Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
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Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care - formerly known as the Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine - is open access, peer-reviewed journal for discussion of all topics related to emergency medicine and subsequent patient care. The journal aims to encourage the dissemination of local and international knowledge in an area that is one of the most challenging areas of..
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
This paper presents a case of Enterococcus cecorum (E. cecorum) meningitis with bacteremia in a middle-aged woman who had previously undergone a splenectomy. Within 24 hours, the bacterium was identified from a blood culture. The patient was clinically diagnosed with meningitis, which was radiologically verified by an MRI brain scan. Fortunately, she had a favorable outcome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of E. cecorum-induced meningitis in humans and the second documented incidence of E. cecorum infection in humans in Australia. The purpose of this case report ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
Background and Importance: Emergency department (ED) care is complex, involving multifaceted factors such as patient volume, provider experience, throughput metrics, and patient-provider interactions. While some studies have explored relationships between these parameters, there is still much to understand about the nuances in ED care.
Objective: Our study aimed to analyze the statistical relationships between admission rates, Press Ganey (PG) scores, and various throughput/resource utilization variables in the ED. These variables include imaging and lab ordering rates, door-to-doctor (D2D) s ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
Background: Globally, road traffic accidents cause around 50 million injuries and disabilities and close to 1.35 million deaths every year. In Ethiopia, approximately five thousand deaths are estimated to occur annually due to road traffic accidents. However, there is limited data on the precise burden of the problem in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the magnitude of road traffic accidents and associated factors among traumatized patients who visited the emergency units of selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study design was cond ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
Purpose: No study to date has investigated the prognostic ability of the recently introduced “systemic immune-inflammation index” (SII) in thoracic empyema. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the association between SII and outcome in such patients.
Methods: The single-center retrospective study involved 84 patients with thoracic empyema admitted to the Clinic of Thoracic Surgery at a University Hospital Stara Zagora between January 2021 and October 2023. Clinical and laboratory parameters were recorded at admission. We analyzed the area under receiver operating characteristics (AUROC) curves of ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
Background and Aims: Several methods have been used in plastic and reconstructive surgery to reduce post-surgical complications, such as partial or complete flap loss due to ischemia and necrosis. Nitroglycerine application has been introduced as a viable alternative to papaverine to act as a local vasodilator to improve perfusion and reduce vasospasm. However, the literature has not thoroughly studied its efficacy and administration dose. This systematic review and meta-analysis study has been designed to assess the efficacy of topical nitroglycerine applications in reducing post-surgical fl ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
2w ago
Background and Aim: Distal radius fractures are the most frequent upper extremity fractures in the whole population. The incidence of distal radius fractures is 195.2/100,000, and the rate is increasing. It can occur with low-energy trauma in the elderly associated with osteoporosis. The purpose of this study is to compare the two different treatment groups (1. Sedation analgesia, 2. Supracondylar radial nerve block) in terms of reduction in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, the length of hospital stay, complications, side effects, patient-physician satisfaction, and the ease of application ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
3w ago
Introduction: Various early warning score tools have been developed to identify clinical deterioration in patients. This study assessed the predictive capacity of the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS-2) in the prehospital setting to predict death within 24 hours and 30-day intensive care unit admission.
Methods: A single-center observational retrospective study was conducted in the emergency medical services (EMS) of King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We included adult patients (> 18 years) who attended the emergency medical service. The primary outcome was 24-hour deat ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
1M ago
Background: Dental caries in children is termed as early childhood caries. Early childhood caries (ECC) is an important dental health problem, particularly in people who are poor in society. Additionally, Saliva is very crucial for the development of caries and for preventing it. Antimicrobial peptides are a large group of peptides which protect the mucous membranes of the mouth cavity and various other places and have various roles affect parts of natural response and microbial invasion. Statherin is acidic peptides may also stop microbial organisms such as fungi and bacteria from growing an ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
1M ago
Vascular anomalies are localized congenital morphogenetic defects in the blood vessels. They represent a broad spectrum of disorders, ranging from a simple “birthmark” to life-threatening entities. Most (60%) occur in the head and neck region, and each anomaly has a different etiology and clinical behavior; therefore, an accurate diagnosis is crucial for appropriate evaluation and management.
This study aims to briefly elaborate on the vascular anomalies, their etiology, and clinical features and assess the role of sclerosing agents in treating venous malformations. The International Society ..read more
Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care: Most Recent Articles
1M ago
Purpose: The main objective of this study is to develop a substance that can enhance the absorption of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer and protect the surrounding tissues of the tumor during radiotherapy.
Materials and Methods: The dimensions of the specimen are 40 mm x 55 mm in length and width, with a thickness of 6 mm based on Iraqi population studies. The sample was composed of four groups, A, B, C, and D. Each group was exposed to two different types of energy, 4 MEV, and 9 MEV, by the VARIANI X2300 radiation machine.
Results: The amount of radiation penetration was measured a ..read more