2014
Early Identification and Management of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department
Keegan J, Wira CR. Early Identification and Management of Patients with Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2014, 32: 759-776. PMID: 25441033, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2014.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Shock Index as a Predictor of Vasopressor Use in Emergency Department Patients with Severe Sepsis
Wira CR, Francis MW, Bhat S, Ehrman R, Conner D, Siegel M. The Shock Index as a Predictor of Vasopressor Use in Emergency Department Patients with Severe Sepsis. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 15: 60-66. PMID: 24696751, PMCID: PMC3952891, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2013.7.18472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere sepsisEmergency departmentVasopressor useCardiovascular collapseOrgan failureElevation groupEscalation of careEmergency department patientsCross-sectional studySepsis registryVasopressor dependenceED admissionDepartment patientsInitial presentationShock indexED patientsRisk stratificationLeading causeUseful modalityPatientsSepsisDisease escalationEarly identificationMean numberHigh rate
2008
Clinical risk stratification for gastrointestinal hemorrhage: still no consensus
Wira C, Sather J. Clinical risk stratification for gastrointestinal hemorrhage: still no consensus. Critical Care 2008, 12: 154. PMID: 18533048, PMCID: PMC2481453, DOI: 10.1186/cc6900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal hemorrhageRisk stratificationLower gastrointestinal hemorrhageComprehensive practice guidelinesClinical risk stratificationHospital complicationsUnstable comorbiditiesOngoing bleedingStable patientsCritical carePractice guidelinesLower riskBLEED criteriaLack of consensusHemorrhagePatientsFurther investigationBleedingComorbiditiesPrevious studiesComplicationsStratificationCare