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Advances in Emergency Medicine

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 2539

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Ozgur Karcioglu

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Emergency Department, TaksimTraining and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
Interests: resuscitation; toxicology/poisoning; pain management; trauma; advanced life support; emergency medicine; injury prevention; procedures; surgical emergencies; disaster medicine; education in medicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Emergency medicine (EM) plays a pivotal role in healthcare systems across the globe. As preventive care and outpatient follow-up do not meet the needs of the human population, millions of people are admitted to EDs every day. EM is a discipline that bridges family care, preventive medicine, intensive care and interventions, such as resuscitation and the acute treatment of many life-threatening situations.

The diagnosis and treatment of acute diseases are constantly evolving in daily clinical practice. Patients with emergency situations, including traumatic injuries, infectious emergencies and cardiac emergencies, require advanced interventions that employ multidisciplinary approaches, which have evolved over the past few decades.

Technological advances and ancillary studies, such as imaging and laboratory tests, significantly contribute to the rapid diagnosis and management of various diseases. This Special Issue “Advances in Emergency Medicine” intends to highlight contemporary research topics on EM in general, with a focus on the recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances that involve acute situations.

Prof. Dr. Ozgur Karcioglu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diagnostics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • emergency medicine
  • acute disease
  • diagnosis
  • trauma
  • bedside diagnostic tests
  • emergency management

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An Easy-to-Use Prehospital Indicator to Determine the Severity of Suspected Heat-Related Illness: An Observational Study in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area
by Junko Yamaguchi, Kosaku Kinoshita and Minami Takeyama
Diagnostics 2023, 13(16), 2683; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13162683 - 15 Aug 2023
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Rapid hospital arrival decreases mortality risk in heat-related illnesses. We investigated an easy-to-use indicator of life-threatening severity of heat-related illnesses in a community setting to enable quick hospitalization by using data extracted from prehospital transportation records of a database from 2016 that included [...] Read more.
Rapid hospital arrival decreases mortality risk in heat-related illnesses. We investigated an easy-to-use indicator of life-threatening severity of heat-related illnesses in a community setting to enable quick hospitalization by using data extracted from prehospital transportation records of a database from 2016 that included information on the clinical severity of suspected heat-related illnesses in patients (n = 2528) upon hospital arrival. Patient-related risk factors (adjusted odds ratio, aOR [95% confidence interval, CI]) included age, vital signs, location of the patient, and illness severity, and respiratory rate (3.34 [1.80–6.22]), heart rate (2.88 [1.57–5.29]), axillary body temperature (7.79 [4.02–15.1]), and consciousness level (38.3 [5.22–281.1]) were independent risk factors for heat-related illness severity. On-site blood pressure was not an independent factor for illness severity. Heart rate > 120 beats/min, respiratory rate > 24 breaths/min, and temperature > 38.6 °C (highest areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves [95% CI]: 0.80 [0.75–0.87]; 0.73 [0.67–0.81]; and 0.83 [0.77–0.91], respectively) predicted life-threatening illness severity. Changes in the vital signs of patients with heat-related illnesses, particularly tachycardia and tachypnea, constitute sensitive, easy-to-use indicators that facilitate rapid identification of severity by laypersons and transport of patients before aggravation to a life-threatening situation. Full article
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Assessment of Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Pediatric Primary Electrical Disorders: A Comprehensive Overview
by Adelina Pupaza, Eliza Cinteza, Corina Maria Vasile, Alin Nicolescu and Radu Vatasescu
Diagnostics 2023, 13(23), 3551; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13233551 - 28 Nov 2023
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children is a devastating event, often linked to primary electrical diseases (PED) of the heart. PEDs, often referred to as channelopathies, are a group of genetic disorders that disrupt the normal ion channel function in cardiac cells, leading [...] Read more.
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children is a devastating event, often linked to primary electrical diseases (PED) of the heart. PEDs, often referred to as channelopathies, are a group of genetic disorders that disrupt the normal ion channel function in cardiac cells, leading to arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. This paper investigates the unique challenges of risk assessment and stratification for channelopathy-related SCD in pediatric patients—Brugada syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, long QT syndrome, Anderson–Tawil syndrome, short QT syndrome, and early repolarization syndrome. We explore the intricate interplay of genetic, clinical, and electrophysiological factors that contribute to the complex nature of these conditions. Recognizing the significance of early identification and tailored management, this paper underscores the need for a comprehensive risk stratification approach specifically designed for pediatric populations. By integrating genetic testing, family history, and advanced electrophysiological evaluation, clinicians can enhance their ability to identify children at the highest risk for SCD, ultimately paving the way for more effective preventive strategies and improved outcomes in this vulnerable patient group. Full article
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