Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pedram Sultanian, Peter Lundgren, Anneli Stromsoe, Solveig Aune, Goran Bergstrom, Eva Hagberg, Jacob Hollenberg, Jonny Lindqvist, Therese Djarv, Albert Castelheim, Anna Thoren, Fredrik Hessulf, Leif Svensson, Andreas Claesson, Hans Friberg, Per Nordberg, Elmir Omerovic, Annika Rosengren, Johan Herlitz, Araz Rawshani
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiac arrest cases had higher mortality rates with COVID-19 positive cases compared to COVID-19 negative cases, both in OHCA and IHCA settings.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paul-Georges Reuter, Valentine Baert, Helene Colineaux, Josephine Escutnaire, Nicolas Javaud, Cyrille Delpierre, Frederic Adnet, Thomas Loeb, Sandrine Charpentier, Frederic Lapostolle, Herve Hubert, Sebastien Lamy
Summary: Studies have shown that bystander-initiated CPR rates are lower in areas with higher levels of social deprivation, despite these areas having a higher concentration of younger patients with witnessed OHCA.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Theo Walter Jensen, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Fredrik Folke, Soren Mikkelsen, Martin Rostgaard-Knudsen, Palle Juelsgaard, Erika Frishknecht Christensen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Freddy Lippert, Helle Collatz Christensen
Summary: The Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry aims to monitor and evaluate the quality of prehospital cardiac arrest treatment and facilitate research. It records descriptive and qualitative variables related to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and provides important data for assessing treatment protocols and patient outcomes. The registry is one of the oldest and most comprehensive national clinical registries in Denmark, playing a crucial role in improving the care for patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrick Ristau, Jan Wnent, Jan-Thorsten Graesner, Matthias Fischer, Andreas Bohn, Berthold Bein, Sigrid Brenner, Stephan Seewald
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the incidence and outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Germany. While the bystander resuscitation rate remained stable, longer EMS arrival times and fewer cases of witnessed OHCA contributed to a decrease in survival rate.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Beat H. Walpoth, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Delphine S. Courvoisier, Marie Meyer, Evelien Cools, Tomasz Darocha, Marc Blancher, Frederic Champly, Lorenzo Mantovani, Christian Lovis, Peter Mair
Summary: This study compares hypothermic patients with and without cardiac arrest in the International Hypothermia Registry (IHR). The results show a 95% survival rate for patients with preserved circulation and 36% for those in cardiac arrest. Positive survival predictors include witnessed cardiac arrest, restoration of spontaneous circulation, low potassium and lactate, and absence of asphyxia.
Article
Emergency Medicine
Paige Bell, Stephanie DePaepe, Lauren Moore
Summary: Cardiac hemangiomas are rare and can lead to cardiac tamponade, which is a true medical emergency requiring prompt management to prevent cardiovascular collapse and death. There are various causes of cardiac tamponade, necessitating timely imaging studies like cardiac MRI and emergent interventions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stevan S. Pupovac, Jonathan M. Hemli, Joseph E. Bavaria, Himanshu J. Patel, Santi Trimarchi, Davide Pacini, Raffi Bekeredjian, Edward P. Chen, Truls Myrmel, Maral Ouzounian, Christina Fanola, Amit Korach, Daniel G. Montgomery, Kim A. Eagle, Derek R. Brinster
Summary: The study concluded that the surgical strategy of MHCA + antegrade cerebral perfusion is at least as safe as DHCA during repair of acute type A aortic dissection.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chenyu Zhang, Haohong Zhan, Dawang Zhou, Tian Li, Qiang Zhang, Cong Liu, Hongyan Wei, Chunlin Hu
Summary: This study established a model of cardiac arrest caused by asphyxia induced by nonshockable rhythm. The longer the duration of cardiac arrest, the fewer surviving neurons and the more apoptotic cells there were. The study demonstrated that vecuronium bromide can successfully induce a model of cardiac arrest caused by nonshockable rhythm.
BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yuanwei Fu, Hongxia Ge, Yumei Zhang, Yan Li, Bingyao Mu, Wen Shang, Shu Li, Qingbian Ma
Summary: A 24-year-old woman with hyperthyroidism experienced sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation caused by thyroid storm, and received targeted temperature management (TTM) treatment by intravascular cooling measures, leading to a good outcome. This case suggests a new cooling treatment method for thyroid storm and provides evidence for the success of TTM on patients resuscitated from in-hospital cardiac arrest who remain comatose after return of spontaneous circulation.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Elin Lindqvist, Jacob Hollenberg, Mattias Ringh, Per Nordberg, Sune Forsberg
Summary: This study compares the characteristics and outcomes between out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) caused by poisoning and other causes. The study finds that patients with OHCA caused by poisoning are younger, have a higher proportion of men, and have a lower 30-day mortality rate compared to other causes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaolan Xu, Peng Xu, Xiaoyan Wu, Hua Lin, Yinhua Chen, Xiaohua Hu, Jiangquan Yu, Ruiqiang Zheng
Summary: This study presents a case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the right coronary sinus. The successful treatment of the patient was attributed to the immediate use of VA ECMO and IABP, with a clear diagnosis established through echocardiography and cardiac CTA.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Jonathan Chelly, Gaetan Plantefeve, Toufik Kamel, Cedric Bruel, Saad Nseir, Christopher Lai, Giulia Cirillo, Elena Skripkina, Sebastien Ehrminger, Fernando-Daniel Berdaguer-Ferrari, Julien Le Marec, Marine Paul, Aurelie Autret, Nicolas Deye
Summary: The incidence of in-ICU cardiac arrest remains high among COVID-19 patients in French ICUs, with majority of patients dying in the ICU. However, 21% of patients who received CPR attempts were still alive at 3 months with good functional status, contrasting with other recent reports showing poor outcomes in similar patients.
ANNALS OF INTENSIVE CARE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jia-Rui Li, Xin Liao, Feng-Qiong Lv, Hui Li
Summary: Three cases of cardiac arrest caused by pituitrin injection during laparoscopic myomectomy were reported in this study, and they were successfully resuscitated in our hospital. The causes of cardiac arrest should be analyzed by examining the clinical data and surgical procedures. Medication usage and resuscitation measures should be summarized to ensure patient safety.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Omar Ben Hadj Salem, Matthieu Jamme, Marine Paul, Lucie Guillemet, Florence Dumas, Frederic Pene, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Julien Charpentier, Jean-Paul Mira, Herve Outin, Eric Azabou, Alain Cariou
Summary: Post-cardiac arrest myoclonus (PCAM) is a common finding in resuscitated patients after cardiac arrest, and it is strongly associated with increased ICU mortality. Patients with PCAM have a low likelihood of a good outcome, indicating poor prognostic significance.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xin Gao, Feifei Chen, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Na Chen, Jinqiu Liu, Yong Luan, Guang Yang, Da Yin, Ran Guo
Summary: Coronary artery occlusion is a rare but dangerous complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation. It occurs due to displacement of the calcified valve leaflet over the coronary ostium. This case report describes a woman who had sudden cardiac arrest and coronary artery occlusion during the procedure caused by two different obstructions, a rupture of aortic plaque and a partial tear of the aortic intima. Treatment with chimney stenting was successful. Prompt identification of occlusion is crucial, and diagnosis can be confirmed using aortography in addition to coronary angiography.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
C. Schriefl, F. B. Mayr, M. Poppe, A. Zajicek, A. Nuernberger, C. Clodi, H. Herkner, P. Sulzgruber, E. Lobmeyr, A. Schober, M. Holzer, F. Sterz, T. Uray
Letter
Critical Care Medicine
Sebastian Schnaubelt, Thomas Uray
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lisa-Marie Mauracher, Nina Buchtele, Christian Schoergenhofer, Christoph Weiser, Harald Herkner, Anne Merrelaar, Alexander O. Spiel, Lena Hell, Cihan Ay, Ingrid Pabinger, Bernd Jilma, Michael Schwameis
