The American journal of emergency medicine
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparative analysis of five methods of emergency zipper release by experienced versus novice clinicians.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of PaO2 and PaCO2 in arterial blood gas analysis between EcoLite™ and conventional medium concentration face mask.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Randomized comparison of three guidewire insertion depths on incidence of arrhythmia during central venous catheterization.
Guidewire-induced arrhythmias that occur during central venous catheterization can progress to malignant arrhythmias in rare cases. This study compared the incidence of arrhythmia during central venous catheterization using three different depths of guidewire insertion into the right internal jugular vein. ⋯ During central venous catheterization through the right internal jugular vein, inserting guidewires to depths of 15 or 17.5cm before tissue dilation reduced the incidence of arrhythmic episodes compared to a depth of 20cm.
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparison of Macintosh and AWS Pentax laryngoscope for intubation in cervical immobilization scenario.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of new two-thumb chest compression technique for infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by novice physicians. A randomized, crossover, manikin trial.
The impact of high-quality chest compressions during CPR for the patients' outcome is undisputed, as it is essential for maintaining vital organ perfusion. The aim of our study is to compare the quality of chest compression (CC) and ventilation among the two current standard techniques with our novel "nTTT" technique in infant CPR. ⋯ We found that our new nTTT technique's performance, in terms of compression depth, hands-off time, and ventilation quality, is comparable to the current standards. Based on our findings of this initial manikin study, the nTTT technique is superior to TFT in many of parameters that are vital to a quality chest compression during pediatric CPR.