European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Observational Study
Effect of a multidisciplinary program to improve organ donation in the emergency department.
As the emergency department (ED) is an important source of potential organ donors, it may play an important role in the organ donation process. ⋯ In this retrospective study, the implementation of multidisciplinary ODIP in the ED led to significantly higher deceased organ donors per million population and awareness of potential brain-dead donors in South Korea.
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Meta Analysis
Effect of oxygen supply on mortality in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Previous studies stated that high oxygen supply in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) was not associated with improved outcomes. However, the particularities of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and the results of a recent trial raised the question if this subgroup of patients benefits from high oxygen supply. This study aims to evaluate the clinical effect of high oxygen supply in patients with STEMI using a systematic review of the available literature. ⋯ Recurrent MI presented a contradictory result, favouring the lower oxygen protocol (RR 1.47; 95% CI, 0.84-2.56; I2 = 0%). The GRADE analysis was very low. High oxygen supply may be associated with a decrease in short-term mortality in STEMI patients, but the pooled data are not robust enough to allow definitive conclusions.