Precision Emergency Medicine

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Personalized Critical Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 3618

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Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Interests: prehospital; emergency medicine; risk scores; biomarkers; emergency medical services
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
Interests: biomarkers; early warning scores; prehospital care; risk predictive models; sepsis

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Dear Colleagues,

Emergency medicine is a discipline that encounters an extensive range of conditions, patients, and settings, which are not always suitable for the characterization of patients. The development of precision tools in order to deal with characterization is one of the most valuable areas of research in emergency medicine.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect cutting-edge research concerning risk scores, biomarkers, predictive models, and tools that, through the concept of personalization, aid health care professionals characterizing patients.

We welcome authors to submit originals articles or reviews on emergency medicine.

Dr. Ancor Sanz-Garcia
Prof. Dr. Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • prehospital
  • emergency medicine
  • risk scores
  • biomarkers
  • emergency medical services

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Diagnostic Performance of Point-of-Care High-Sensitivity Troponin in the Exclusion of Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department
by Daniel Zalama-Sánchez, Carlos del Pozo Vegas, Ancor Sanz-García, Pedro Ángel de Santos-Castro, Javier Presencio-Dominguez, Pablo González-Izquierdo, Susana Sánchez-Ramón, Leyre Teresa Pinilla-Arribas, Manuel Baladrón-Segura, Jaldún Cheayeb-Morán, María Fernandez-García, Guillermo Velasco de Cos, Raúl López-Izquierdo and Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(7), 762; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14070762 - 17 Jul 2024
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Background: This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of high-sensitivity troponin using point-of-care testing (POCT) devices compared with main laboratory measurements for ruling out non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in emergency department (ED) patients presenting with non-traumatic chest pain. Methods: This multicenter, observational, prospective, non-interventional [...] Read more.
Background: This study evaluates the diagnostic performance of high-sensitivity troponin using point-of-care testing (POCT) devices compared with main laboratory measurements for ruling out non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in emergency department (ED) patients presenting with non-traumatic chest pain. Methods: This multicenter, observational, prospective, non-interventional study was conducted in two Spanish hospitals from 1 June to 31 December 2023 and included adult patients presenting with non-traumatic chest pain admitted to the ED. High-sensitivity troponin levels were measured using both the Siemens Atellica® VTLi POCT device and main laboratory testing, with data collected on analytical results and measurement times. Results: Of the 201 patients who met the inclusion criteria, a significant correlation was observed between the POCT and laboratory assays. The area under the curve (AUC) of the ROC curve was consistently greater than 0.9, indicating a high diagnostic accuracy for ruling out NSTEMI. In addition, measurement times were significantly reduced using POCT compared to the core laboratory. Conclusion: These results suggest that high-sensitivity troponin POCT devices offer comparable diagnostic performance to traditional laboratory methods for the diagnosis of NSTEMI in the emergency department, potentially speeding up clinical decisions and optimizing resource utilization. Full article
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Preoperative Ultrasound for the Prediction of Postinduction Hypotension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Chunyu Liu, Ran An and Hongliang Liu
J. Pers. Med. 2024, 14(5), 452; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm14050452 - 25 Apr 2024
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Postinduction hypotension (PIH) is closely associated with postoperative adverse outcomes. Preoperative hypovolemia is a key risk factor, and many parameters are available from ultrasound to detect hypovolemia, but the accuracy of PIH from ultrasound remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to [...] Read more.
Postinduction hypotension (PIH) is closely associated with postoperative adverse outcomes. Preoperative hypovolemia is a key risk factor, and many parameters are available from ultrasound to detect hypovolemia, but the accuracy of PIH from ultrasound remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the commonly used measurements from ultrasound to predict PIH. We searched the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, and Web of Science databases from their inception to December 2023. Thirty-six studies were included for quantitative analysis. The pooled sensitivities for the inferior vena cava collapsibility index (IVC-CI), maximum inferior vena cava diameter (DIVCmax), minimum inferior vena cava diameter (DIVCmin), and carotid artery corrected flow time (FTc) were 0.73 (95% CI = 0.65, 0.79), 0.66 (95% CI = 0.54, 0.77), 0.74 (95% CI = 0.60, 0.85), and 0.81 (95% CI = 0.72, 0.88). The pooled specificities for the IVC-CI, DIVCmax, DIVCmin, and carotid artery FTc were 0.82 (95% CI = 0.75, 0.87), 0.75 (95% CI = 0.66, 0.82), 0.76 (95% CI = 0.65, 0.84), and 0.87 (95% CI = 0.77, 0.93). The AUC for the IVC-CI, DIVCmax, DIVCmin, and carotid artery FTc were 0.84 (95% CI = 0.81, 0.87), 0.77 (95% CI = 0.73, 0.81), 0.82 (95% CI = 0.78, 0.85), and 0.91 (95% CI = 0.88, 0.93). Our study demonstrated that ultrasound indices are reliable predictors for PIH. The carotid artery FTc is probably the optimal ultrasound measurement for identifying patients who will develop PIH in our study. Full article
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