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Bernhard Richter, Thomas Uray, Konstantin A. Krychtiuk, Christoph Schriefl, Max Lenz, Alexander Nuernberger, Stefan P. Kastl, Johann Wojta, Gottfried Heinz, Michael Schwameis, Walter S. Speidl
Article
Anesthesiology
Michael Poppe, Christoph Schriefl, Anna Steinacher, Christian Clodi, Alexandra-Maria Warenits, Alexander Nuernberger, Pia Hubner, Michael Holzer, Johann Horvat, Dominik Wiedemann, Christoph Weiser
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michael Poppe, Mario Krammel, Christian Clodi, Christoph Schriefl, Alexandra-Maria Warenits, Alexander Nuernberger, Heidrun Losert, Michael Girsa, Michael Holzer, Christoph Weiser
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mario Krammel, Elisabeth Lobmeyr, Patrick Sulzgruber, Markus Winnisch, David Weidenauer, Michael Poppe, Philip Datler, Sebastian Zeiner, Markus Keferboeck, Jakob Eichelter, Thomas Hamp, Thomas Uray, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Alexander Nuernberger
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Thomas Uray, Cameron Dezfulian, Abigail A. Palmer, Kristin M. Miner, Rehana K. Leak, Jason P. Stezoski, Keri Janesko-Feldman, Patrick M. Kochanek, Tomas Drabek
Summary: The study found that there are differences in cytokine responses in serum, heart, and brain between asphyxial cardiac arrest (ACA) and ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest (VFCA), but the changes in cytokine levels and secondary injuries caused by the two types of cardiac arrest are similar.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rainer Thell, Jascha Zimmermann, Marton Szell, Sabine Tomez, Philip Eisenburger, Moritz Haugk, Anna Kreil, Alexander Spiel, Amelie Blaschke, Anna Klicpera, Oskar Janata, Walter Krugluger, Christian Sebesta, Harald Herkner, Brenda Laky
Summary: This study evaluated standard blood laboratory parameters in COVID-19 patients and found that parameters such as eosinophils, ferritin, leukocytes, and erythrocytes have the highest ability to distinguish between positive and negative cases. The model's AUC was 0.915, indicating high accuracy in differentiation. Leukopenia, eosinopenia, and elevated hemoglobin were identified as strong markers for distinguishing COVID-19 positive and negative cases.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Matthias Mueller, Daniela Dziekan, Michael Poppe, Christian Clodi, Christoph Schriefl, Martin Hofbauer, Christian Roth, Alexander Nuernberger, Michael Holzer, Christoph Weiser
Summary: In this study, most examined patients had occlusive CAD, but the criteria used for patient selection may not be optimal.
WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2021)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Michael Poppe, Christian Clodi, Christoph Schriefl, Matthias Mueller, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Birgit Reiter, Maximilian Rechenmacher, Wisse van Os, J. G. Coen van Hasselt, Michael Holzer, Harald Herkner, Michael Schwameis, Bernd Jilma, Christian Schoergenhofer, Christoph Weiser
Summary: This study compared the pharmacokinetics of pantoprazole at different stages of targeted temperature management following cardiac arrest. Results showed that CYP2C19-dependent drug metabolism is downregulated during targeted temperature management, which may impact drug choice and dosing of similarly metabolized drugs.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rainer Thell, Verena Kallab, Wolfgang Weinhappel, Wolfgang Mueckstein, Lukas Heschl, Martina Heschl, Stefan Korsatko, Franz Toedling, Amelie Blaschke, Theresa Herzog, Anna Klicpera, Clara Koeller, Moritz Haugk, Anna Kreil, Alexander Spiel, Philipp Kreuzer, Robert Krause, Christian Sebesta, Stefan Winkler, Brenda Laky, Marton Szell
Summary: The study evaluated the performance of a point-of-care antigen rapid test compared to laboratory-based rt-PCR in diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 in symptomatic patients, and found that the rapid test showed good sensitivity when viral load was high.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yannic-Tomas Abulesz, Moritz Haugk
Summary: Noninvasive ventilation in the emergency department can reduce the burden on intensive care units and improve hospital workflow. The nonintensive care admission rate is significantly associated with age, underlying medical conditions, and year of intervention.
