The American journal of emergency medicine

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Am J Emerg Med · Aug 2018

Review Meta Analysis

The effect of aspirin in preventing the acute respiratory distress syndrome/acute lung injury: A meta-analysis.

The effects of aspirin in preventing the occurrence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)/acute lung injury (ALI) among adult patients are controversial. We aimed to further determine the effectiveness of aspirin in reducing the rate of ARDS/ALI. ⋯ In patients with risk of ARDS/ALI, aspirin could provide protective effect on the rate of ARDS/ALI, but it could not reduce the mortality.

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Am J Emerg Med · Aug 2018

Meta Analysis

Early vs late fracture fixation in severe head and orthopedic injuries.

Patients suffered from craniocerebral trauma with extermities fracture is one of the most common multiple injuries.Actually there is no comparative study demonstrating advantages of early or delayed treatment of skeletal injuries. ⋯ Level IV, therapeutic study.

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