Objective: To describe the triage of patients operated for non-ruptured and ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) before the endovascular era. Design: Retrospective single-centre cohort study.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea Dr Chun Byeong Jo, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, 8 Hakdong Donggu ...

Aims: To investigate the problem of children presenting to hospital with alcohol intoxication. Methods: An observational study was conducted over 18 months profiling children who presented to hospital ...

Psychogenic stridor is a rare cause of apparent acute upper airway obstruction, usually occurring in young female adults. The alarming presence of inspiratory stridor leads to suspicion of organic ...

Correspondence to Professor Dr. J.C. Goslings, Trauma Unit Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands; j.c.goslings{at}amc.nl Objective To ...

Objective—To assess whether measuring plasma paracetamol concentrations in all patients with drug overdose or collapse (altered consciousness) changes outcome. Method—A retrospective survey was ...

Objectives: To describe the case mix, activity, and outcome for admissions to intensive care units (ICUs) from emergency departments (EDs). Design: An observational study using data from a high ...

Department of Preventive Medicine and Quality Management, Hospital, General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain Correspondence to Dr Susana Granado de la Orden, Department of Preventive ...

2 Institut de Psychologie du Travail et des Organisations, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland Correspondence to Dr Yvonne Bogenstätter, Institut de Psychologie du Travail et des ...

Objectives To directly compare the diagnostic accuracy of four decision aids (Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS), History, ECG, Age, Risk factors and Troponin (HEART), ...