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Emergencies

MedGen UID:
411199
Concept ID:
C2745965
Pathologic Function
Synonym: Emergency

Definition

Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEmergencies

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Rossi GP, Rossitto G, Maifredini C, Barchitta A, Bettella A, Cerruti L, Latella R, Ruzza L, Sabini B, Vigolo S, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2022 Jan;29(1):33-40. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00487-1. PMID: 34813055
Childress MA, Stuek SJ
Am Fam Physician 2020 Aug 1;102(3):150-156. PMID: 32735440
Urdiales-Gálvez F, Delgado NE, Figueiredo V, Lajo-Plaza JV, Mira M, Moreno A, Ortíz-Martí F, Del Rio-Reyes R, Romero-Álvarez N, Del Cueto SR, Segurado MA, Rebenaque CV
Aesthetic Plast Surg 2018 Apr;42(2):498-510. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-1063-0. PMID: 29305643Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Choi G, Je BK, Kim YJ
Korean J Radiol 2022 Jan;23(1):124-138. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2021.0111. PMID: 34983099Free PMC Article
Rajan S, Kaas B, Moukheiber E
Semin Neurol 2019 Feb;39(1):125-136. Epub 2019 Feb 11 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1677050. PMID: 30743298
Handa A, Nozaki T, Makidono A, Okabe T, Morita Y, Fujita K, Matsusako M, Kono T, Kurihara Y, Hasegawa D, Kumamoto T, Ogawa C, Yuza Y, Manabe A
Pediatr Int 2019 Feb;61(2):122-139. Epub 2019 Feb 7 doi: 10.1111/ped.13755. PMID: 30565795
Krulewitz NA, Fix ML
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2019 Feb;37(1):29-39. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2018.09.005. PMID: 30454778
Maloberti A, Cassano G, Capsoni N, Gheda S, Magni G, Azin GM, Zacchino M, Rossi A, Campanella C, Beretta ALR, Bellone A, Giannattasio C
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2018 Jun;25(2):177-189. Epub 2018 May 18 doi: 10.1007/s40292-018-0261-4. PMID: 29777395

Diagnosis

Rossi GP, Rossitto G, Maifredini C, Barchitta A, Bettella A, Cerruti L, Latella R, Ruzza L, Sabini B, Vigolo S, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2022 Jan;29(1):33-40. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00487-1. PMID: 34813055
Rossi GP, Rossitto G, Maifredini C, Barchitta A, Bettella A, Latella R, Ruzza L, Sabini B, Seccia TM
Blood Press 2021 Aug;30(4):208-219. Epub 2021 May 8 doi: 10.1080/08037051.2021.1917983. PMID: 33966560
Klemencic S, Perkins J
West J Emerg Med 2019 Mar;20(2):316-322. Epub 2019 Feb 14 doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.12.37335. PMID: 30881552Free PMC Article
Siegel M, Lee LW
Pediatr Ann 2019 Jan 1;48(1):e36-e42. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20181210-03. PMID: 30653641
Saha M, Allon M
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2017 Feb 7;12(2):357-369. Epub 2016 Nov 9 doi: 10.2215/CJN.05260516. PMID: 27831511Free PMC Article

Therapy

Jefferson T, Dooley L, Ferroni E, Al-Ansary LA, van Driel ML, Bawazeer GA, Jones MA, Hoffmann TC, Clark J, Beller EM, Glasziou PP, Conly JM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jan 30;1(1):CD006207. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6. PMID: 36715243Free PMC Article
WHO Rapid Evidence Appraisal for COVID-19 Therapies (REACT) Working Group, Sterne JAC, Murthy S, Diaz JV, Slutsky AS, Villar J, Angus DC, Annane D, Azevedo LCP, Berwanger O, Cavalcanti AB, Dequin PF, Du B, Emberson J, Fisher D, Giraudeau B, Gordon AC, Granholm A, Green C, Haynes R, Heming N, Higgins JPT, Horby P, Jüni P, Landray MJ, Le Gouge A, Leclerc M, Lim WS, Machado FR, McArthur C, Meziani F, Møller MH, Perner A, Petersen MW, Savovic J, Tomazini B, Veiga VC, Webb S, Marshall JC
JAMA 2020 Oct 6;324(13):1330-1341. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.17023. PMID: 32876694Free PMC Article
Roqué i Figuls M, Giné-Garriga M, Granados Rugeles C, Perrotta C, Vilaró J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Feb 1;2(2):CD004873. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004873.pub5. PMID: 26833493Free PMC Article
Tran DT, Newton EK, Mount VA, Lee JS, Wells GA, Perry JJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Oct 29;2015(10):CD002788. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002788.pub3. PMID: 26512948Free PMC Article
Stengel D, Rademacher G, Ekkernkamp A, Güthoff C, Mutze S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 14;2015(9):CD004446. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004446.pub4. PMID: 26368505Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Surek A, Ferahman S, Gemici E, Dural AC, Donmez T, Karabulut M
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2021 Jun;47(3):647-652. Epub 2020 Nov 2 doi: 10.1007/s00068-020-01534-7. PMID: 33136190Free PMC Article
Koth J
Radiol Technol 2019 Nov;91(2):161-172. PMID: 31685591
Prusakowski MK, Cannone D
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2017 Dec;31(6):959-980. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2017.08.003. PMID: 29078932
Mattu A
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2017 Nov;35(4):xiii-xiv. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.08.002. PMID: 28987437
Allison MG, McCurdy MT
Emerg Med Clin North Am 2014 May;32(2):293-301. Epub 2014 Feb 19 doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2013.12.002. PMID: 24766933

