BACKGROUND: To examine the relationship between admission serum albumin and 30-day
mortality during an emergency medical admission. METHODS: An analysis was performed …

Pneumocystis carinii interacts with glycoproteins present in the lower respiratory tract through
its mannose-rich surface antigen complex termed gpA. Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a …

Pneumocystis carinii causes life-threatening pneumonia in patients with impaired immunity.
Recent studies suggest that alveolar macrophages interact with P. carinii through …

The relationship between serum potassium levels and mortality in acute medical admissions
is uncertain. In particular, the relevance of minor abnormalities in potassium level or …

Background: A weekend emergency medical admission has been associated with a higher
mortality. We have examined all weekend admissions to St James’ Hospital, Dublin between …

Background: Deprivation in the general population predicts mortality. We have investigated
its relevance to an acute medical admission, using a database of all emergency admissions …

Objectives Blood cultures are performed in the emergency room when sepsis is suspected,
and a cohort of patients is thereby identified. The present study investigated the outcomes (…

Background Troponin estimation is increasingly performed on emergency medical admissions.
We report on a high-sensitivity troponin (hscTn) assay, introduced in January 2011, and …

Background Patients from deprived backgrounds have a higher in-patient mortality following
an emergency medical admission. How deprivation relates to the admission or readmission …

Background The extent to which illness severity and comorbidity determine the outcome of
an emergency medical admission is uncertain. We aim to quantitate the relative effect of …