Video laryngoscopy may improve the intubation outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials ...

Objective Despite ‘hospital resilience’ gaining prominence in recent years, it remains poorly defined. This article aims to define hospital resilience, build a preliminary conceptual framework and ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex, chronic skin disease characterised by painful inflammatory nodules, abscesses, dermal tunnels, sinus tracts and fistulae with a predilection for ...

Objectives Shared decision-making (SDM) is receiving increasing attention in emergency medicine because of its potential to increase patient engagement and decrease unnecessary healthcare utilisation.

Midazolam meleate, a water soluble 1,4 benzodiazepine, was used intravenously in 20 patients suffering seizures, of whom 12 were in status epilepticus. In all cases, midazolam in a dose of 2.5-15 mg ...

Objectives: Standard therapy in Germany for acute whiplash injury has traditionally included a soft collar (cervical orthosis), an approach that is passive compared with early exercise and ...

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK Correspondence to Mark Newton, North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Greater ...

Staff Specialist and Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland 4029, Australia e-mail: brownaft ...

Emergency Medicine Research Group, Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK Correspondence to: Dr K Hogg Emergency Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, ...

In a retrospective study, 110 patients episodes with intussusception presenting to a paediatric accident and emergency (A&E) department were reviewed, with particular attention being paid to ...

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, ROC 2 Department of Radiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei Correspondence to: Dr C-H ...

Objectives: The benefits of prehospital trauma management remain controversial. This study aimed to compare the processes of care and outcomes of trauma patients treated by paramedics, who are trained ...