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Outcomes of Early versus Late Endotracheal Intubation in Patients with Initial Non-Shockable Rhythm Cardiopulmonary Arrest in the Emergency Department

Kiattichai Daorattanachai,  Winchana Srivilaithon,  Vitchapon Phakawan,  Intanon Imsuwan, 
  • First Published: 28 December 2021
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Experience with Tetanus in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sudan: A Retrospective Review

Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah,  Esraa Ahmed Ragab,  Omer Ali Mohamed Ahmed Elawad, 
  • First Published: 21 December 2021
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Prehospital Factors Associated with Refractory Traumatic Arrest

Jeong Hun Lee,  Yong Won Kim,  Tae Youn Kim,  Sanghun Lee,  Han Ho Do,  Jun Seok Seo,  Seung Chul Lee, 
  • First Published: 20 December 2021
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Self-Reported Violence Experienced by Swiss Prehospital Emergency Care Providers

Simon Savoy,  Pierre-Nicolas Carron,  Nathalie Romain-Glassey,  Nicolas Beysard, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2021
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Acute Poisoning Cases Presented to the Addis Ababa Burn, Emergency, and Trauma Hospital Emergency Department, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Biruktawit Zemedie,  Menbeu Sultan,  Ayalew Zewdie, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2021
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An Exploration and Technical Notes for Advanced Airway Management on the Ski Slope: A Simulation Experiment

Peng Bai,  Tian Xia,  Zhongwei Yang,  Wei Huai,  Xiangyang Guo,  Fang Zhou, 
  • First Published: 06 December 2021
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The Relationship between Routine Blood Parameters and the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department

Birsen Ertekin,  Mehmet Yortanlı,  Ozan Özelbaykal,  Ali Doğru,  A. Sadık Girişgin,  Tarık Acar, 
  • First Published: 01 December 2021
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A WeChat-Based Mobile Platform for Perioperative Health Education for Gastrointestinal Surgery

Ying Li,  Xiao-hui Cheng,  Wen-ting Xu,  Li-ping Tan,  Xiao-jun Gou, 
  • First Published: 25 November 2021
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The Prediction Model of Risk Factors for COVID-19 Developing into Severe Illness Based on 1046 Patients with COVID-19

Zhichuang Lian,  Yafang Li,  Wenyi Wang,  Wei Ding,  Zongxin Niu,  Xiaohong Yang,  Chao Wu, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2021
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Laparoscopic Intervention to Pancreatic Pseudocyst Confers Short-Term Benefits: A Meta-Analysis

Yulin Guo,  Shun Hu,  Shuo Wang,  Ang Li,  Feng Cao,  Fei Li, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2021
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Comparison of Enoxaparin and Rivaroxaban in the Prophylaxis of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Arthroplasty

Necati Çiçek,  İsmail Ağir,  Hacı Bayram Tosun,  Abuzer Uludağ,  Abdulkadir Sari, 
  • First Published: 16 November 2021
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Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Tanzania: One-Year Prospective Study of Consecutive Patients in 13 Multilevel Health Facilities

Hendry R. Sawe,  Sveta Milusheva,  Kevin Croke,  Saahil Karpe,  Meyhar Mohammed,  Juma A. Mfinanga, 
  • First Published: 10 November 2021
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The Association of the Phylogenetic Typing of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates with Antibiotic Resistance

Shabnam Baghbanijavid,  Hossein Samadi Kafil,  Safar Farajniya,  Seyed Reza Moaddab,  Hasan Hosainzadegan,  Fatemeh Yeganeh Sefidan,  Mojtaba Varshouchi,  Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo,  Reza Ghotaslou, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2021
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Reinforcement and Maintenance of Human Resources for Health Systems during Long-Term Crises: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

Amir Mohammad Salehi,  Salman Khazaei,  Motahareh Masumi,  Farnaz Shavandi,  Mostafa Kavand,  Ensiyeh Jenabi,  Mahnaz Khatiban, 
  • First Published: 31 October 2021
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Clinical Specimens are the Pool of Multidrug- resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harbouring oprL and toxA Virulence Genes: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal

Yamuna Chand,  Sujan Khadka,  Sanjeep Sapkota,  Suprina Sharma,  Santosh Khanal,  Alina Thapa,  Binod Rayamajhee,  Dhruba Kumar Khadka,  Om Prakash Panta,  Dipendra Shrestha,  Pramod Poudel, 
  • First Published: 29 October 2021
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Association between Shock Index and Emergency Department Cardiac Arrest

Chao-Tung Chen,  Pei-Ming Wang,  Chao-Hsin Wu,  Chih-Wei Wei,  Tai-Lin Huang, 
  • First Published: 25 October 2021
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Utility of the Lactate/Albumin Ratio as a Predictor for Mortality in Necrotizing Fasciitis Patients

