Publications by authors named "Nicole Seleno"
Background: Emergency physicians (EPs) perform critical actions while operating with diagnostic uncertainty. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is useful in evaluation of dyspneic patients. In prior studies, POCUS is often performed by ultrasound (US) teams without patient care responsibilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Low-Fidelity, High-Functionality Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Plane Block Model.
J Emerg Med
December 2019
Article Synopsis
- Thoracic injuries can be complicated to manage, especially when it comes to pain control, with traditional pain relief methods often leading to complications.
- Ultrasound-guided regional nerve blocks are gaining popularity as a more effective pain management technique, but a specific training model for the serratus anterior plane block hasn't been established yet.
- The authors created a low-cost, high-functionality training model using common materials like pork ribs and chicken breasts to closely mimic human anatomy, which will help improve training and success rates in treating thoracic trauma patients.
Background: Early identification of trauma patients at risk for inhospital mortality may facilitate goal-directed resuscitation and secondary triage to improve outcomes. The objective of this study was to compare prognostic accuracies of the Denver Emergency Department (ED) Trauma Organ Failure (TOF) Score, ED Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and ED base deficit and ED lactate for inhospital mortality in adult trauma patients.
Methods: Consecutive adult trauma patients from 2005 to 2008 from the Denver Health Trauma Registry were included.
Background: Multiple-organ failure (MOF) is common among the most seriously injured trauma patients. The ability to easily and accurately identify trauma patients in the emergency department at risk for MOF would be valuable. The aim of this study was to derive and internally validate an instrument to predict the development of MOF in adult trauma patients using clinical and laboratory data available in the emergency department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery on urinary incontinence in morbidly obese women.
Surg Obes Relat Dis
July 2009
Background: Morbid obesity is an independent risk factor for urinary incontinence (UI) that tends to be underreported. A validated, reliable, self-administered, easy-to-use questionnaire was used to determine the effect of laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) surgery on UI in morbidly obese women.
Methods: We prospectively evaluated 470 morbidly obese women seeking bariatric surgery with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form.