Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.
Evaluation of a New Nonnvasive Device in Determining Hemoglobin Levels in Emergency Department Patients.
West J Emerg Med. 2013 May; 14(3): 283-286
Knutson T, Della-Giustina D, Tomich E, Wills B, Luerssen E, Reynolds P
Introduction: The Masimo Radical-7 Pulse CO-Oximeter is a medical device recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration that performs noninvasive oximetry and estimated venous or arterial hemoglobin measurements. A portable, noninvasive device that rapidly measures hemoglobin concentration could be useful in both austere and modern hospital settings. The objective of this study is to determine the degree of variation between the device’s estimated hemoglobin measurement and the actual venous hemoglobin concentration in undifferentiated emergency department (ED) patients. Methods: We conducted a prospective, observational, cross-sectional study of adult patients presenting to the ED. The subjects consisted of a convenience sample of adult ED patients who required a complete blood count as part of their care in the ED. A simultaneous probe hemoglobin was obtained and recorded. Results: Bias between probe and laboratory hemoglobin measurements was -0.5 (95% confidence interval, – 0.8 to -0.1) but this was not statistically significant from 0 (t 0.05,124 = 0.20, P > 0.5). The limits of agreement… Continue reading
[The Fight Against Polio: A Social-Medical Alliance, Buenos Aires, 1943].
[The fight against polio: a social-medical alliance, Buenos Aires, 1943].
Salud Colect. 2012 Dec; 8(3): 299-314
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The present article analyzes the emergence of a volunteer-based social assistance organization that played an active role in the health care… Continue reading
Reliability and Validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for Detecting Cannabis Dependence in Frequent Cannabis Users.
Reliability and validity of the Severity of Dependence Scale for detecting cannabis dependence in frequent cannabis users.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2013 May 14;
van der Pol P, Liebregts N, de Graaf R, Korf DJ, van den Brink… Continue reading
Factors Associated With Sexuality Following Traumatic Brain Injury.
Factors associated with sexuality following traumatic brain injury.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2013 May-Jun; 28(3): 195-201
Ponsford JL, Downing MG, Stolwyk R
: Previous research has demonstrated that sexuality is compromised following traumatic brain injury (TBI).: The aim of… Continue reading
The Orbitofrontal Cortex Regulates Outcome-Based Decision-Making via the Lateral Striatum.
The orbitofrontal cortex regulates outcome-based decision-making via the lateral striatum.
Eur J Neurosci. 2013 May 8;
Gourley SL, Olevska A, Zimmermann KS, Ressler KJ, Dileone RJ, Taylor JR
The orbitofrontal cortex (oPFC) sends substantial projections to the ventrolateral striatum… Continue reading
Inconsolable Infant Crying and Maternal Postpartum Depressive Symptoms.
Inconsolable Infant Crying and Maternal Postpartum Depressive Symptoms.
Pediatrics. 2013 May 6;
Radesky JS, Zuckerman B, Silverstein M, Rivara FP, Barr M, Taylor JA, Lengua LJ, Barr RG
OBJECTIVE:To quantify the extent to which maternal report of inconsolable infant crying, rather than colic (defined by Wessel’s criteria of daily duration of fussing and crying >3 hours), is associated with maternal postpartum depressive symptoms.METHODS:Participants were 587 mothers who were recruited shortly before or after delivery and followed longitudinally. At 5 to 6 weeks postpartum, mothers recorded the duration and mode (fussing, crying, or inconsolable crying) of their infant’s distress by using the Baby’s Day Diary. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was administered at enrollment and at 8 weeks postpartum. Using regression models that included baseline EPDS scores and multiple confounders, we examined associations of colic and inconsolable crying with later maternal EPDS scores at 8 weeks postpartum.RESULTS:Sixty mothers (10%) met the EPDS threshold for “possible depression” (score ?9) at 8 weeks postpartum. For mothers reporting >20 minutes of inconsolable crying per day, the adjusted odds ratio… Continue reading