegorz Opolski
A Thailand case study based on quantitative assessment: does a national lead agency make a difference in pre-hospital care development in middle income countries?
Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Wichai Aekplakorn, Rassamee Tansirisithikul
Correction of hypothermic and dilutional coagulopathy with concentrates of fibrinogen and factor XIII: an in vitro study with ROTEM
Dag Winstedt, Owain D Thomas, Fredrik Nilsson, Knut Olanders, Ulf Schött
Incidence of traumatic cervical spine fractures in the Norwegian population: a national registry study
Hege L Fredø, Inger J Bakken, Bjarne Lied, Pål Rønning, Eirik Helseth
Preventable deaths following emergency medical dispatch – an audit study
Mikkel S Andersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Andreas Ernst Hansen, Eivinn Skjaerseth, Christian Muff Hansen, Jan Nørtved Sørensen, Søren Bruun Jepsen, Jesper Bjerring Hansen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen
How do bacteraemic patients present to the emergency department and what is the diagnostic validity of the clinical parameters; temperature, C-reactive protein and systemic inflammatory response syndrome?
Katrine Prier Lindvig, Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen, Stig Lønberg Nielsen, Thøger Gorm Jensen, Hans Jørn Kolmos, Court Pedersen, Pernille Just Vinholt, Annmarie Touborg Lassen
Evaluation of clinical efficacy and safety of cervical trauma collars: differences in immobilization, effect on jugular venous pressure and patient comfort
Sigurbergur Karason, Kristbjorn Reynisson, Kristinn Sigvaldason, Gisli H Sigurdsson
Prehospital administered fascia iliaca compartment block by emergency medical service nurses, a feasibility study
Els Dochez, Geert J van Geffen, Jörgen Bruhn, Nico Hoogerwerf, Harm van de Pas, Gertjan Scheffer
Accidental cold-related injury leading to hospitalization in northern Sweden: an eight-year retrospective analysis
Helge Brändström, Göran Johansson, Gordon G Giesbrecht, Karl-Axel Ängquist, Michael F Haney
Erratum to: usage of documented pre-hospital observations in secondary care: a questionnaire study and retrospective comparison of records
Geir O Knutsen, Knut Fredriksen
Reviewer acknowledgement
Hans Morten Lossius, Kjetil Søreide, Kristi G Bache
Clearance of serum solutes by hemofiltration in dogs with severe heat stroke
Guang-Ming Chen, Yu-Ying Lan, Cheng-Feng Wang, Hai-Xia Zhan, Wen-Rui Wang, Jin-Hua Chen, Jian Chen
The role of general practitioners in the pre hospital setting, as experienced by emergency medicine technicians: a qualitative study
Magnus Hjortdahl, Erik Zakariassen, Torben Wisborg
Abdominal injuries in a low trauma volume hospital - a descriptive study from northern Sweden
Patrik Pekkari, Per-Olof Bylund, Hans Lindgren, Mikael Öman