The American journal of emergency medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Delirium prevalence in geriatric emergency department patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
In the emergency department, delirium associated with serious adverse outcomes is common in geriatric patients. We performed a meta-analysis and estimated the prevalence of delirium and its related factors among geriatric emergency department patients. ⋯ In the emergency department, delirium is common in geriatric patients. We should pay specific attention to delirium screening, prevention, and treatment in geriatric patients. Overall appropriate interventions should be utilized to reduce the occurrence of delirium and the adverse outcomes.
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Review Meta Analysis
Delirium prevalence in geriatric emergency department patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
In the emergency department, delirium associated with serious adverse outcomes is common in geriatric patients. We performed a meta-analysis and estimated the prevalence of delirium and its related factors among geriatric emergency department patients. ⋯ In the emergency department, delirium is common in geriatric patients. We should pay specific attention to delirium screening, prevention, and treatment in geriatric patients. Overall appropriate interventions should be utilized to reduce the occurrence of delirium and the adverse outcomes.
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Emergency clinicians utilize local anesthetics for a variety of procedures in the emergency department (ED) setting. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a potentially deadly complication. ⋯ This focused review provides an update for the emergency clinician to manage patients with LAST.
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Target hemoglobin (Hb) level is not clearly determined in patients followed up in the intensive care unit (ICU) for traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aims to investigate the impact of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion and Hb level on the neurological outcome in the first 24 h in patients with TBI. ⋯ In patients followed up in the ICU due to TBI, RBC transfusion and Hb values in the first 24 h are not associated with PO at the time of discharge from the ICU.
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Comment Letter Meta Analysis
Comment on "Effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in pediatric trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis".