{"title":"The hidden expense of stethoscope hygiene versus the real costs of failure.","authors":"William Frank Peacock","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.161","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"6-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11009711/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139416543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seonji Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Jeehye Lee, Eunsil Ko, Seong Jung Kim
{"title":"Trends in emergency department visits for emergency care-sensitive conditions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide study in Korea, 2019-2021.","authors":"Seonji Kim, Ho Kyung Sung, Jeehye Lee, Eunsil Ko, Seong Jung Kim","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.087","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.087","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Emergency care systems worldwide have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the trend of emergency department (ED) visits for emergency care-sensitive conditions (ECSCs) in Korea before and during the pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a longitudinal study using the national ED database in Korea from January 2019 to December 2021. We calculated the number and incidence rate of visits for ECSCs per 100,000 ED visits, and the incidence rate ratio of 2021 relative to the value in 2019. The selected ECSCs were intracranial injury, ischemic heart disease, stroke, and cardiac arrest.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The number of ED visits for all causes decreased by about 23% during the pandemic. The number of ED visits for intracranial injuries decreased from 166,695 in 2019 to 133,226 in 2020 and then increased to 145,165 in 2021. The number of ED visits for ischemic heart disease and stroke decreased in 2020 but increased to 2019 levels in 2021. In contrast, the number of ED visits for cardiac arrest increased from 23,903 in 2019 to 24,344 in 2020 and to 27,027 in 2021. The incidence rate and incidence rate ratio of these four ECSCs increased from 2019 to 2021, suggesting increasing relative proportions of ECSCs in total ED visits.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cardiac arrests seen in the EDs increased, but that of other ECSCs decreased. The decrease in ED visits for ECSCs was not as pronounced as the decrease in ED visits for all causes during the pandemic. Further studies are needed to determine clinical outcomes in patients with ECSC during the pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"88-93"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11009707/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139416544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Successful Airway Resuscitation of Life-threatening Subglottic Foreign body in an infant: A case report.","authors":"Moon Ki Shim, Min Ji Park","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.23.178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Airway foreign body removal is challenging. It is a time-limited and life-saving procedure. We report a successful case of life-saving by pushing a foreign body further into the distal airway to block one lung and save the other lung. A 12-month-old boy presented in the emergency department with choking. Upon arrival, his mental status was alert. However, respiratory failure rapidly progressed and arrest occurred. We tried to push the foreign body distal by pushing the endotracheal tube as deep as possible and inserting stylet further. With this procedure, the patient was successfully resuscitated and bronchoscopic foreign body removal was performed. The patient was discharged without respiratory or neurologic sequelae. We reported this successful life-threatening subglottic airway foreign body removal case in an infant.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139899495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wookjin Choi, Young Soon Cho, Young Rock Ha, Jehyeok Oh, Heekyung Lee, Bo Seung Kang, Yong Won Kim, Chan Young Koh, Ji Han Lee, Euigi Jung, Youdong Sohn, Han Bit Kim, Su Jin Kim, Hohyun Kim, Dongbum Suh, Dong Hyun Lee, J. Hong, Won Woong Lee
{"title":"Role of point-of-care ultrasound in critical care and emergency medicine: update and future perspective","authors":"Wookjin Choi, Young Soon Cho, Young Rock Ha, Jehyeok Oh, Heekyung Lee, Bo Seung Kang, Yong Won Kim, Chan Young Koh, Ji Han Lee, Euigi Jung, Youdong Sohn, Han Bit Kim, Su Jin Kim, Hohyun Kim, Dongbum Suh, Dong Hyun Lee, J. Hong, Won Woong Lee","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.23.101","url":null,"abstract":"Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapidly developing technology that has the potential to revolutionize emergency and critical care medicine. The use of POCUS can improve patient care by providing real-time clinical information. However, appropriate usage and proper training are crucial to ensure patient safety and reliability. This article discusses the various applications of POCUS in emergency and critical care medicine, the importance of training and education, and the future of POCUS in medicine.","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Explainable artificial intelligence in emergency medicine: an overview.","authors":"Yohei Okada, Yilin Ning, Marcus Eng Hock Ong","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.145","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have potential to revolutionize emergency medical care by enhancing triage systems, improving diagnostic accuracy, refining prognostication, and optimizing various aspects of clinical care. However, as clinicians often lack AI expertise, they might perceive AI as a \"black box,\" leading to trust issues. To address this, \"explainable AI,\" which teaches AI functionalities to end-users, is important. This review presents the definitions, importance, and role of explainable AI, as well as potential challenges in emergency medicine. First, we introduce the terms explainability, interpretability, and transparency of AI models. These terms sound similar but have different roles in discussion of AI. Second, we indicate that explainable AI is required in clinical settings for reasons of justification, control, improvement, and discovery and provide examples. Third, we describe three major categories of explainability: pre-modeling explainability, interpretable models, and post-modeling explainability and present examples (especially for post-modeling explainability), such as visualization, simplification, text justification, and feature relevance. Last, we show the challenges of implementing AI and ML models in clinical settings and highlight the importance of collaboration between clinicians, developers, and researchers. This paper summarizes the concept of \"explainable AI\" for emergency medicine clinicians. This review may help clinicians understand explainable AI in emergency contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"354-362"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790070/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationships between trauma death, disability, and geographic factors: a systematic review.","authors":"Bona Hwang, Taewook Jeong, Jiyeon Jo","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.009","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Trauma is a global health problem. The causes of trauma-related deaths are diverse and may depend in part on socioeconomic and geographical factors; however, there have been few studies addressing such relationships. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between trauma and geographical factors in order to support policy recommendations to reduce trauma-related deaths and disability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines, we searched international and Korean databases to retrieve relevant literature published between 2000 and 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-two studies showed a positive relationship between the outcomes of major trauma and geographical factors. The study investigated regional factors including economic factors such as size of urban areas, gross domestic product, and poverty rate, as well as hospital parameters, such as presence of trauma centers and number of hospital beds. There was a tendency toward higher mortality rates in rural and low-income areas, and most of the studies reported that the presence of trauma centers reduced trauma-related mortality rates.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study showed that geographic factors influence trauma outcomes. The findings suggest geographical considerations be included in care plans to reduce death and disability caused by trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"426-437"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790073/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9908321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case report of furosemide extravasation in the hand: a rare cause of compartment syndrome.","authors":"Sertaç Güler, Dilber Üçöz Kocaşaban","doi":"10.15441/ceem.22.325","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.22.325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In emergency departments, many drugs, fluids, and materials for medical examinations and treatment are typically administered to patients intravenously. One of the most common complications of the intravenous bolus or infusion of drugs is extravasation injuries. These injuries may cause certain morbidities for the patient, increase the cost of treatment, and prolong hospital stays. At the same time, these injuries also carry medicolegal risks for health personnel. Furosemide is a potent diuretic that is commonly used in emergency departments for volume overload conditions. To the best of our knowledge, there have been no cases reported in the literature of furosemide-induced extravasation injury with subsequent compartment syndrome that has required surgical intervention. Presented herein is the case of a 70-year-old female patient who was administered intravenous furosemide from the dorsum of the left hand and whose extravasation injury progressed to compartment syndrome requiring an emergency fasciotomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"446-449"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790067/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40700700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perinatal carbon monoxide poisoning with fetal and maternal carboxyhemoglobin measurements.","authors":"Dean T Odegard, Michael E Mullins","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.097","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"453-455"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790064/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138444113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An expert consensus–based checklist for quality appraisal of educational resources on adult basic life support: a Delphi study","authors":"Alexei Birkun, Adhish Gautam, Bernd W. Böttiger","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.049","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Given the lack of a unified tool for appraising the quality of educational resources for lay-rescuer delivery of adult basic life support (BLS), this study aimed to develop an appropriate evaluation checklist based on a consensus of international experts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a two-round Delphi study, participating experts completed questionnaires to rate each item of a predeveloped 72-item checklist indicating agreement that an item should be utilized to evaluate the conformance of an adult BLS educational resource with resuscitation guidelines. Consensus on item inclusion was defined as a rating of ≥7 points from ≥75% of experts. Experts were encouraged to add anonymous suggestions for modifying or adding new items.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 46 participants, 42 (91.3%) completed the first round (representatives of 25 countries with a median of 16 years of professional experience in resuscitation) and 40 (87.0%) completed the second round. Thirteen of 72 baseline items were excluded, 55 were included unchanged, four were included after modification, and four new items were added. The final checklist comprises 63 items under the subsections “safety” (one item), “recognition” (nine items), “call for help” (four items), “chest compressions” (12 items), “rescue breathing” (12 items), “defibrillation” (nine items), “continuation of CPR” (two items), “choking” (10 items) and “miscellaneous” (four items).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The produced checklist is a ready-to-use expert consensus–based tool for appraising the quality of educational content on lay-rescuer provision of adult BLS. The checklist gives content developers a tool to ensure educational resources comply with current resuscitation knowledge, and may serve as a component of a prospective standardized international framework for quality assurance in resuscitation education.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"400-409"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790068/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10068802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sung Phil Chung, Youdong Sohn, Jisook Lee, Youngsuk Cho, Kyoung-Chul Cha, Ju Sun Heo, Ai-Rhan Ellen Kim, Jae Guk Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Hyungoo Shin, Chiwon Ahn, Ho Geol Woo, Byung Kook Lee, Yong Soo Jang, Yu Hyeon Choi, Sung Oh Hwang
{"title":"Expert opinion on evidence after the 2020 Korean Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines: a secondary publication.","authors":"Sung Phil Chung, Youdong Sohn, Jisook Lee, Youngsuk Cho, Kyoung-Chul Cha, Ju Sun Heo, Ai-Rhan Ellen Kim, Jae Guk Kim, Han-Suk Kim, Hyungoo Shin, Chiwon Ahn, Ho Geol Woo, Byung Kook Lee, Yong Soo Jang, Yu Hyeon Choi, Sung Oh Hwang","doi":"10.15441/ceem.23.102","DOIUrl":"10.15441/ceem.23.102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Considerable evidence has been published since the 2020 Korean Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Guidelines were reported. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) also publishes the Consensus on CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) summary annually. This review provides expert opinions by reviewing the recent evidence on CPR and ILCOR treatment recommendations. The authors reviewed the CoSTR summary published by ILCOR in 2021 and 2022. PICO (patient, intervention, comparison, outcome) questions for each topic were reviewed using a systemic or scoping review methodology. Two experts were appointed for each question and reviewed the topic independently. Topics suggested by the reviewers for revision or additional description of the guidelines were discussed at a consensus conference. Forty-three questions were reviewed, including 15 on basic life support, seven on advanced life support, two on pediatric life support, 11 on neonatal life support, six on education and teams, one on first aid, and one related to COVID-19. Finally, the current Korean CPR Guideline was maintained for 28 questions, and expert opinions were suggested for 15 questions.</p>","PeriodicalId":10325,"journal":{"name":"Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"382-392"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10790069/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10068805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}