Kiew-Kii Lau,  Cheng-Ting Hsiao,  Wen-Chih Fann,  Chia-Peng Chang, 
  • First Published: 13 October 2021
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A Novel Nomogram for Predicting Survival in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: An Analysis Based on the Large MIMIC-III Clinical Database

Didi Han,  Fengshuo Xu,  Chengzhuo Li,  Luming Zhang,  Rui Yang,  Shuai Zheng,  Zichen Wang,  Jun Lyu, 
  • First Published: 12 October 2021
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Effect of Mild Hypothermia after Craniotomy on the Function of Related Organs in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Shu Cai,  Zheng Lu, 
  • First Published: 08 October 2021
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Blunt Traumatic Retropharyngeal Hematoma with Respiratory Symptoms: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases

Yu-Ling Tsao,  Chien-Chin Hsu,  Kuo-Tai Chen, 
  • First Published: 07 October 2021
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National Health-Oriented Hazard Assessment in Iran Based on the First Priority for Action in Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

Hamidreza Khankeh,  Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki,  Saiedeh Bahrampouri,  Mehdi Beyramijam, 
  • First Published: 29 September 2021
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Comparison of the Initiation Time of Enteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Patients: At Admission vs. 24 to 48 Hours after Admission

Anshan Yu,  Yanmei Xie,  Meixin Zhong,  Fen Wang,  Huachun Huang,  Liang Nie,  Xiaofeng Liu,  Mingfang Xiao,  Hongquan Zhu, 
  • First Published: 18 September 2021
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Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of Beta-Blockers: A Scoping Review

Stéphane Nguembu,  Marco Meloni,  Geneviève Endalle,  Hugues Dokponou,  Olaoluwa Ezekiel Dada,  Wah Praise Senyuy,  Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, 
  • First Published: 11 September 2021
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Improving Communication with Patients Discharged from the Emergency Department with Noncardiac Chest Pain: A Scoping Review with Narrative Synthesis

Ramzi Shawahna,  Aya Ghoul,  Najlaa Zaid,  Wassan Damrah,  Mohammad Jaber, 
  • First Published: 01 September 2021
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The Effect of Psychological Hotwash on Resilience of Emergency Medical Services Personnel

Abbasali Ebrahimian,  Seyed-Mahdi Esmaeili,  Arash Seidabadi,  Ali Fakhr-Movahedi, 
  • First Published: 21 August 2021
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Relationship between the Plasma Levels of Catecholamines and Return of Spontaneous Circulation in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Yumi Ichikawa,  Yusuke Sawada,  Jun Nakajima,  Yuta Isshiki,  Kazunori Fukushima,  Yuto Aramaki,  Kiyohiro Oshima, 
  • First Published: 29 July 2021
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Evaluation and Management of Genitourinary Emergencies in Patients with Cancer

Demis N. Lipe,  Phillip B. Mann,  Rodrick Babakhanlou,  Maria T. Cruz Carreras,  A. Guido Hita,  Monica K. Wattana, 
  • First Published: 28 July 2021
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Type 2 Diabetic Sepsis Patients Have a Lower Mortality Rate in Pioglitazone Use: A Nationwide 15-Year Propensity Score Matching Observational Study in Taiwan

Ming-Shun Hsieh,  Sung-Yuan Hu,  Shu-Hui Liao,  Chia-Ming Chang,  Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh,  Chorng-Kuang How, 
  • First Published: 23 July 2021
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Prolonged Length of Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Critically Ill Elderly Patients with Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Wonjin Choi,  Seon Hee Woo,  Dae Hee Kim,  June Young Lee,  Woon Jeong Lee,  Sikyoung Jeong,  Kyungman Cha,  Chun Song Youn,  Sanghyun Park, 
  • First Published: 19 July 2021
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Changes in Emergency Department Performance during Strike of Junior Physicians in Korea

Jeongyong Sim,  Yuri Choi,  Jinwoo Jeong, 
  • First Published: 09 July 2021
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Agreement between Arterial and Capillary pH, pCO2, and Lactate in Patients in the Emergency Department

Vincent Collot,  Stefano Malinverni,  Jabir Haltout,  Eric Schweitzer,  Pierre Mols,  Magali Bartiaux, 
  • First Published: 07 July 2021
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Evaluation of Chest CT Scan as a Screening and Diagnostic Tool in Trauma Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study

Hossein Abdolrahimzadeh Fard,  Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer,  Sepideh Sefidbakht,  Pooya Iranpour,  Shahram Bolandparvaz,  Hamid Reza Abbasi,  Shahram Paydar,  Golnar Sabetian,  Mohamad Mahdi Mahmoudi,  Masoume Zare,  Leila Shayan,  Maryam Salimi, 
  • First Published: 30 June 2021
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End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Gyeong Min Lee,  Yong Won Kim,  Sanghun Lee,  Han Ho Do,  Jun Seok Seo,  Jeong Hun Lee, 
  • First Published: 14 June 2021
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Wearable, Multimodal, Biosignal Acquisition System for Potential Critical and Emergency Applications

