BMC Emergency Medicine - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Emergency Medicine (ISSN 1471-227X) published by BioMed CentralQuality of care in elder emergency department patients with pneumonia: a prospective cohort study- April 30, 2008 Background: The goals of the study were to assess the relationship between age and processes of care in emergency department (ED) patients admitted with pneumonia and to identify independent predictors of failure to meet recommended quality care measures. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of a pre-existing database undertaken at a university hospital ED in the Midwest. ED patients 18 years of age requiring admission for pneumonia, with no documented use of antibiotics in the 24 hours.http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/6 An evaluation of the osmole gap as a screening test for toxic alcohol poisoning- April 28, 2008 Background: The osmole gap is used routinely as a screening test for the presence of exogenous osmotically active substances, such as the toxic alcohols ethylene glycol and methanol, particularly when the ability to measure serum concentrations of the substances is not available. The objectives of this study were: 1) to measure the diagnostic accuracy of the osmole gap for screening for ethylene glycol and methanol exposure, and 2) to identify whether a recently proposed modification of the...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/5 Influence of airway management strategy on "no-flow-time" during an "Advanced life support course" for intensive care nurses A si- April 10, 2008 Background: In 1999, the laryngeal tube (VBM Medizintechnik, Sulz, Germany) was introduced as a new supraglottic airway. It was designed to allow either spontaneous breathing or controlled ventilation during anaesthesia; additionally it may serve as an alternative to endotracheal intubation, or bag-mask ventilation during resuscitation. Several variations of this supraglottic airway exist. In our study, we compared ventilation with the laryngeal tube suction for single use (LTS-D) and a...http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/8/4 |