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List of works by Carmen A Pfortmueller

A patient presenting with metabolic acidosis despite severe vomiting--correct diagnosis by use of the physical-chemical approach

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Acetate-buffered crystalloid fluids: Current knowledge, a systematic review.

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Acetate-buffered crystalloid infusate versus infusion of 0.9% saline and hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing renal transplantation : Prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

scientific article published on 2 March 2017

Acute cardiac disorder or pneumonia and concomitant presence of pulmonary embolism

scientific article published on October 16, 2012

Acute health problems in African refugees: ten years' experience in a Swiss emergency department

scientific article published on 15 August 2012

Adult Asylum Seekers from the Middle East Including Syria in Central Europe: What Are Their Health Care Problems?

scientific article published on 10 February 2016

Aetiology of adult burns treated from 2000 to 2012 in a Swiss University Hospital.

scientific article published on 6 April 2016

Assessment of immune organ dysfunction in critical illness: utility of innate immune response markers

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Base excess is superior to lactate-levels in prediction of ICU mortality after cardiac surgery

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Crystalloid fluid choice in the critically ill

scientific article published on 02 March 2018

Diagnostic accuracy of calculated serum osmolarity to predict dehydration in older people: adding value to pathology laboratory reports

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Diagnostic significance of high sensitivity troponin in diagnosis of blunt cardiac injury

scientific article published on 25 January 2014

Dog bite injuries: primary and secondary emergency department presentations--a retrospective cohort study.

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Emergency department admissions to a prison hospital: a retrospective cohort study from Switzerland

scientific article published on 15 February 2013

Fall-related emergency department admission: fall environment and settings and related injury patterns in 6357 patients with special emphasis on the elderly

scientific article published on 2 March 2014

Fluid management in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: effects of an acetate- versus lactate-buffered balanced infusion solution on hemodynamic stability (HEMACETAT)

scientific article published on 06 May 2019

Healthcare quality management in Switzerland – a survey among providers

scientific article published on April 27, 2012

How to avoid inappropriate interpretation and reporting of troponin results measured with high-sensitivity assays in the emergency department. Reply

scientific article published on 15 December 2013

Hyperkalemia in the emergency department: etiology, symptoms and outcome of a life threatening electrolyte disorder

scientific article published on 19 March 2013

Hypertonic saline for fluid resuscitation after cardiac surgery (HERACLES): study protocol for a preliminary randomised controlled clinical trial.

scientific article published on 14 June 2019

Hypertonic saline for fluid resuscitation in ICU patients post-cardiac surgery (HERACLES): a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 09 June 2020

Hypertonic saline in critical illness - A systematic review

scientific article published on 19 June 2017

Hypoglycemia is associated with increased mortality in patients with acute decompensated liver cirrhosis

scientific article published on 7 November 2013

Injuries in agriculture--injury severity and mortality

scientific article published on 27 August 2013

Mannitol for the Prevention of Peri-Operative Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 09 May 2019

Multimorbidity in adult asylum seekers: a first overview

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Non-acute myocardial infarction-related causes of elevated high-sensitive troponin T in the emergency room: a cross-sectional analysis

scientific article published on 11 December 2013

Normal saline versus a balanced crystalloid for goal-directed perioperative fluid therapy in major abdominal surgery: a double-blind randomised controlled study.

scientific article published on 2 December 2017

Primary Hyperventilation in the Emergency Department: A First Overview

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Reducing fall risk in the elderly: risk factors and fall prevention, a systematic review

scientific article published on 27 May 2014

Role of D-Dimer testing in venous thromboembolism with concomitant renal insufficiency in critical care

scientific article published on 23 December 2016

Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) induced by human adenovirus B21: Report on 2 cases and literature review

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Sexual activity-related emergency department admissions: eleven years of experience at a Swiss university hospital

scientific article published on October 25, 2012

Understanding Refugees' Health

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Utility of quick sepsis-related organ failure assessment (qSOFA) to predict outcome in patients with pneumonia

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

qSOFA score not predictive of in-hospital mortality in emergency patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis

scientific article published on 21 August 2018