{"title":"Sex and gender need to be integrated into emergency medicine: recommendations for research and clinical practice.","authors":"Blanca Coll-Vinent, Gisela Sugranyes","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001162","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001162","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141733761","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}
Krzysztof Goniewicz, Renske W J Kusters, Trudy van Dijken, Fredrik Granholm, Attila J Hertelendy
{"title":"Hospital vulnerabilities to a changing climate: climate-adaptive strategies in emergency care.","authors":"Krzysztof Goniewicz, Renske W J Kusters, Trudy van Dijken, Fredrik Granholm, Attila J Hertelendy","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001186","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001186","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142389032","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}
Nicolas Marjanovic, Raphael Couvreur, Jennifer Lamarre, Melyne Piton, Jérémy Guenezan, Olivier Mimoz
{"title":"High-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy versus noninvasive ventilation in acute respiratory failure related to suspected or confirmed acute heart failure: a systematic review with meta-analysis.","authors":"Nicolas Marjanovic, Raphael Couvreur, Jennifer Lamarre, Melyne Piton, Jérémy Guenezan, Olivier Mimoz","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001171","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001171","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this review is to compare high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen (High flow oxygen) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for the management of acute respiratory failure secondary to suspected or confirmed acute heart failure (AHF). A comprehensive and relevant literature search of MEDLINE, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library was conducted using Medical Subject Heading and Free text terms from January 2010 to March 2024. All randomized clinical trials and observational retrospective and prospective studies reporting adult patients with acute respiratory failure due to suspected or confirmed AHF and comparing HFNC to NIV were included. Primary outcome included treatment failure, as a composite outcome including early termination to the allocated treatment, need for in-hospital intubation or mortality, or the definition used in the study for treatment failure if adequate. Secondary outcomes included change in respiratory rate and dyspnea intensity after treatment initiation, patient comfort, invasive mechanical ventilation requirement, and day-30 mortality. Six of the 802 identified studies were selected for final analysis, including 572 patients (221 assigned to high flow and 351 to NIV). Treatment failure rate was 20% and 13% in the high flow oxygen and NIV groups, respectively [estimated odds ratio (OR): 1.7, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.9-3.1] in randomized studies and 34% and 16% in the high flow oxygen and NIV groups, respectively (OR: 3.1, 95% CI: 0.7-13.5), in observational studies. Tracheal intubation requirement was 7% and 5% of patients in the HFNC and NIV groups, respectively (OR: 1.4, 95% CI: 0.5-3.5) in randomized studies, and 20% and 9% in the high flow oxygen and NIV group, respectively (OR: 2.1, 95% CI: 0.5-9.4) in observational studies. Mortality was 13% and 8% in the high flow oxygen and the NIV groups, respectively (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 0.8-1.1) in randomized studies and 14% and 9% in the high flow oxygen and the NIV groups, respectively (OR: 1.4, 95% CI: 0.5-3.7) in observational studies. Compared with NIV, high flow oxygen was not associated with a higher risk of treatment failure during initial management of patients with acute respiratory failure related to suspected or confirmed AHF.</p>","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142016707","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}
Nick Mani, Nishant Cherian, Julia Burkert, Robert David Jarman
{"title":"Bedside-focused transthoracic echocardiography in acute atraumatic thoracic aortic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy.","authors":"Nick Mani, Nishant Cherian, Julia Burkert, Robert David Jarman","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001174","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001174","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this review was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of bedside-focused transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in acute atraumatic thoracic aortic syndrome in adults. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of publications that described the use of bedside-focused TTE on adults presenting to emergency care settings with suspected atraumatic thoracic aortic syndrome. Studies were identified using keyword and MeSH on relevant databases as well as grey literature, followed by abstract screening and study selection by two independent reviewers. Sixteen studies over six decades were included in the meta-analysis ( n = 4569 patients). The prevalence of type A thoracic aortic dissection was 11% (range 1.4-45.7%) and type B dissection was 7% (range 1.8-30.55%). Pooled sensitivity and specificity for type A dissection (through direct TTE visualisation of an intimal flap) were 89% [95% confidence interval (CI), 82-94%] and 92% (95% CI, 88-95%), respectively. For type B dissection, pooled sensitivity was 65% (95% CI, 45-80%) and specificity was 100% (95% CI, 0.69-100%). Regarding indirect TTE signs, pooled sensitivities and specificities were 64% (5.2-98.2%) and 94% (92-96.1%), respectively for aortic valve regurgitation, 92% (54-99.2%) and 87% (62-97%) for thoracic aortic aneurysm and 39% (33.8-45%) and 94% (92-95%) for pericardial effusion. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, bedside-focused TTE has high specificity for type A and B dissection, a moderate to high sensitivity for type A but poor for type B, and unclear diagnostic accuracy for intramural haematoma and penetrating aortic ulcer.</p>","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142079771","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":"Breaking the ceiling: considering gender disparity in emergency care.","authors":"Derek A Robinett, Lauren A Walter","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001195","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544506","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}
Marta Cancella de Abreu, Jacques Ropers, Nathalie Oueidat, Laurence Pieroni, Corinne Frère, Michaela Fontenay, Krystel Torelino, Anthony Chauvin, Guillaume Hekimian, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Beatrice Parfait, Florence Tubach, Pierre Hausfater
