Trends in Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device Use
The use of percutaneous ventricular assist devices (PVADs) appears to have increased substantially...
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Predicting Septic Shock
Among ED patients with sepsis who progress to septic shock between 4 and 48 hours of arrival, special consideration should be given to those with certain characteristics, according to a study. Predictors included: Female gender...
Read MoreTrends in Advanced CT Use in the ED
Advanced radiography use in the ED appears to have increased since 2007 in injured patients despite a decreasing diagnostic yield for non-head CTs, according to a study. Head CT use increased from 9.6% in 2007 to 11.6% in 2010,...
Read MoreED Crowding & Quality of Care
Results of a systematic review indicate that three simple crowding measures appear to be linked to quality of care. Of 15 crowding measures with links to quality of care, the three most frequently linked were: Number of patients...
Read MoreED Revisit Rates & Costs
Study investigators suggest that revisits following an index ED encounter appear to be more frequent than previously reported, due in part to many revisits occurring outside the index institution. Among adults in six states with...
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Costs of Emergency Vs Elective Surgery
Study investigators estimate that even a modest reduction in the proportion of emergency...
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Comparing Appendiceal Abscess Approaches
Laparoscopic surgery appears to be safe and feasible as a first-line treatment for appendiceal...
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Coaching Enhances Surgical Skills
Individualized comprehensive surgical coaching appears to enhance surgical training and result in...
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Predicting Postoperative Readmission
University of Wisconsin researchers suggest that bleeding disorders, long operative times,...
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Stroke & Cognitive Decline
Study investigators suggest that incident stroke appears to be associated with an acute decline in...
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Extended Oral Anticoagulation After PE
When managing patients with a first episode of unprovoked pulmonary embolism (PE), a study has...
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Making the Case for Individualized Care Plans
Individualized care plans developed by a multidisciplinary team and integrated into an electronic...
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Improving Pediatric Obesity Care
An intervention involving computerized clinical decision support for obesity management for...
Read MoreED Revisits & Mortality in Older Adults after a Fall
Researchers in Boston indicate that more than one-third of older adult ED fall patients appear to have an ED revisit or die within 1 year. Among patients who were an average age of 78.6 years old, ED revisit rates increased from...
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