Background We aimed to determine the incidence, nature of and predisposing factors for risk events (REs) that occur during the intrahospital transport of patients from the ED. Methods We undertook a ...
Background Sepsis is associated with a 36% mortality rate rising up to 50% for septic shock. Currently when an East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) clinician recognises ‘red flag’ sepsis, only the ...
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Video laryngoscopy may improve the intubation outcomes in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials ...
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Department of Neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland. Blood loss from scalp lacerations may be considerable. Two cases are described to illustrate the hazards of transferring ...
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Correspondence to Mr Tesfay Mehari Atey, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia; tesfaymehari.atey{at}utas.edu.au Background Pharmacists have an ...
Correspondence to: Dr S E Kim Emergency Department, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-755, Korea; emkse{at}cau.ac.kr A 32-year-old woman without a remarkable ...
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, West Sussex, England Correspondence to: MrM S Lloyd The Hospital Royal Free, 3rd Floor, Dawson Ward, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG; ...
1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK 2 Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol Correspondence to: Dr T Hilliard, ...
Correspondence to Dr Ivor Popovich, Critical Care, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland 1023, New Zealand; ivor.popovich{at}xtra.co.nz Background Framing bias occurs when people make a decision based on ...