{"title":"Gender Disparities in Patients’ Decisions about the Management of Myocardial Infarction in East Chinese Province","authors":"Chaobin Lou, Tao Xu, Fangying Dong, Yangmiao Xu, Muhua Zhang, Shudong Xia, Yinchuan Xu, Chao Feng","doi":"10.1155/2023/8220308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8220308","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Background</i>. Previous studies showed that there are gender disparities in various respects of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), including risk factors, symptoms, and outcomes. However, few of them noticed the gender disparities in patients’ decision about the management of AMI, which might also be associated with the outcome. <i>Aims</i>. To identify gender disparities in patients’ decisions about the management of myocardial infarction. <i>Methods</i>. In this cohort study, the critical time points including the time of symptom onset, visiting hospital, diagnosis of AMI, consent to coronary angiography (CAG), beginning of CAG, and balloon dilation were recorded. Medication and major adverse cardiac event (MACE) within 6 months were also recorded. <i>Results</i>. Female patients took more time from symptom onset to visiting hospital (<span><svg height=\"8.8423pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-0.2064009pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.289 8.8423\" width=\"19.289pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.658,0)\"></path></g></svg><span></span><span><svg height=\"8.8423pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-0.2064009pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"22.8711838 -8.6359 28.182 8.8423\" width=\"28.182pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.921,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,29.161,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,32.125,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.365,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.605,0)\"></path></g></svg>),</span></span> from diagnosis of AMI to consent to CAG (<span><svg height=\"9.2729pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-0.6370001pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.289 9.2729\" width=\"19.289pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-81\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.658,0)\"></path></g></svg><span></span><span><svg height=\"9.2729pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-0.6370001pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"22.8711838 -8.6359 21.918 9.2729\" width=\"21.918pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.921,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,29.161,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-47\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,32.125,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.365,0)\"></path></g></svg>),</span></span> and from door to needle/balloon than male (<span><svg height=\"9.2729pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-0.6370001pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.289 9.2729\" width=\"19.289pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Personal Protective Equipment on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Rescuer Safety","authors":"Cheng-Hsin Cheng, Ya-Yun Cheng, Mei-Kang Yuan, Yow-Jer Juang, Xuan-Yu Zeng, Chung-Yu Chen, Ning-Ping Foo","doi":"10.1155/2023/9697442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9697442","url":null,"abstract":"<i>Background</i>. High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a key element in the rescue of cardiac arrest patients but is difficult to achieve in circumstances involving aerosol transmission, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. <i>Methods</i>. This prospective randomized crossover trial included 30 experienced health care providers to evaluate the impact of personal protective equipment (PPE) on CPR quality and rescuer safety. Participants were asked to perform continuous CPR for 5 minutes on a manikin with three types of PPE: level D-PPE, level C-PPE, and PAPR. The primary outcome was effective chest compression per minute. Secondary outcomes were the fit factor by PortaCount, vital signs and fatigue scores before and after CPR, and perceptions related to wearing PPE. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used, and a two-tailed test value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant. <i>Results</i>. The rates of effective chest compressions for 5 minutes with level D-PPE, level C-PPE, and PAPRs were 82.0 ± 0.2%, 78.4 ± 0.2%, and 78.0 ± 0.2%, respectively (<span><svg height=\"11.7782pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-3.42938pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782\" width=\"18.973pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)\"></path></g></svg><span></span><span><svg height=\"11.7782pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-3.42938pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782\" width=\"28.184pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)\"></path></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,44.289,0)\"></path></g></svg>).</span></span> The fit-factor test values of level C-PPE and PAPRs were 182.9 ± 39.9 vs. 198.9 ± 9.2 (<span><svg height=\"11.7782pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-3.42938pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"-0.0498162 -8.34882 18.973 11.7782\" width=\"18.973pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-113\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,11.342,0)\"></path></g></svg><span></span><span><svg height=\"11.7782pt\" style=\"vertical-align:-3.42938pt\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"22.555183800000002 -8.34882 28.184 11.7782\" width=\"28.184pt\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\"><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,22.605,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.845,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-47\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,31.809,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g transform=\"matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,38.049,0)\"><use xlink:href=\"#g113-49\"></use></g><g ","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138541070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Clinical Observation of Computer Vision Technology Combined with Music Therapy in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9783534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9783534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/2567340.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9783534"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700883/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Transradial Access Puncture in the Application of Complications and Comfort after Cerebral Angiography.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9870169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9870169","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/3457034.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9870169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700959/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138801229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Diagnostic Predictive Value of Tryptase, Serum Amyloid A and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Biomarker Groups for Large Atherosclerotic Cerebral Infarction.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9798523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9798523","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/5784909.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9798523"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700728/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Nursing of Vulvar Cancer Radical Operation Combined with Laparoscopic Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9831045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9831045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/8091114.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9831045"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Establishment of a Finite Element Model of Normal Nasal Bone and Analysis of Its Biomechanical Characteristics.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9814568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9814568","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2023/3783051.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9814568"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700887/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: A Multimodel Fusion Method for Cardiovascular Disease Detection Using ECG.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9803581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9803581","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/3561147.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9803581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700774/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138801227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Application Value of Management Model Based on \"Zero Tolerance\" Concept in Pressure Ulcer Management.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9786387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9786387","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/6792584.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9786387"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Retracted: Clinical Features and Surgical Strategies of Distal Radius Posttraumatic Deformity.","authors":"Emergency Medicine International","doi":"10.1155/2023/9820756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9820756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/5268822.].</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":"2023 ","pages":"9820756"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10700957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138794604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}