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Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma

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ABSTRACTIntroduction: Orthostatic hypertension (OH) is one of the most common symptoms of autonomic nervous system disorder in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to determine the percentage of OH among Vietnamese older adults with type 2 diabetes and its influencing factors.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 96 older adults with type 2 diab...

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Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of serum levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in evaluating the risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) following traumatic rhabdomyolysis. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted by searching Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science for relevant studie...

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Objective: Trauma-related deaths are among the top 10 causes of mortality, with an average of three deaths from traffic accidents every hour in Indonesia. In 2012, there were 117,949 traffic accidents resulting in 29,544 deaths (25.04%). In 2021, there were 103,645 accidents with 25,266 deaths (24.37%). Despite efforts to record trauma cases in Indonesia, existing scoring system...

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Objective: Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significanthealthcare burden. This study aimed to compare three risk assessment tools in predicting theoutcomes of COPD exacerbation.Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted between October 2023 and November2024 at five hospitals in Iran (three in Tehran, one in Shahr-e-Rey, and one in...

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Objective: While PCI achieves high procedural success rates, persistent risks such as periprocedural thrombosis, inflammatory cascades, and myocardial hypoperfusion contribute to a bimodal pattern of early and late complications, underscoring gaps in current risk prediction models. This research focuses on identifying the risk factors contributing to recurrent coronary events, p...

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