Chin-Teng Lin,  Chen-Yu Wang,  Kuan-Chih Huang,  Shi-Jinn Horng,  Lun-De Liao, 
  • First Published: 11 June 2021
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Clinical Outcome Predictive Value of Procalcitonin in Patients Suspected with Infection in the Emergency Department

Pierre Leroux,  Sébastien De Ruffi,  Laurent Ramont,  Marion Gornet,  Guillaume Giordano Orsini,  Xavier Losset,  Lukshe Kanagaratnam,  Stéphane Gennai, 
  • First Published: 11 June 2021
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An Overview of Spinal Injuries due to Dive or Fall into Shallow Water: Our Long-Term, Double-Center Experience from the Aegean Coast

Murat Yılmaz,  Ersin Ikizoglu,  Mert Arslan,  Erkin Ozgiray,  Kadri Emre Calıskan,  Resat Serhat Erbayraktar, 
  • First Published: 03 June 2021
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Lung Point Sign in Ultrasound Diagnostics of Pneumothorax: Imitations and Variants

Roman Skulec,  Tomas Parizek,  Martin David,  Vojtech Matousek,  Vladimir Cerny, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2021
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The Role of Dectin-1-Mediated M1 Macrophage Polarization in Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Chen Zongyun,  Lin Bixia,  Ding Fadian,  Hong Xiaoping,  Chen Hongbin,  Deng Yu,  Liu Qicai,  Ye Xiaoyi,  Zeng Kai, 
  • First Published: 21 May 2021
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Biliothoracic Fistula after Microwave Ablation of Liver Metastasis : Literature Review

Valentina Tassi,  Claudia Mosillo,  Massimiliano Mutignani,  Roberto Cirocchi,  Mark Ragusa,  Sergio Bracarda,  Giovanni Passalacqua,  Gabriele Marinozzi,  Massimiliano Allegritti, 
  • First Published: 12 May 2021
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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Its Associated Factors among Emergency Medicine Residents in South Korea: A Nationwide Survey

Song Yi Park,  Kwang Hyun Cho,  Ho Jung Kim,  In Byung Kim,  Bum Suk Seo,  Suk Jae Choi,  Yoo Sang Yoon,  Donghune Key,  Kyung Hye Park,  Eu Sun Lee,  Hyung Min Lee,  Jiyoung Kim, 
  • First Published: 26 April 2021
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Impact of Postshock Transcutaneous Pacing on Chest Compression Quality during Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study

Wojciech Telec,  Tomasz Kłosiewicz,  Radosław Zalewski,  Julia Żukowska-Karolak,  Artur Baszko,  Mateusz Puślecki, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2021
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Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Xiao-Qing Quan,  Hong-Yan Ji,  Jie Jiang,  Jia-Bao Huang,  Cun-Tai Zhang, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2021
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Evaluation of Lung Contusion, Associated Injuries, and Outcome in a Major Trauma Center in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Parviz Mardani,  Mohammad Moayedi Rad,  Shahram Paydar,  Armin Amirian,  Reza Shahriarirad,  Amirhossein Erfani,  Keivan Ranjbar, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2021
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Clinical Significance of Isolated Third Cranial Nerve Palsy in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Detailed Description of Four Different Mechanisms of Injury through the Analysis of Our Case Series and Review of the Literature

Micaela Uberti,  Shumaila Hasan,  David Holmes,  Mario Ganau,  Chris Uff, 
  • First Published: 23 April 2021
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Availability of Emergency Department Wait Times Information: A Patient-Centered Needs Assessment

Samantha Calder-Sprackman,  Edmund S. H. Kwok,  Renee Bradley,  Jeffrey Landreville,  Jeffrey J. Perry,  Lisa A. Calder, 
  • First Published: 22 April 2021
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Revision of the Protocol of the Telephone Triage System in Tokyo, Japan

Atsushi Sakurai,  Jun Oda,  Takashi Muguruma,  Shiei Kim,  Sachiko Ohta,  Takeru Abe,  Naoto Morimura, 
  • First Published: 21 April 2021
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Completion Rates of Advance Directives in a Trauma Emergency Room: Association with Age

Jan A. Graw,  René Burchard, 
  • First Published: 21 April 2021
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Analysis of the Adequacy of Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Use of Patients Who Visited Emergency Departments in Korea from 2016 to 2018: Data from the National Emergency Department Information System

