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Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:22
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Impact of blunt chest trauma on outcome after traumatic brain injury– a matched-pair analysis of the TraumaRegister DGU®
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with high rates of long-term disability and mortality. Our aim was to investigate the effects of thoracic trauma on the in-hospital course and outcome of patients wit...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:21 -
Trauma research in the Nordic countries, 1995–2018 – a systematic review
Trauma is a major cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. Most trauma-related research originates from trauma centres, and there are limited available data regarding the treatment of trauma patients th...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:20 -
Influence of physical strain at high altitude on the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
High quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a key factor in survival with good overall quality of life after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Current evidence is predominantly based on studies conducted at lo...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:19 -
The volume-outcome relationship among severely injured patients admitted to English major trauma centres: a registry study
Many countries have centralized and dedicated trauma centres with high volumes of trauma patients. However, the volume-outcome relationship in severely injured patients (Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15) remai...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:18 -
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Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28(Suppl 1):13 -
Artificial intelligence algorithm to predict the need for critical care in prehospital emergency medical services
In emergency medical services (EMSs), accurately predicting the severity of a patient’s medical condition is important for the early identification of those who are vulnerable and at high-risk. In this study, ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:17 -
Rescue under ongoing CPR from an upper floor: evaluation of three different evacuation routes and mechanical and manual chest compressions: a manikin trial
If transport under ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from an upper floor is indicated, the ideal CPR-method and evacuation route is unknown hitherto. We aimed to elaborate a strategy for evacuation o...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:16 -
Damage to the eye and optic nerve in seriously traumatized patients with concomitant head injury: analysis of 84,627 cases from the TraumaRegister DGU® between 2002 and 2015
To determine the prevalence and characteristics of prechiasmatic visual system injuries (VSI) among seriously injured patients with concomitant head trauma in Europe by means of a multinational...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:15 -
Autoresuscitation (Lazarus phenomenon) after termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - a scoping review
Autoresuscitation describes the return of spontaneous circulation after termination of resuscitation (TOR) following cardiac arrest (CA). We aimed to identify phenomena that may lead to autoresuscitation and t...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:14 -
Swedish emergency hospital surgical surge capacity to mass casualty incidents
In Sweden the surgical surge capacity for mass casualty incidents (MCI) is managed by county councils within their dedicated budget. It is unclear whether healthcare budget constraints have affected the region...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:12 -
Intubation in acute alcohol intoxications at the emergency department
Guidelines recommend endotracheal intubation in trauma patients with a Glasgow coma scale (GCS) < 9 because of the loss of airway reflexes and consequential risk of airway obstruction. However, in patients wit...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:11 -
Comparison of adverse events between video and direct laryngoscopes for tracheal intubations in emergency department and ICU patients–a systematic review and meta-analysis
This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine whether video laryngoscope (VL) compared with direct laryngoscope (DL) could reduce the occurrence of adverse events associated with tracheal ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:10 -
Outcomes following resuscitative thoracotomy for abdominal exsanguination, a systematic review
Resuscitative thoracotomy is a damage control procedure with an established role in the immediate treatment of patients in extremis or cardiac arrest secondary to cardiac tamponade however Its role in resuscit...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:9 -
Emergency department non-invasive cardiac output study (EDNICO): an accuracy study
There is little published data investigating non-invasive cardiac output monitoring in the emergency department (ED). We assess here the accuracy of five non-invasive methods in detecting fluid responsiveness ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:8 -
Towards definitions of time-sensitive conditions in prehospital care
Prehospital care has changed in recent decades. Advanced assessments and decisions are made early in the care chain. Patient assessments form the basis of a decision relating to prehospital treatment and the l...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:7 -
Nonspecific complaints in the emergency department – a systematic review
Nonspecific complaint (NSC) is a common presenting complaint in the emergency setting, especially in the elderly population. Individual studies have shown that it is associated with significant morbidity and m...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:6 -
A retrospective register study comparing fibrinogen treated trauma patients with an injury severity score matched control group
Fibrinogen concentrate (FC) is frequently used to treat bleeding trauma patients, although the clinical effects are not well known. In this study we describe demographic and clinical outcome data in a cohort o...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:5 -
