About One in Three in ED for Low Back Pain Receive Imaging
Imaging use decreased from 34.4 percent in 2011 to 31.9 percent in 2016
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Emergency Medicine
Mobile Stroke Unit Care May Reduce Time to Thrombolysis
Findings seen in patients with suspected acute ischemic stroke in a densely populated urban area
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FDA Approves First System to Insert Ear Tubes Under Local Anesthesia
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
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Implant Survival Poor for Converted ‘Partial’ Knee Replacements
Survival significantly inferior for TKAs converted from UKAs compared with primary TKAs
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Digital Sepsis Monitoring May Improve Inpatient Outcomes
Systemwide implementation presents opportunity to improve care for patients who may have sepsis
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Federal, State Background Check Laws Together Cut Teen Gun Carrying
Significant reduction seen with NICS plus universal background check provision at the point of sale
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November 2019 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Three Meds Equal as Second-Line Therapy for […]
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Object-Related Aspiration Deaths Decreased Among Children
1968 to 2017 saw decrease in object-related aspiration deaths among adolescents and children
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Outcomes Poorer With New U.S. Donor Heart Allocation System
Early observations show lower waitlist mortality but higher posttransplant mortality or retransplantation
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Taking Multiple Fracture-Linked Meds Ups Risk for Hip Fracture
Addition of second and third fracture-associated drugs linked to increased risk for women and men
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Overall Rate of Pediatric Nonpowder Firearm Injuries Down
From 1990 to 2016, overall rate of these injuries declined, rate of eye injuries increased by one-third
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Use of Peritoneal Dialysis Up Since Medicare Payment Reform
More patients initiated peritoneal dialysis, switched to peritoneal dialysis after PPS initiation
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COPD Mortality Rates Decreasing in Many Countries
Number of COPD deaths increased by more than 10 percent in 11 of 24 countries studied
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Negative Impact Persists for Survivors of Firearm Injury
Almost half of those surviving gunshot wound had positive screen for probable PTSD
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Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy May Reduce Essential Tremor
Lasting benefit seen at three years after transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy
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Optic Nerve Ultrasound May ID Increased Intracranial Pressure
Optic nerve ultrasonography has high sensitivity and specificity for traumatic, nontraumatic brain injury
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Common TB Vaccine Associated With Lower Lung Cancer Rates
In 60-year follow-up, significantly lower lung cancer rates seen for those with childhood BCG vaccination
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Common TB Vaccine Associated With Lower Lung Cancer Rates
In 60-year follow-up, significantly lower lung cancer rates seen for those with childhood BCG vaccination
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About 2.7 Million ED Visits Reported for Sports Injuries in 2010 to 2016
Analgesics were given or prescribed at 63.9 percent of ED visits; percentage increased with age
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Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Tied to Kidney Disease
Higher risk for ESKD, death suggests closer monitoring needed, especially in first year after surgery
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