WIENER KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Matthias Mueller, Dietrich Beitzke, Thomas Scherz, Christian Loewe, Andreas Mangold, Rodrig Marculescu, Michael Poppe, Fritz Sterz, Harald Herkner, Irene Lang, Christoph Testori, Christoph Weiser
Summary: This study investigated the effect of MTH treatment on copeptin levels in STEMI patients. The results showed that MTH treatment did not affect copeptin levels and copeptin was not correlated with infarct size.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2021)
Letter
Critical Care Medicine
Nina Buchtele, Thomas Staudinger, Michael Schwameis, Christian Schoergenhofer, Harald Herkner, Alexander Hermann, Gerhard Ruzicka, Christoph Weiser, Hans Domanovits, Alexander O. Spiel, Peter Schellongowski, Andja Bojic, Anne Merrelaar, Monika Schmid
Letter
Emergency Medicine
Zhao-Yu Hsieh, Chen-Xiong Hsu
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Editorial Material
Emergency Medicine
Laura E. Walker, Jessica A. Stanich, Fernanda Bellolio
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Letter
Emergency Medicine
E. Tekin
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Amanda S. Dupont, Patrick S. Walsh
Summary: Recent research indicates that children who unintentionally ingest cannabis often undergo extensive additional testing, such as head imaging or lumbar puncture. However, the yield of these tests is limited. While head imaging and lumbar puncture are frequently performed, diagnoses such as skull fracture, intracranial hemorrhage, intracranial neoplasm, meningitis, or intracranial abscess are rare. Additionally, discharge diagnoses related to other drugs are infrequent. The most common co-diagnoses are cocaine and opioids. Therefore, prompt consideration of cannabis ingestion and quick identification through testing may result in more effective neuroimaging outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Letter
Emergency Medicine
Mio Nagata, Shunsuke Kudo, Motoyasu Nakamura
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Andy Hung-Yi Lee, Katherine Dickerson Mayes, Regan Marsh, Christina Toledo-Cornell, Eric Goralnick, Michael Wilson, Leon D. Sanchez, Alice Bukhman, Damarcus Baymon, Dana Im, Paul C. Chen
Summary: This study assessed the disparities in transferring patients from an academic medical center emergency department to a community hospital general medical service, revealing healthcare disparities among different patient populations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Annabelle Croskey, William Trautman, David Barton, Mary Kathleen Ratay, Joshua Shulman
Summary: This case report describes a successful management of ocular palytoxin exposure in a young male, highlighting the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of ocular PTX toxicity.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Matthew K. Kolbeck, Rachel F. Schult, Nicholas Nacca
Summary: This article presents four cases of adolescents who experienced seizures after acute fluoxetine overdose. Although seizures are an uncommon complication after fluoxetine overdose, they occurred in some patients at doses lower than those reported in the literature.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Editorial Material
Emergency Medicine
Daven Patel, John Bailitz, Simone Ymson, Jonas Neichin, Gary D. Peksa, Michael Gottlieb
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Amichai Gutgold, Shaden Salameh, Jeries Nashashibi, Yonatan Gershinsky
Summary: This study aimed to test the prognosis of patients with a pH lower than 6.9 on emergency department admission. The findings showed that a small but significant portion of these patients survived at least 24 hours and until hospital discharge.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Na-Yeon Emily Song, Ki Hong Kim, Ki Jeong Hong
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the duration of no-flow (NF) interval on the vaso-pressor effect of initial epinephrine administration in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. The results showed that a shorter NF interval can enhance the vasopressor effect of epinephrine.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Kenneth A. Scheppke, Paul E. Pepe, Jonathan Jui, Remle P. Crowe, Eric K. Scheppke, Nancy G. Klimas, Aileen M. Marty
Summary: This study reported cases of rapid and complete remission of severe long COVID after receiving monoclonal antibody treatment. The findings suggest that monoclonal antibody infusions may be effective in treating severe debilitation caused by long COVID.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Suhrith Bhattaram, Varsha S. Shinde
Summary: Nerve blocks have emerged as promising options for targeted pain relief in the Emergency Department, providing effective analgesia without compromising motor function. The successful use of ultrasound-guided genicular nerve blocks (GNBs) in this case series demonstrates their potential as an alternative to traditional nerve blocks and opioid-based pain control strategies in the ED.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Rick Kye Gan, Jude Chukwuebuka Ogbodo, Yong Zheng Wee, Ann Zee Gan, Pedro Arcos Gonzalez
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the performance of ChatGPT, Google Bard, and medical students in performing START triage during mass casualty situations. The results showed that Google Bard had significantly higher accuracy compared to ChatGPT, while there was no significant difference between Google Bard and medical students.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Nancy Clemens, Paria M. Wilson, Matthew J. Lipshaw, Holly Depinet, Yin Zhang, Michelle Eckerle
Summary: This study compared clinical features and outcomes between pediatric sepsis patients with blood cultures positive versus negative for bacterial pathogens. The results showed that children with blood culture positive sepsis had higher rates of organ dysfunction, a larger base deficit, and higher procalcitonin levels.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2024)