Heating devices can provide relief from muscular pain and the cold, however they may result in burn injuries when used inappropriately.

This review article synthesizes the incidence, risk factors, outcomes, treatment, and prevention of burns sustained from body heating devices in order to better understand how these burns are…[Read more]

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing diagnostic and risk stratification difficulties in Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide. Molecular tests are not sufficiently sensitive, and results are usually not available in time for decision making in the ED. Chest x-ray (CXR) is a poor diagnostic test for COVID-19, and computed tomography (CT), while…[Read more]

Aim Although pulse pressure variation is a good predictor of fluid responsiveness, its measurement is invasive. Therefore, a technically simple, non-invasive method is needed for evaluating circulatory status to prevent fluid loading and optimize hemodynamic status. We focused in the pulse-wave transit time (PWTT) defined as the time interval…[Read more]