Sung Joon Park,  Jung-Youn Kim,  Young-Hoon Yoon,  Eu Sun Lee,  Hyun-Jin Kim,  Seoung Bum Kim,  Hyun Gu Kahng, 
  • First Published: 17 April 2021
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Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Taiwan

Yuan-Heng Su,  Kuan-Han Wu,  Chih-Min Su,  Chi-Yung Cheng,  Cheng-I Cheng,  Chia-Te Kung,  Fu-Cheng Chen, 
  • First Published: 16 April 2021
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A 36-Hour Unplugged Full-Scale Exercise: Closing the Gaps in Interagency Collaboration between the Disaster Medical Assistance Team and Urban Search and Rescue Team in Disaster Preparedness in Taiwan

Ning-Ping Foo,  Edmund Cheung So,  Nai-Chen Lu,  Shih-Wei Hsieh,  Shih-Tien Pan,  Yu-Long Chen,  Yu-Cheng Hung,  Siu-Fung Wong,  Chi-Feng Hsu,  Chung-Yu Chen, 
  • First Published: 07 April 2021
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Impact of an Acute Care Surgery Model on the Management of Acute Appendicitis in South Korea: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Gun-Hee Yi,  Hak-Jae Lee,  Seul Lee,  Jong-Hee Yoon,  Suk-Kyung Hong, 
  • First Published: 26 March 2021
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Association between Novel Marker (Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Delta Neutrophil Index) and Outcomes in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Patients

Sang Il Han,  Kyoung-Chul Cha,  Young Il Roh,  Sung Oh Hwang,  Woo Jin Jung,  Tae Youn Kim, 
  • First Published: 24 March 2021
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Delays in the Management of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke during the COVID-19 Outbreak Period: A Multicenter Study in Daegu, Korea

Sang-Hun Lee,  You Ho Mun,  Hyun Wook Ryoo,  Sang-Chan Jin,  Jung Ho Kim,  Jae Yun Ahn,  Tae Chang Jang,  Sungbae Moon,  Dong Eun Lee,  Hyungjong Park, 
  • First Published: 24 March 2021
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The Success Rate of Endotracheal Intubation in the Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Hospital in Ethiopia, One-Year Retrospective Study

Ayalew Zewdie,  Dejene Tagesse,  Selam Alemayehu,  Tesfaye Getachew,  Menbeu Sultan, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2021
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Clinical Prediction Score for Ruptured Appendicitis in ED

Thidathit Prachanukool,  Chaiyaporn Yuksen,  Welawat Tienpratarn,  Sorravit Savatmongkorngul,  Panvilai Tangkulpanich,  Chetsadakon Jenpanitpong,  Yuranun Phootothum,  Malivan Phontabtim,  Promphet Nuanprom, 
  • First Published: 13 March 2021
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Role of Trachway versus Conventional Modes of Intubation in Difficult Airway Management in COVID-19 Setups

Meng-Yu Wu,  Giou-Teng Yiang,  Jian-Yu Ke,  Chien-Sheng Chen,  Po-Chen Lin,  Yu-Long Chen, 
  • First Published: 26 February 2021
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Learning Effectiveness Assessment between Primary School Students and Adults in Basic Life Support Education

Ming-Fang Wang,  Yi-Kan Wu,  Cheng-Yu Chien,  Li-Heng Tsai,  Chen-Bin Chen,  Chen-June Seak,  Chi-Chun Lin,  Chien-Hsiung Huang,  Chung-Hsien Chaou,  Hsiao-Jung Tseng,  Chip-Jin Ng, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2021
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Patient Safety during ECMO Transportation: Single Center Experience and Literature Review

Mateusz Puslecki,  Konrad Baumgart,  Marcin Ligowski,  Marek Dabrowski,  Sebastian Stefaniak,  Malgorzata Ladzinska,  Ewa Goszczynska,  Pawel Marcinkowski,  Anna Olasinska-Wisniewska,  Tomasz Klosiewicz,  Aleksander Pawlak,  Marcin Zielinski,  Lukasz Puslecki,  Roland Podlewski,  Lukasz Szarpak,  Marek Jemielity,  Bartlomiej Perek, 
  • First Published: 22 February 2021
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Ling Hsuan Huang,  Yu-Ni Ho,  Ming-Ta Tsai,  Wei-Ting Wu,  Fu-Jen Cheng, 
  • First Published: 11 February 2021
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Road Traffic Injuries and Related Safety Measures: A Multicentre Analysis at Military Hospitals in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Umar Yagoub,  Nasrin S. Saiyed,  Bahaa-eldin E. A. Rahim,  Nizar Musawa,  Attiya Mohammed Al Zahrani, 
  • First Published: 10 February 2021
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The Rise of Inflow Cisternostomy in Resource-Limited Settings: Rationale, Limitations, and Future Challenges

Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye, 
  • First Published: 08 January 2021