Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of emergency ventilator therapy in severe acute left heart failure.Methods:A total of 75 patients with severe acute left ventricular heart failure who were admitted to the hospital f...Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of emergency ventilator therapy in severe acute left heart failure.Methods:A total of 75 patients with severe acute left ventricular heart failure who were admitted to the hospital from July 2020 to July 2023 were randomly divided into two groups.Group A received additional emergency ventilator treatment,and group B received conventional treatment.The efficacy was compared.Results:The curative effect of patients with severe acute left heart failure in group A was higher than that in group B(P<0.05);all blood gas indicators in group A were better than those in group B(P<0.05);all vital signs indicators in group A were better than those in group B(P<0.05);group A was more satisfied with the treatment of severe acute left ventricular heart failure than group B(P<0.05).Conclusion:Patients with severe acute left heart failure who receive emergency ventilator treatment can stabilize vital signs,improve blood oxygen supply,and enhance curative effect.展开更多
BACKGROUND:It is not clear whether Emergency Severity Index(ESI)is valid to triage heart failure(HF)patients and if HF patients benefi t more from a customized triage scale or not.The aim of study is to compare the ef...BACKGROUND:It is not clear whether Emergency Severity Index(ESI)is valid to triage heart failure(HF)patients and if HF patients benefi t more from a customized triage scale or not.The aim of study is to compare the effect of Heart Failure Triage Scale(HFTS)and ESI on mistriage among patients with HF who present to the emergency department(ED).METHODS:A randomized clinical trial was conducted from April to June 2017.HF patients with dyspnea were randomly assigned to HFTS or ESI groups.Triage level,used resources and time to electrocardiogram(ECG)were compared between both groups among HF patients who were admitted to coronary care unit(CCU),cardiac unit(CU)and discharged patients from the ED.Content validity was examined using Kappa designating agreement on relevance(K*).Reliability of both scale was evaluated using inter-observer agreement(Kappa).RESULTS:Seventy-three and 74 HF patients were assigned to HFTS and ESI groups respectively.Time to ECG in HFTS group was signifi cantly shorter than that of ESI group(2.05 vs.16.82 minutes).Triage level between HFTS and ESI groups was signifi cantly different among patients admitted to CCU(1.0 vs.2.8),cardiac unit(2.26 vs.3.06)and discharged patients from the ED(3.53 vs.2.86).Used resources in HFTS group was significantly different among triage levels(H=25.89;df=3;P<0.001).CONCLUSION:HFTS is associated with less mistriage than ESI for triaging HF patients.It is recommended to make use of HFTS to triage HF patients in the ED.展开更多
文摘Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of emergency ventilator therapy in severe acute left heart failure.Methods:A total of 75 patients with severe acute left ventricular heart failure who were admitted to the hospital from July 2020 to July 2023 were randomly divided into two groups.Group A received additional emergency ventilator treatment,and group B received conventional treatment.The efficacy was compared.Results:The curative effect of patients with severe acute left heart failure in group A was higher than that in group B(P<0.05);all blood gas indicators in group A were better than those in group B(P<0.05);all vital signs indicators in group A were better than those in group B(P<0.05);group A was more satisfied with the treatment of severe acute left ventricular heart failure than group B(P<0.05).Conclusion:Patients with severe acute left heart failure who receive emergency ventilator treatment can stabilize vital signs,improve blood oxygen supply,and enhance curative effect.
基金the Vice Chancellor of Research in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences(Grant No.950170)
文摘BACKGROUND:It is not clear whether Emergency Severity Index(ESI)is valid to triage heart failure(HF)patients and if HF patients benefi t more from a customized triage scale or not.The aim of study is to compare the effect of Heart Failure Triage Scale(HFTS)and ESI on mistriage among patients with HF who present to the emergency department(ED).METHODS:A randomized clinical trial was conducted from April to June 2017.HF patients with dyspnea were randomly assigned to HFTS or ESI groups.Triage level,used resources and time to electrocardiogram(ECG)were compared between both groups among HF patients who were admitted to coronary care unit(CCU),cardiac unit(CU)and discharged patients from the ED.Content validity was examined using Kappa designating agreement on relevance(K*).Reliability of both scale was evaluated using inter-observer agreement(Kappa).RESULTS:Seventy-three and 74 HF patients were assigned to HFTS and ESI groups respectively.Time to ECG in HFTS group was signifi cantly shorter than that of ESI group(2.05 vs.16.82 minutes).Triage level between HFTS and ESI groups was signifi cantly different among patients admitted to CCU(1.0 vs.2.8),cardiac unit(2.26 vs.3.06)and discharged patients from the ED(3.53 vs.2.86).Used resources in HFTS group was significantly different among triage levels(H=25.89;df=3;P<0.001).CONCLUSION:HFTS is associated with less mistriage than ESI for triaging HF patients.It is recommended to make use of HFTS to triage HF patients in the ED.
