Subclavian Vein Catheterization: Ultrasound-Guided vs. Landmark Method
In the emergency room, ultrasound guidance was proven to reduce complication rates and enhance...
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Emergency Medicine General
All-Terrain Vehicle(ATV)-Related Emergency Department Visits
For a study, researchers sought to determine how sex and age differences interacted with...
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A Standardized Approach to Improve COPD Care in the ED
Adherence to guidelines for COPD in an ED setting can help patients avoid compromising their...
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Diagnostic Error in Anatomy & Fractures in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiographs
The radiograph factors that caused diagnostic Error in Anatomy interpretation difficulties for...
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Combining B52 & 52 Antipsychotic & Sedative To Treat Acute Agitation
For a study, the researchers evaluated the efficacy and security of haloperidol, lorazepam, and...
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Comparing Commercial & Homemade Models to Teach US-Guided Peripheral I.V. Placement
For a study, the researchers sought to use a controlled trial to subjectively evaluate how well...
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Results of Emergency Department Reduction of Dislocated Prosthetic Hips
For a study, the researchers sought to determine how successful emergency physicians in the...
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Relative Efficacy of Seven Skeletal Muscle Relaxants
Researchers sought to determine if Skeletal muscle relaxants (SMR) efficacy was related to age,...
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COPD Exacerbations: Care-Seeking Behaviors & Delays in Care
Since many people with COPD avoid going to the ED due to factors like time spent waiting to be...
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Effect of Intra-arrest Transport, ECPR, and Immediate Invasive Assessment and Treatment on Functional Neurologic Outcome in Refractory OHCA
For a study, researchers sought to determine if an early invasive treatment improved...
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Effect of Intra-arterial Alteplase vs Placebo Following Successful Thrombectomy on Functional Outcomes in Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion Acute Ischemic Stroke
For a study, researchers sought to determine if adding intra-arterial alteplase after thrombectomy...
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Managing Patients With Burns: Examining How Transfers Affect Outcomes
National estimates show that nearly 500,000 Americans seek medical treatment for burn injuries...
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#VisualAbstract: Convalescent Plasma Ineffective at Improving Clinical Outcomes or Mortality in Non-Ventilated Patients With COVID-19
This meta-analysis found that treatment with COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP), compared to control group treatment, did not improve clinical outcomes, as measured by the World Health Organization clinical outcome score, or mortality. There was an improvement in the mortality and clinical outcomes for participants treated with CCP who had a baseline WHO score of 4 […]
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COVID-19 Surges Linked With Higher Rates of Non-COVID In-Hospital Mortality
“During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals observed precipitous declines in ED...
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Sepsis: Assessing a Biomarker & EMR‐Based Machine Learning Algorithm
Early antibiotic therapy has been shown to improve outcomes in sepsis, but patients often present...
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Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Full FDA Approval
MONDAY, Aug. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday...
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Factors Associated With Nonadherence in an Emergency Department-based Multicenter
Noncompliance in clinical trials has an impact on safety and effectiveness assessments....
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Medical Fiction: John & the Scrubber
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw”...
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Analyzing Serious Infections in Patients With Gout
Gout is the most common type of inflammatory arthritis in adults, and gout-related use of the...
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Examining Characteristics Linked With Poor Outcomes in Opioid Prescribing
“In recent decades, the medical community has become acutely aware of the dangers posed by...
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