Patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) comprise a significant patient population. Computerized tomographic angiography (CTPA) plays crucial role in diagnosis and determining the prognosis. Right ventricular diameter/left diameter (RVD/LVD) ratio measured through CTPA provides insight into right overload. The aim of present study was to determine RVD/LVD on decision treatment between high low PE. A retrospective observational conducted May 2018 2022 patients PE at Emergency...

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness manual versus mechanical chest compression by using continuous end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring in-hospital cardiac arrest patients. Methods: included 90 patients meeting inclusion criteria. Forty-seven (52.2%) were male and 43 (47.8%) female. A prospective observational who experienced while being monitored at emergency department (ED) conducted ED a tertiary university hospital between April 2018 September 2019....

To find out if renal resistive index (RRI) is altered early in the course of posttraumatic hemorrhage and it may be a surrogate marker silent hypoperfusion and, turn, hemorrhagic shock polytrauma patients presenting to emergency department (ED). A prospective single-center cross-sectional study was conducted on 195 ED with hemodynamically stable polytrauma. The were evaluated according extended-focused assessments sonography for trauma (e-FAST) protocol then underwent RRI measurement using...

Abstract Background Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP-70) is an intracellular expressed molecule induced by stress conditions such as Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS), which are life-threatening complications of diabetes mellitus. This study aims to determine the prognostic utility HSP-70 in DKA HHS patients presenting emergency department (ED). Methods A prospective cross-sectional was conducted on 45 diabetic aged over 18 years who attended ED with HHS. The...

Each year, a significant number of people die or become handicapped due to preventable occupational accidents diseases. The aim this study was investigate socio-demographic features, mechanism, causes, injury area, and sectoral features in patients presented our department. carried out retrospectively after local ethics committee approval. Age sex the patients, mechanism injury, type exact location injuries were all evaluated. groups compared using Chi-Square test, Student’s T test...

Altered consciousness and accompanying neurological symptoms are both complex challenging cases for emergency physicians. These not specific may be a sign of variety medical conditions including stroke delayed sequelae (DNS) is recurrent transient neuropsychiatric consequence CO intoxication. DNS produces spectrum varying the diagnosis primarily made on basis clinical features radiological findings from CT conventional MRI. In practice, serious intoxication treated only with oxygen therapy...

Abstract Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Delays in diagnosis or therapy may result sudden, fatal deterioration; therefore, rapid an appropriate therapeutic approach are needed. We aimed to investigate the effect delaying thrombolytic administration on mortality rate suspected PE. retrospectively analyzed 49 consecutive patients who were aged 18 years older received thrombolysis for high‐risk PE without major contraindication. All classified...

BACKGROUND: Emergency departments (EDs) are typically the first medical contact for seizure patients, and early diagnosis treatment is primarily responsibility of emergency physicians. OBJECTIVES: Demonstrate efficacy bedside ocular ultrasonography optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurement in differentiating provoked from unprovoked ED. DESIGN: Prospective observational study SETTINGS: Tertiary care hospital PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients presenting to ED with were divided into two...

Falls are the second most common cause of injury-associated mortality worldwide. This study aimed to analysis injuries caused by falls from walnut tree and assess their morbidity risk.This is a retrospective hospital-based patients presenting emergency department (ED) Ahi Evran Univercity between September October 2012. For each casualty, we computed ISS (defined as sum squares highest Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) score in three severely injured body regions). Severe injury was defined ≥...

Objectives This prospective study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic role of point‐of‐care lung ultrasound (LUS) and inferior vena cava (IVC) in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). Methods A cohort conducted between January 2018 November on a diagnosis ADHF emergency department (ED). On admission, LUS findings, inspiratory expiratory IVC diameters, collapsibility index (IVCCI) were obtained. After therapeutic interventions, third‐hour changes treatment response...

Abstract Aim Scalp lacerations are commonly encountered in patients presenting to emergency department with trauma. Lacerations repaired suturing, stapling, adhesive tapes, and tissue adhesives. In this study, we aimed compare the effectiveness of hair apposition techniques used repair scalp who presented laceration. Materials method After obtaining approval local ethics committee, examined effects three technique on wound healing, complication rate, patient satisfaction by recording data....

To demonstrate the role of inferior vena cava (IVC) collapsibility in assessment volume status hyponatremic critically ill patients emergency department (ED) with bedside IVC imaging and to predict response fluid therapy.A prospective 110 hypotonic aged >18 years a serum sodium level under 125 mEq/L at least one symptom hyponatremia, who presented or referred ED was conducted. Demographical, clinical, laboratory characteristics measurement diameter were recorded. Volume divided into 3...

Objective: We aimed to investigate the clinical and demographical characteristics of patients admitted Emergency Department (ED) due maxillofacial trauma (MFT). Methods: This sectional retrospective study was conducted in Ankara Numune Education Research Hospital ED between 1st March 2010 31st 2017. Into study, with MFT older than 15 years age were included. Characteristics recorded. Patients' compared according presence fractures. Results: Mean 41.1 ± 18.0 a statistically significant...

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is among the most difficult conditions to diagnose in emergency department. The majority of patients thought have PE are tested positive for D-dimer and subsequently with advanced diagnostic modalities. Novel noninvasive tests capable excluding may obviate need imaging tests. We studied role combined clinical probability assessment end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO 2 ) measurement diagnosis possible Methods: included 100 consecutive subjects suspected a test...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has shown to be associated with coronary artery (CAD).The aim of our study was evaluate the association between presence and severity CAD NAFLD.The group consisted 153 patients who underwent angiographies. Patients were categorized into non-CAD groups. determined by number CAD-involved arteries vessel score multiplied Gensini score, latter judging severity. Fatty diagnosed abdominal ultrasonography (USG), being degree hepatosteatosis, as Grade 0, 1,...

A 30-year-old male farmer presented to our emergency department (ED) with complaints of pain and redness in the bite site approximately 1 h after being stung on his left foot by a scorpion while he was working farm night.The patient had no chronic diseases, medical drug use, or allergy history.He discharged few hours examination, treatment, follow-up at observation unit because all symptoms were relieved treatment there abnormal values from laboratory examinations.He re-admitted ED...

Objective To determine whether oxygen therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is superior to normobaric in carbon monoxide poisoning. Methods The study participants were 43 patients diagnosed poisoning between the dates 15 March and 30 June 2016 at emergency department of an urban teaching hospital. control group comprised who received therapy. case consisted underwent one-hour CPAP primary outcome was determination half-life carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) treatment. groups...

Aims: In this study we aimed to assess sociodemographic characteristics of cases over 15 years age who admitted emergency department (ED) after a suicide attempt and determine the risk factors for suicide. Methods: This was conducted retrospectively between 01.01.2013 – 31.12.2013 at Emergency Department Kecioren Training Research Hospital. Age, sex, marital status, educational cause method, interventions applied in department, history attempts, psychiayric diseases, time attempt, admission...