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3. Do all Emergency Room Patients With Influenza-like Symptoms Need Blood Cultures? A Retrospective Cohort Study of 2 Annual Influenza Seasons.

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Ehrhard, Simone, Herren, Lukas, Ricklin, Meret E, Suter-Riniker, Franziska, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K, Hautz, Wolf, Müller, Martin, and Jent, Philipp

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INFLUENZA, HOSPITAL emergency services, SYMPTOMS, COHORT analysis, BLOOD collection, H7N9 Influenza
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In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated risk factors for bacteremia in emergency department patients presenting with influenza-like symptoms during influenza epidemic seasons. In patients without fever, chronic heart or chronic liver disease, blood culture collection might be omitted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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7. Presentation and treatment of animal and human bite injuries at a Swiss tertiary emergency department: a cross-sectional study

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Ehrhard, Simone, Keller, Mirjam, Morgenstern, Linda, Müller, Martin, Ricklin, Meret, Klukowska-Rötzler, Jolanta, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis, and Jakob, Dominik A

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610 Medicine & health
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BACKGROUND Animal and human bite injuries are a relevant health problem worldwide. With the increasing number of pets, bite injuries are becoming more frequent. Previous studies on animal and human bite injuries in Switzerland were completed several years ago. The aim of the present study was to provide a detailed overview of patients with bite injuries admitted to a tertiary emergency department in Switzerland in terms of demographics, injury patterns and treatment strategies. METHODS A 9-year cross-sectional analysis of patients presenting to the emergency department of Bern University Hospital in the period January 2013 to December 2021 following an animal or human bite injury. RESULTS A total of 829 patients with bite injuries were identified, including 70 for postexposure prophylaxis only. Their median age was 39 (IQR 27-54) years and 53.6% were female. Most patients were bitten by a dog (44.3%), followed by cats (31.5%) and humans (15.2%). Most bite injuries were mild (80.2%); severe injuries were mainly found in dog bites (28.3%). Most patients were treated within six hours after human (80.9%) or dog (61.6%) bites; after cat bites, patients often presented with a delay (74.5%) and signs of infection (73.6%). Human bite wounds were superficial in the majority of cases (95.7%), rarely showed signs of infection (5.2%) at the time of presentation and hospitalisation was never required. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides a detailed overview of patients admitted to an emergency department of a tertiary Swiss University Hospital after an animal or human bite. In summary, bite injuries are common among patients who present to the emergency department. Therefore, primary and emergency care clinicians should be familiar with these injuries and their treatment strategies. The high risk of infection, particularly in cat bites, may warrant surgical debridement in the initial treatment of these patients. Prophylactic antibiotic therapy and close follow-up examinations are recommended in most cases.

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2023
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9. Trasmissione in assenza di vettori e persistenza del virus dell’encefalite giapponese nei suini.

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Ricklin, Meret E., Garcìa-Nicolàs, Obdulio, Brechbu¨hl, Daniel, Python, Sylvie, Zumkehr, Beatrice, Nougairede, Antoine, Charrel, Remi N., Posthaus, Horst, Oevermanne, Anna, and Summerfield, Artur

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2023
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13. Current Perspectives and Concerns Facing Hospital Evacuation: The Results of a Pilot Study and Literature Review.

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Khorram-Manesh, Amir, Phattharapornjaroen, Phatthranit, Mortelmans, Luc J, Goniewicz, Krzysztof, Verheul, Marlous, Sörensen, Jarle L, Pereira, Irene, Ricklin, Meret E, Faccincani, Roberto, Dark, Paul M, Carlström, Eric, Ahmadi Marzaleh, Milad, Peyravi, Mahmoud Reza, Al Sultan, Mohammed, Santamaria, Emelia, Comandante, John David, and Burkle, Frederick

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Objective: To analyze the evacuation preparedness of hospitals within the European Union (EU). Method: This study consisted of 2 steps. In the first step, a systematic review of the subject matter, according to the PRISMA flow diagram, was performed. Using Scopus (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), PubMed (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD), and Gothenburg University´s search engine, 11 questions were extracted from the review and were sent to representatives from 15 European Union (EU)- and non-EU countries. Results: The findings indicate that there is neither a full preparedness nor a standard guideline for evacuation within the EU or other non-EU countries in this study. A major shortcoming revealed by this study is the lack of awareness of the untoward consequences of medical decision-making during an evacuation. Some countries did not respond to the questions due to the lack of relevant guidelines, instructions, or time. Conclusion: Hospitals are exposed to internal and external incidents and require an adequate evacuation plan. Despite many publications, reports, and conclusions on successful and unsuccessful evacuation, there is still no common guide for evacuation, and many hospitals lack the proper preparedness. There is a need for a multinational collaboration, specifically within the EU, to establish such an evacuation planning or guideline to be used mutually within the union and the international community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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