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BACKGROUND: The cardiac arrest is still an emergency with a bad prognosis. The growing adoption of bedside ultrasound allowed to classify PEA in two groups: the true PEA and the pseudo-PEA. pPEA is used to describe a patient who has a supposed PEA in the absence of pulse, with evidence of some cardiac activity on the bedside ultrasound. OBJECTIVE: This work aims to assess the bedside ultrasound use as a predictor for ROSC and survival at discharge in cardiac arrest patients and compare the pseudo-pulseless electrical activity to other cardiac arrest rhythms, including shockable rhythms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is an observational, historic cohort study carried out in the emergency room of the University Hospital Mayor Méderi. Data were collected from all the adult patients treated for cardiac arrest from June 2018 to 2019. An ultrasound was performed to every cardiac arrest patient. RESULTS: Of a total of 108 patients, the median of the age was 71 years, 65.8% were male subjects, and the most frequent cause for cardiac arrest was the cardiogenic shock (32.4%). ROSC was observed in 41 cases (37.9%) and survival at discharge was 18 cases (16.7%). VF/VT and pPEA were the two rhythms that showed the highest ROSC and survival at discharge. For the pPEA group, we were able to conclude that the cardiac activity type is related to ROSC. CONCLUSION: There is a significant difference for ROSC and survival at discharge prognosis among the cardiac arrest rhythms, with better outcomes for VF/VT and pPEA. Among patients with PEA, a routine ultrasound assessment is recommended. The type of cardiac activity recorded during the ultrasound of the cardiac arrest patient might be related to the ROSC and survival at discharge prognosis.
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El pioderma gangrenoso es una rara dermatosis idiopática, crónica, caracterizada por pústulas y úlceras coalescentes que aparece por lo general sobre la piel previamente traumatizada, con preferencia en extremidades inferiores y tronco. Se asocia a enfermedades sistémicas y los tratamientos quirúrgicos tienden a empeorar el cuadro clínico por el fenómeno de patergia. No hay un tratamiento de elección, pero se acepta el tratamiento inmunosupresor. Presentamos 2 casos de pioderma gangrenoso asociado a quemaduras, una entidad escasamente recogida en la literatura, con abordaje y evolución diferente
Pyoderma gangrenosum is a rare, chronic, and idiopathic dermatosis, characterized by pustules and coalescent ulcers. It usually develops on previously traumatized skin, especially on the lower extremities and trunk. It is associated with systemic diseases, and surgical treatments tend to worsen clinical signs and symptoms as a result of pathergy. There is no treatment of choice, but immunosuppressive therapy is accepted. Two cases of pyoderma gangrenosum associated with burns, an entity rarely collected in the literature, are presented, with different approaches and courses
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Humans , Male , Adult , Middle Aged , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/etiology , Pyoderma Gangrenosum/drug therapy , Burns/complications , Adalimumab/therapeutic use , Mycophenolic Acid/therapeutic use , Prednisolone/therapeutic use , Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use , Chronic DiseaseABSTRACT
RESUMEN INTRODUCCIÓN: En el ataque cerebrovascular (ACV), el tiempo entre el inicio de los síntomas y la administración de la terapia de reperfusión está asociado al desenlace. Existe un claro beneficio cuando los pacientes son transportados por los servicios médicos de emergencias (SEM), y en el menor tiempo posible. OBJETIVO: Determinar los tiempos entre el despacho de la ambulancia y la llegada del paciente al servicio de urgencias, en los traslados por ACV realizados por el SEM público en Bogotá, durante los años 2013 y 2014. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: Estudio observacional descriptivo de cohorte histórica, de los traslados por ACV realizados por los vehículos de emergencia del Programa de APH del Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias de Bogotá. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 2.161 traslados, 1.218 corresponden al año 2013 y 943 al año 2014. La mediana del tiempo a la escena fue de 13 y 12 minutos (RIQ 9-19 y 8-17 para los años 2012 y 2013 respectivamente), 30 minutos para el tiempo de evaluación (RIQ: 22-39 y 22-36 para los años 2013 y 2014 respectivamente) y 63 minutos para el tiempo total para ambos años (RIQ 50-79 y 49-72, para los años 2013 y 2014 respectivamente).
SUMMARY INTRODUCTION: In Stroke, the time between onset of symptoms and administration of reperfusion therapy is associated with the outcome. There is a clear benefit when patients are transported by Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and in the shortest possible time. OBJECTIVE: To determine the time between the ambulance dispatch and the arrival of the patient to the emergency department in stroke patient ambulance transfers by the public EMS in Bogotá, during the years 2013 and 2014. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive observational study of a historical cohort of the stroke patient ambulance transfers of the prehospital program of the Centro Regulador de Urgencias y Emergencias de Bogotá RESULTS: 2,161 transfers were included, 1,218 correspond to 2013 and 943 to 2014. The median of time to the scene was 13 and 12 minutes (IQR 9-19 and 8-17 for 2012 and 2013 respectively), 30 minutes for the time of evaluation (IQR: 22-39 and 22-36 for the years 2013 and 2014 respectively) and 63 minutes for the total time for both years (IQR 50-79 and 49-72, for the years 2013 and 2014 respectively)