Developing a tool for measuring the disaster resilience of healthcare rescuers: a modified Delphi study
Disaster resilience is an essential personal characteristics of health rescue workers to respond to disasters in an effective manner, and maintain a state of adaptation after deployment. It is essential for di...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:4 -
Associations of therapeutic hypothermia with clinical outcomes in patients receiving ECPR after cardiac arrest: systematic review with meta-analysis
Therapeutic hypothermia has been recommended for eligible patients after cardiac arrest (CA) in order to improve outcomes. Up to now, several comparative observational studies have evaluated the combined use o...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:3 -
Clinical guided computer tomography decisions are advocated in potentially severely injured trauma patients: a one-year audit in a level 1 trauma Centre with long pre-hospital times
The International Commission on Radiological Protection’s (ICRP) justification principles state that an examination is justified if the potential benefit outweighs the risk for radiation harm. Computer tomogra...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:2 -
Spontaneous trigger words associated with confirmed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a descriptive pilot study of emergency calls
According to the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR), the trigger words used by callers that are associated with cardiac arrest constitute a scientific knowledge gap. This study was design...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2020 28:1 -
Impact of a goal-directed factor-based coagulation management on thromboembolic events following major trauma
A factor-based coagulation management following major trauma is recommended as standard of care by the European Trauma Treatment Guidelines. However, concerns about the thromboembolic risk of this approach are...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:117 -
Open-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus closed-chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is the most urgent and critical step in the rescue of patients with cardiac arrest. However, only about 10% of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive to discharge. S...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:116 -
Impact of gender on post- traumatic intensive care and outcomes
Several reports indicate gender disparities in health care provision. There is a well-documented male patient dominance in intensive care unit (ICU) admittance. It is not established if this difference reflect...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:115 -
Development, validation and assessment of the test on knowledge about basic life support and use of automated external defibrillator among schoolchildren
Educating lay public can significantly strengthen the Chain of Survival after out of hospital cardiac arrest. Schoolchildren are an accessible population for learning basic life support (BLS) and use of an aut...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:114 -
Intra-patient potassium variability after hypothermic cardiac arrest: a multicentre, prospective study
To date, the decision to set up therapeutic extra-corporeal life support (ECLS) in hypothermia-related cardiac arrest is based on the potassium value only. However, no information is available about how the an...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:113 -
First-response treatment after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a survey of current practices across 29 countries in Europe
In Europe, survival rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) vary widely. Presence/absence and differences in implementation of systems dispatching First Responders (FR) in order to arrive before Emer...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:112 -
National early warning score (NEWS) and the new alternative SpO2 scale during rapid response team reviews: a prospective observational study
The national early warning score (NEWS) enables early detection of in-hospital patient deterioration and timely activation of hospital’s rapid response team (RRT). NEWS was updated in 2017 to include a separat...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:111 -
The cost-effectiveness of upfront point-of-care testing in the emergency department: a secondary analysis of a randomised, controlled trial
Time-saving is constantly sought after in the Emergency Department (ED), and Point-of-Care (POC) testing has been shown to be an effective time-saving intervention. However, when direct costs are compared, the...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:110 -
Impact of early intravenous amiodarone administration on neurological outcome in refractory ventricular fibrillation: retrospective analysis of prospectively collected prehospital data
The 2015 AHA guidelines recommend that amiodarone should be used for patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation (RVF). However, the optimal time interval between the incoming call and amiodarone adminis...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:109 -
Nonoperative management of splenic injury in closely monitored patients with reduced consciousness is safe and feasible
Treatment of blunt splenic injury has changed over the past decades. Nonoperative management (NOM) is the treatment of choice. Adequate patient selection is a prerequisite for successful NOM. Impaired mental s...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:108 -
Comment on epinephrine during resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest and increased mortality: a post hoc analysis of prospective observational study
The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report some important biases in a recently published Article. We agreed with the notion by Yamamoto et al. that the effects of epinephrine regarding was limited with...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:107 -
Outcome, quality of life and direct costs after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in an urban region of Switzerland