{"title":"Biomarkers of COVID-19 short-term worsening: a multiparameter analysis within the prospective multicenter COVIDeF cohort.","authors":"Marta Cancella de Abreu, Jacques Ropers, Nathalie Oueidat, Laurence Pieroni, Corinne Frère, Michaela Fontenay, Krystel Torelino, Anthony Chauvin, Guillaume Hekimian, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Beatrice Parfait, Florence Tubach, Pierre Hausfater","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001175","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001175","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>During a pandemic like COVID-19, hospital resources are constrained and accurate severity triage of the patients is required.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to estimate the predictive performances of candidate biomarkers for short-term worsening (STW) of COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Prospective, multicenter (20 hospitals in Paris) cohort study of consecutive COVID-19 patients with systematic biobanking at admission, during the first waves of COVID-19 in France in 2020 (COVIDeF cohort).</p><p><strong>Setting and participants: </strong>Consecutive COVID-19 patients were screened for inclusion. They were excluded in presence of severity criteria defined by either an ICU admission, mechanical ventilation (including noninvasive ventilation), acute respiratory distress, or in-hospital death before sampling. Routine blood tests measured during usual care and centralized systematic measurement of creatine kinase, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), high-sensitive troponin T (TnT-hs), N terminal pro-B natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), calprotectin, platelet factor 4, mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), and proendothelin were performed.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures and analyses: </strong>The primary outcome was STW, defined by a severity criteria within 7 days. A backward stepwise logistic regression model and a 'best subset' approach were used to identify independent association, and the area under the receiving operator characteristics (AUROC) was computed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five hundred and eleven patients were analyzed, of whom 60 (11.7%) experienced STW. Median time to occurrence of a severity criteria was 3 days. At admission, lower values of eosinophils, lymphocytes, platelets, alanine aminotransferase, and higher values of neutrophils, creatinine, urea, CRP, TnT-hs, suPAR, NT-proBNP, calprotectin, procalcitonin, MR-proADM, and proendothelin were predictive of worsening. Stepwise logistic regression identified three biomarkers significantly associated with worsening: CRP [adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.10, 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 1.06-1.15 for a 10-unit increase, AUROC: 0.73 (0.66-0.79)], procalcitonin [aOR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.22-0.81, AUROC: 0.69 (0.64-0.88)], and MR-proADM [aOR: 2.85, 95% CI: 1.74-4.69, AUROC: 0.75 (0.69-0.81)]. These biomarkers outperformed clinical variables except diabetes and cancer comorbidities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In this multicenter prospective study that assessed a large panel of biomarkers for COVID-19 patients, CRP, procalcitonin, and MR-proADM were independently associated with the risk of STW.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04352348.</p>","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557468","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}
Amélie Vromant, Karine Alamé, Clémentine Cassard, Ben Bloom, Oscar Miró, Yonathan Freund
{"title":"Effect of patient gender on the decision of ceiling of care: an European study of emergency physicians' treatment decisions in simulated cases.","authors":"Amélie Vromant, Karine Alamé, Clémentine Cassard, Ben Bloom, Oscar Miró, Yonathan Freund","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001176","DOIUrl":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and importance: </strong>Gender bias in healthcare can significantly influence clinical decision-making, potentially leading to disparities in treatment outcomes. This study addresses the impact of patient gender on the decision-making process for establishing a ceiling of care in emergency medicine, particularly the decision to limit tracheal intubation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine whether patient gender influences emergency physicians' decisions regarding the recommendation for tracheal intubation in critically ill patients.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A European survey-based study was conducted using a standardized clinical scenario to assess physicians' decisions in a controlled setting.</p><p><strong>Settings and participants: </strong>The survey targeted European emergency physicians over a 2-week period in April 2024. A total of 3423 physicians participated, with a median age of 40 years and a distribution of 46% women. Physicians were presented with a clinical vignette of a 75-year-old patient in acute respiratory distress. The vignettes were randomized to vary only by the patient's gender (woman/man) and level of functional status: (1) can grocery shop alone, (2) cannot grocery shop alone but can bathe independently, or (3) cannot perform either task independently.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures and analysis: </strong>The primary outcome was the recommendation for intubation, with secondary analyses exploring the influence of patient functional status levels. Multivariable logistic regression was used to adjust for potential confounders, including physician gender, age, experience, and practice setting.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>A total of 3423 physicians responded, mostly from France, Spain, Italy, and the UK (1,532, 494, 247, and 245 respectively). Women patients were less likely to be intubated compared to male patients [67.9% vs. 71.7%; difference 3.81%; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.7-6.9%]. The likelihood of recommending intubation decreased with lower levels of patient functional status. Women physician gender was also associated with a reduced likelihood of recommending intubation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study suggests a significant gender-based disparity in emergency care decision-making, with women patients being less likely to receive recommendations for intubation. However, these results should be interpreted with caution due to potential limitations in the representativity of respondents and the uncertain applicability of survey responses to real-life clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142344045","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}
Pierre-Marie Roy, Andrea Penaloza, Federico Germini, Jeffrey A Kline
{"title":"The Emergency Advisory and Research international board on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (EARTH).","authors":"Pierre-Marie Roy, Andrea Penaloza, Federico Germini, Jeffrey A Kline","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001194","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544510","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}
Ophélie Coste, Ahmed Souayah, Céline Occelli, Frédéric Lapostolle
{"title":"Accuracy of humeral intraosseous puncture: direct analysis of humeral head models.","authors":"Ophélie Coste, Ahmed Souayah, Céline Occelli, Frédéric Lapostolle","doi":"10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001172","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11893,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544505","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}