BACKGROUND: Oligoanalgesia in emergency departments (EDs) is multifactorial. A previousstudy reported that emergency providers did not adequately manage patients with severe paindespite objective findings for surgical...BACKGROUND: Oligoanalgesia in emergency departments (EDs) is multifactorial. A previousstudy reported that emergency providers did not adequately manage patients with severe paindespite objective findings for surgical pathologies. Our study aims to investigate clinical andlaboratory factors, in addition to providers’ interventions, that might have been associated witholigoanalgesia in a group of ED patients with moderate and severe pains due to surgical pathologies.METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients who were transferred directlyfrom referring EDs to the emergency general surgery (EGS) service at a quaternary academic centerbetween January 2014 and December 2016. Patients who were intubated, did not have adequaterecords, or had mild pain were excluded. The primary outcome was refractory pain, which wasdefi ned as pain reduction <2 units on the 0–10 pain scale between triage and ED departure.RESULTS: We analyzed 200 patients, and 58 (29%) had refractory pain. Patients with refractory painhad signifi cantly higher disease severity, serum lactate (3.4±2.0 mg/dL vs. 1.4±0.9 mg/dL, P=0.001), and lessfrequent pain medication administration (median [interquartile range], 3 [3–5] vs. 4 [3–7], P=0.001), whencompared to patients with no refractory pain. Multivariable logistic regression showed that the number of painmedication administration (odds ratio [OR] 0.80, 95% confi dence interval [95% CI] 0.68–0.98) and ED serumlactate levels (OR 3.80, 95% CI 2.10–6.80) were signifi cantly associated with the likelihood of refractory pain.CONCLUSIONS: In ED patients transferring to EGS service, elevated serum lactate levelswere associated with a higher likelihood of refractory pain.展开更多
营养不良在老年人群中的发生率呈逐年上升的趋势,可导致老年人的身体功能下降、易发生感染、延迟康复等,严重影响其生活质量及疾病预后。因此,营养不良的早期识别和诊断对普外科老年患者有着重要的意义。目前针对老年人群营养不良的诊...营养不良在老年人群中的发生率呈逐年上升的趋势,可导致老年人的身体功能下降、易发生感染、延迟康复等,严重影响其生活质量及疾病预后。因此,营养不良的早期识别和诊断对普外科老年患者有着重要的意义。目前针对老年人群营养不良的诊断主要包括全球营养领导层倡议营养不良诊断标准(Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition,GLIM)、主观全面评定(Subjective Global Assessment,SGA)等。GLIM进入临床应用较晚,能否全面反映外科老年人群的营养状态仍有争议。本文主要探讨GLIM在普外科老年人群中诊断营养不良的应用现状,旨在为老年人营养不良的诊断提供参考。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND: Oligoanalgesia in emergency departments (EDs) is multifactorial. A previousstudy reported that emergency providers did not adequately manage patients with severe paindespite objective findings for surgical pathologies. Our study aims to investigate clinical andlaboratory factors, in addition to providers’ interventions, that might have been associated witholigoanalgesia in a group of ED patients with moderate and severe pains due to surgical pathologies.METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients who were transferred directlyfrom referring EDs to the emergency general surgery (EGS) service at a quaternary academic centerbetween January 2014 and December 2016. Patients who were intubated, did not have adequaterecords, or had mild pain were excluded. The primary outcome was refractory pain, which wasdefi ned as pain reduction <2 units on the 0–10 pain scale between triage and ED departure.RESULTS: We analyzed 200 patients, and 58 (29%) had refractory pain. Patients with refractory painhad signifi cantly higher disease severity, serum lactate (3.4±2.0 mg/dL vs. 1.4±0.9 mg/dL, P=0.001), and lessfrequent pain medication administration (median [interquartile range], 3 [3–5] vs. 4 [3–7], P=0.001), whencompared to patients with no refractory pain. Multivariable logistic regression showed that the number of painmedication administration (odds ratio [OR] 0.80, 95% confi dence interval [95% CI] 0.68–0.98) and ED serumlactate levels (OR 3.80, 95% CI 2.10–6.80) were signifi cantly associated with the likelihood of refractory pain.CONCLUSIONS: In ED patients transferring to EGS service, elevated serum lactate levelswere associated with a higher likelihood of refractory pain.
文摘营养不良在老年人群中的发生率呈逐年上升的趋势,可导致老年人的身体功能下降、易发生感染、延迟康复等,严重影响其生活质量及疾病预后。因此,营养不良的早期识别和诊断对普外科老年患者有着重要的意义。目前针对老年人群营养不良的诊断主要包括全球营养领导层倡议营养不良诊断标准(Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition,GLIM)、主观全面评定(Subjective Global Assessment,SGA)等。GLIM进入临床应用较晚,能否全面反映外科老年人群的营养状态仍有争议。本文主要探讨GLIM在普外科老年人群中诊断营养不良的应用现状,旨在为老年人营养不良的诊断提供参考。
