The prognostic value of cardiac ultrasonography in patients with cardiac arrest

Ehsan Bolvardi; Roohie Farzaneh

Volume 3, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 73-77

https://doi.org/10.17463/RCM.2016.02.008

Abstract
  Introduction: Echocardiography or cardiac imaging is proposed as a gold standard method for identifying high risk patients for cardiac arrest. In this systematic review, we studied the prognostic value of cardiac sonography in patients with cardiac arrest. Methods: PubMed was searched for the relevant ...  Read More

Serum lactate is a useful predictor of death in severe sepsis and septic shock

Jafar Malmir; Ehsan Bolvardi; Monavar Afzal Aghaee

Volume 1, Issue 3 , August 2014, , Pages 97-104

https://doi.org/10.17463/RCM.2014.03.002

Abstract
  The severe sepsis and septic shock are as common and lethal that emergency physicians routinely confront. Actually, more than two thirds of sepsis patients present initially to the ED. Only a few laboratory tests for markers of sepsis are currently available. The serum lactate level can help in determining ...  Read More