Magnesium sulfate infusion for acute asthma in the emergency department by Jose Enrique Irazuzta, Nicolas Chiriboga

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The use of high‐flow nasal cannula in the pediatric emergency department by Katherine N. Slain, Steven L. Shein, Alexandre T. Rotta

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THE VASCULAR SURGERY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN TIMES OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Henrique Rocha, Ivone Silva, Inês Antunes, Carlos Veiga, Daniel Mendes, Carlos Veterano, João Castro, Andreia Pinelo, Rui Machado, Rui Almeida

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Bromopride, metoclopramide, or ondansetron for the treatment of vomiting in the pediatric emergency department: a randomized controlled trial by Matias Epifanio, Janete de L. Portela, Jefferson P. Piva, Cristina H. Targa Ferreira, Edgar E. Sarria, Rita Mattiello

“…Methods: Randomized controlled trial including children 1–12 years of age presenting with acute vomiting at the pediatric emergency department. Outcomes: number of children that stopped vomiting at one, six, and 24 h following treatment; episodes of diarrhea; acceptance of oral liquids; intravenous rehydration; return to hospital and side effects. …”
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Is this child sick? Usefulness of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle in emergency settings by Ana Fernandez, Javier Benito, Santiago Mintegi

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Management protocols for status epilepticus in the pediatric emergency room: systematic review article by Cheuk C. Au, Ricardo G. Branco, Robert C. Tasker

“…Objective: This systematic review of national or regional guidelines published in English aimed to better understand variance in pre‐hospital and emergency department treatment of status epilepticus. Sources: Systematic search of national or regional guidelines (January 2000 to February 2017) contained within PubMed and Google Scholar databases, and article reference lists. …”
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ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF LATE THORACIC ENDOGRAFT MIGRATION by Ricardo Gouveia, Victor Martins, Daniel Brandão, Pedro Brandão, Pedro Sousa, Jacinta Campos, Andreia Coelho, Rita Augusto, Nuno Coelho, Alexandra Canedo

“…He was admitted in the Emergency Department for chest pain. After detecting the endograft migration with detachment from the neck, he was submited to a new endovascular procedure. …”
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WHEN SYNERGIC WORK BETWEEN GENERAL AND VASCULAR SURGEONS MAKES THE DIFFERENCE by Marisa D. Santos, Daniel Mendes, Ezequiel Silva, Pedro Brandão, Carlos Veiga, Inês Antunes, Gabriela Teixeira, Joana Gaspar, Isabel Mesquita, António Canha, Rui Almeida, Rui Machado

“…Clinical case 1: A 48-year-old woman with a history of smoking goes to the emergency department for hypogastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. …”
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Clinical and laboratory description of a series of cases of acute viral myositis by Silvana Paula Cardin, Joelma Gonçalves Martin, Claudia Saad‐Magalhães

“…Method: A retrospective analysis of suspected cases under observation in the emergency department was performed, including outpatient follow‐up with the recording of respiratory infection and musculoskeletal symptoms, measurement of muscle enzymes, creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), transaminases (AST and ALT), blood count, C‐reactive protein, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the acute phase and during follow‐up until normalization. …”
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Respiratory syncytial virus infection as a cause of hospitalization in population under 1 year in Colombia by Juan Gabriel Piñeros, Hernando Baquero, Jaime Bastidas, Jorge García, Oscar Ovalle, Carlos M. Patiño, Juan C. Restrepo

“…Methods: one-year prospective multicentric observational study that included 717 patients presenting to the emergency department with respiratory symptoms in 6 cities of Colombia. …”
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ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME IN A NON-ATHLETIC PATIENT by Tony Soares, José Tiago, Viviana Manuel, Carlos Martins, Pedro Amorim, Luís Mendes Pedro

“…We present a 39 years-old female patient with no relevant past history and no sport activity, admitted to our emergency department with acute disabling claudication in the right lower limb caused by retrogeniculate popliteal artery occlusion. …”
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Parallel grafting technique for a complex zone 6 aortic pseudoaneurysm treatment by Daniel Azevedo Mendes, Rui Machado, Carlos Pereira, João Castro, Rui Almeida

“…CASE REPORT: A 44-year-old male, born in Guinea Bissau, presents to the emergency department with epigastric pain radiating to the dorsum. …”
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Redefining late renal artery revascularization – splenorenal bypass in the treatment of acute renal artery occlusion by Daniel A. Mendes, Rui Machado, João Castro, Rui Almeida

“…CASE REPORT: A 64-year-old male with chronic kidney disease presented to the emergency department with acute kidney injury of unknown etiology. …”
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Oxidative and antioxidative status of children with acute bronchiolitis by Rusen Dundaroz, Ufuk Erenberk, Ozden Turel, Aysegul Dogan Demir, Emin Ozkaya, Ozcan Erel

“…Methods: Children with acute bronchiolitis admitted to the pediatric emergency department of a university hospital between January and April of 2012 were compared with agematched healthy controls. …”
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An unusual cause of haematuria - case report by João Peixoto, Pedro Brandão, Carolina Semião, Luis Fernandes, Alexandra Canedo

“…CASE REPORT: An 82-year-old male presented to the emergency department with haemodynamic instability and gross haematuria that started one hour prior to admission. …”
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TRANSAPICAL ACCESS – A COMPLEMENTARY ACCESS FOR TEVAR IN A STANFORD TYPE A DISSECTION by Inês Antunes, Rui Machado, Carlos Pereira, Duarte Rego, Vitor Ferreira, Joao Gonçalves, Gabriela Teixeira, Carlos Veiga, Daniel Mendes, Rui Almeida

“…Results: A 65-year-old man with history of chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, atrial fibrillation and hypertension came to the emergency department with abdominal pain. He underwent angio-CT that revealed type A AD with an PAU in the ascending aorta (AA). …”
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EVAS DEVICE EXPLANTATION IN A SECONDARY RUPTURE OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM by Alice Lopes, Tony Soares, Pedro Amorim, Gonçalo Sobrinho, Luís Mendes Pedro

“…Four years after the initial procedure the patient was admitted in the emergency department of our hospital after syncope and with abdominal pain. …”
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HYBRID MANAGEMENT FOR SPONTANEOUS ISOLATED DISSECTION OF THE COMMON ILIAC ARTERY: A CLINICAL CASE by Andreia Pires Coelho, Miguel Lobo, Clara Nogueira, Ricardo Gouveia, Jacinta Campos, Rita Augusto, Nuno Coelho, Ana Carolina Semião, Alexandra Canedo

“…Results: The patient is a 65 years old male, referred to the emergency department for abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant with inguinal irradiation. …”
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RUPTURED IDIOPATHIC SPLENIC ARTERY PSEUDOANEURYSM — A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW by Andreia Coelho, Daniel Brandão, Miguel Lobo, Jacinta Campos, Rita Augusto, Nuno Coelho, Ana Carolina Semião, João Pedro Ribeiro, Alexandra Canedo

“…He was admitted in the emergency department with thoracalgia with interscapular irradiation with few hours of evolution. …”
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A HYBRID SOLUTION TO MANAGE A THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM: THE “SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE” ASSOCIATED TO ENDOGRAFTING OF THE PROXIMAL AORTIC ANASTOMOSIS by Tony Soares, Pedro Amorim, Carlos Martins, Vivivana Manuel, Emanuel Silva, Mariana Moutinho, João Rato, Luís Silvestre, Luís Mendes Pedro

“…Case Report: A 43-year-old female patient was evacuated from Mozambique with a history of TAAA and admitted in our emergency department with recent chest and abdominal pain. …”
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