Background. The study aimed to verify the effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) with <60 min door-to-balloon time on ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients' prognoses. Methods. Outcomes of patients receiving PPCI with door-to-balloon time of <60 min were compared with those of patients receiving PPCI with door-to-balloon time 60-90 min. Result. Totally...

BACKGROUND Nitrous oxide (N2O) is frequently used to supplement more potent anesthetic agents. One side-effect of N2O is its ability to expand an air-containing space. We investigated if N2O adversely affected operating conditions by distending normal bowel during laparoscopic bariatric procedures. METHODS 50 morbidly obese patients were divided into 2 study groups. Group 1 patients were vent...

Background. We modified the posture of the one-handed chest compression (MOHCC) as follows: first, the axis of the rescuer’s compression hand was adjusted to the lower half of the patient’s sternum; second, the opposite hand was wrapped around the elbow joint of the rescuer’s compression arm. This study evaluated the effect of the MOHCC on the mean chest compression depth (MCD) over time. Metho...

AIMS To evaluate the relation between residential distance and total ischaemic time in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). METHODS STEMI patients were transported to the Isala Hospital Zwolle with the intention to perform primary percutaneous coronary intervention PCI (pPCI) from 2004 until 2010 (n = 4149). Of these, 1424 patients (34 %) were referred via a non-PCI...

BACKGROUND Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an emerging technique in trauma; however, the physiologic sequelae have not been well quantified. The objectives of this study were to characterize the burden of reperfusion and organ dysfunction of REBOA incurred during 30 or 90 min of class IV shock in a survivable porcine model of hemorrhage. METHODS After indu...