Linton Lopaka Yee

Journal Article Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America · January 1, 2007 Cardiac emergencies in the first year of life can be anxiety provoking for the health care provider. An understanding of the pathophysiology involved in the most common emergency department presentations is crucial to the development of appropriate treatme ... Full text Cite

Which IO model best simulates the real thing?

Journal Article Pediatr Emerg Care · December 2003 OBJECTIVE: To determine which model best simulates the actual IO procedure in children. METHODS: Forty emergency and critical care physicians with significant IO experience (6 or more IO procedures) in real children were recruited at 4 academic centers. St ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dispensing home nebulizers for acute wheezing from the hospital is cost-effective.

Journal Article Am J Emerg Med · March 2000 The objective was to investigate the use characteristics of home nebulizers and to measure the benefit gained from dispensing home nebulizers (compared with their cost) to patients from the hospital. During the study period, August 28,1996 to May 17,1997, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stool appearance in intussusception: assessing the value of the term "currant jelly".

Journal Article Am J Emerg Med · May 1997 This study surveyed the stool appearance descriptions of 107 inpatient children with intussusception. Fifty-six patients presented with grossly bloody stools (passed spontaneously), 10 of which were determined on chart review to resemble currant jelly. Of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical predictors of post-traumatic seizures in children with head trauma.

Journal Article Ann Emerg Med · July 1993 STUDY OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinical characteristics associated with early post-traumatic seizures in children with head trauma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND TYPE OF PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective chart review; urban trauma center/pediatric emergency departmen ... Full text Link to item Cite