Clinical prediction guides

Brocco E, Ninkovic S, Marin M, Whisstock C, Bruseghin M, Boschetti G, Viti R, Forlini W, Volpe A
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2018 Oct;59(5):670-684. Epub 2018 May 29 doi: 10.23736/S0021-9509.18.10606-9. PMID: 29808982
Díaz-Barrientos CZ, Aquino-González A, Heredia-Montaño M, Navarro-Tovar F, Pineda-Espinosa MA, Espinosa de Santillana IA
Rev Gastroenterol Mex (Engl Ed) 2018 Apr-Jun;83(2):112-116. Epub 2018 Feb 6 doi: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2017.06.002. PMID: 29426650
Nazerian P, Mueller C, Soeiro AM, Leidel BA, Salvadeo SAT, Giachino F, Vanni S, Grimm K, Oliveira MT Jr, Pivetta E, Lupia E, Grifoni S, Morello F; ADvISED Investigators
Circulation 2018 Jan 16;137(3):250-258. Epub 2017 Oct 13 doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029457. PMID: 29030346
Giordano NJ, Jansson PS, Young MN, Hagan KA, Kabrhel C
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol 2017 Sep;20(3):135-140. Epub 2017 Jul 5 doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2017.07.002. PMID: 29029707
Cavallin M, Kamath PS, Merli M, Fasolato S, Toniutto P, Salerno F, Bernardi M, Romanelli RG, Colletta C, Salinas F, Di Giacomo A, Ridola L, Fornasiere E, Caraceni P, Morando F, Piano S, Gatta A, Angeli P; Italian Association for the Study of the Liver Study Group on Hepatorenal Syndrome
Hepatology 2015 Aug;62(2):567-74. Epub 2015 Feb 13 doi: 10.1002/hep.27709. PMID: 25644760

Recent systematic reviews

Rossi GP, Rossitto G, Maifredini C, Barchitta A, Bettella A, Cerruti L, Latella R, Ruzza L, Sabini B, Vigolo S, Seccia TM
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2022 Jan;29(1):33-40. Epub 2021 Nov 23 doi: 10.1007/s40292-021-00487-1. PMID: 34813055
Carney N, Totten AM, Cheney T, Jungbauer R, Neth MR, Weeks C, Davis-O'Reilly C, Fu R, Yu Y, Chou R, Daya M
Prehosp Emerg Care 2022 Sep-Oct;26(5):716-727. Epub 2021 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1940400. PMID: 34115570
Tarasconi A, Perrone G, Davies J, Coimbra R, Moore E, Azzaroli F, Abongwa H, De Simone B, Gallo G, Rossi G, Abu-Zidan F, Agnoletti V, de'Angelis G, de'Angelis N, Ansaloni L, Baiocchi GL, Carcoforo P, Ceresoli M, Chichom-Mefire A, Di Saverio S, Gaiani F, Giuffrida M, Hecker A, Inaba K, Kelly M, Kirkpatrick A, Kluger Y, Leppäniemi A, Litvin A, Ordoñez C, Pattonieri V, Peitzman A, Pikoulis M, Sakakushev B, Sartelli M, Shelat V, Tan E, Testini M, Velmahos G, Wani I, Weber D, Biffl W, Coccolini F, Catena F
World J Emerg Surg 2021 Sep 16;16(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s13017-021-00384-x. PMID: 34530908Free PMC Article
Panchal AR, Bartos JA, Cabañas JG, Donnino MW, Drennan IR, Hirsch KG, Kudenchuk PJ, Kurz MC, Lavonas EJ, Morley PT, O'Neil BJ, Peberdy MA, Rittenberger JC, Rodriguez AJ, Sawyer KN, Berg KM; Adult Basic and Advanced Life Support Writing Group
Circulation 2020 Oct 20;142(16_suppl_2):S366-S468. Epub 2020 Oct 21 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000916. PMID: 33081529
Astarita A, Covella M, Vallelonga F, Cesareo M, Totaro S, Ventre L, Aprà F, Veglio F, Milan A
J Hypertens 2020 Jul;38(7):1203-1210. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002372. PMID: 32510905

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