Considering the significant morbidity and mortality of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, only little data on survival or quality of life after successful resuscitation is available in Europe. Additionally, econo...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:106 -
Impact of rewarming rate on the mortality of patients with accidental hypothermia: analysis of data from the J-Point registry
Accidental hypothermia (AH) is defined as an involuntary decrease in core body temperature to < 35 °C. The management of AH has been progressing over the last few decades, and numerous techniques for rewarming...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:105 -
Regional hypothermia attenuates secondary-injury caused by time-out application of tourniquets following limb fragments injury combined with hemorrhagic shock
Tourniquet is the most widely used and effective first-aid equipment for controlling hemorrhage of injured limb in battlefield. However, time-out application of tourniquets leads to ischemic-necrosis of skelet...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:104 -
Prognostic ability of the sequential organ failure assessment score in accidental hypothermia: a multi-institutional retrospective cohort study
Severe accidental hypothermia (AH) is life threatening. Thus, prognostic prediction in AH is essential to rapidly initiate intensive care. Several studies on prognostic factors for AH are known, but none have ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:103 -
Characteristics of patients treated by the Danish Helicopter Emergency Medical Service from 2014-2018: a nationwide population-based study
A national Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) was introduced in Denmark in 2014 to ensure the availability of physician-led critical care for all patients regardless of location.
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:102 -
Causes of brain dysfunction in acute coma: a cohort study of 1027 patients in the emergency department
Coma of unknown etiology (CUE) is a major challenge in emergency medicine. CUE is caused by a wide variety of pathologies that require immediate and targeted treatment. However, there is little empirical data ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:101 -
The Danish prehospital emergency healthcare system and research possibilities
The emergency medical healthcare system outside hospital varies greatly across the globe - even within the western world. Within the last ten years, the demand for emergency medical service systems has increas...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:100 -
Application of NICE or SNC guidelines may reduce the need for computerized tomographies in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a retrospective chart review and theoretical application of five guidelines
Traumatic brain injuries continue to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Most traumatic brain injuries are classified as mild, with a low but not negligible risk of intracranial hemorr...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:99 -
The impact of the Sepsis-3 definition on ICU admission of patients with infection
Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated inflammation following an infection. However, the impact of this definition on patient care is not fully clear. This study invest...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:98 -
Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation for traumatic patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Resuscitation efforts for traumatic patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are not always futile. Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) during emergency calls could increase t...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:97 -
The boundaries of our imagination are not restricted by limits, but by lack of knowledge
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:96 -
Prehospital administration of surfactant to a premature neonate in respiratory distress
The population of the Kingdom of Bhutan is scattered in small villages throughout the eastern Himalaya. Infants born prematurely in villages have no access to neonatal intensive care until they are transported...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:95 -
Variation in accessibility of the population to an Emergency Medical Communication Centre: a multicentre observational study
Access to an Emergency Medical Communication Centre is essential for the population in emergency situations. Handling inbound calls without delay requires managing activity, process and outcome measures of the...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:94 -
Ventilation feedback device for manual ventilation in simulated respiratory arrest: a crossover manikin study
Studies have shown that providing adequate ventilation during CPR is essential. While hypoventilation is often feared by most caregivers on the scene, the most critical problem remains hyperventilation. We dev...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:93 -
Predicting acute coronary syndrome in males and females with chest pain who call an emergency medical communication centre
Chest pain is a frequent reason for calls in emergency medical communication centre (EMCC). Detecting a coronary origin by phone is a challenge. This is especially so as the presentations differ according to g...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:92 -
A Delphi consensus study for teaching “Basic Trauma Management” to third-year medical students
The Basic-Trauma Management (BTM) course has been taught to third-year medical students in small groups for many years without substantial changes. With the introduction of a new curriculum for Swiss medical s...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:91 -
Determining optimal needle size for decompression of tension pneumothorax in children – a CT-based study
For neonates and children requiring decompression of tension pneumothorax, specific recommendations for the choice of needle type and size are missing. The aim of this retrospective study was to determine opti...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2019 27:90
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