Background: About 1% of patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) have hypernatremia, a condition associated with a mortality rate of 20 to 60%. Management recommendations originate from intensive care unit studies, in which patients and medical diseases differ from those in ED. Methods: We retrospectively studied clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of severely hypernatremic patients in the ED and risk factors associated with death occurrence during hospitalization.
Use of heliox seems to improve prognosis in patients with severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Prospective randomized studies are needed to confirm these results.
Résultats : Les 17 objectifs généraux et 81 objectifs spécifiques initiaux ont été ramenés à dix objectifs généraux et 53 objectifs spécifiques consensuels. Le pro g ramme (objectifs, méthodes d' a p p rentissage et grille de validation) est remis aux étudiants à chaque début de stage. Suite à la démarche d'élaboration, les formateurs parlent le même langage, ont les mêmes objectifs de formation et sont motivés pour l' a p p rentissage (trois formateurs sont inscrits à un diplôme de pédagogie médicale). Le service est le mieux noté de la stru c t u re (par les étudiants). L'équipe tra va i l l
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