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The Needle Vs. The Knife for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Closer Look at the EXPRED Study

RebelEM

They concluded that more research of higher quality is needed to strengthen the evidence in favor of one technique over the other. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: Pulmonary expansion 24 hours after the procedure. Secondary Outcomes: Pulmonary expansion 7 days after the procedure. Recurrence of pneumothorax within 1 year.

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Policy Playbook: Fall 2023 Updates

EMDocs

In years previous, the conversion factor has largely stayed the same resulting in physician pay falling 22% from 2001 to 2021 when adjusted for inflation (3). While laudable in theory, research has continued to show that in practice the program is bureaucratically burdensome costing $12,800 per physician and over 53 hours per year (6).

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SGEM#266: Old Man Take a Look at the Canadian CT Head Rule I’m a Lot Like You Were

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

In an attempt to improve resource utilization, emergency department length of stay, limit cost and improve outcomes, there have been multiple Clinical Decision Rules (CDRs) created to help guide clinicians in their decision-making process. The CCHR is the most researched CDR in mTBI [3] and ha.

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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

RebelEM

If aspiration is unsuccessful based on the criteria above → Chest tube is inserted (size 8-14Fr) and admitted to the hospital. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: Total length of hospital stay up to 30 days after randomization, including initial hospital stay and readmissions. Investigators asked a patient-oriented research question.

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1995 Fat intravasation, fat emboli and fat embolism syndrome in adult major trauma patients with intraosseous catheters; a systematic review

Emergency Medicine Journal

More research is needed to quantify the clinical significance of fat embolism and FES after IO infusion in adult major trauma patients. Although their use is widely accepted, there is a paucity of evidence exploring the risks of fat embolisation in IO infusions. The existing data is of low quality with a high risk of bias. doi:10.1111/j.1553

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The Latest in Critical Care, 4/1/24 (Issue #36)

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Any longer-term benefits remain unknown, due to a paucity of research. Physical therapy is probably under-provided to critically ill patients, and improving this might improve outcomes for many. Nor were there any significant between-group differences in need for life support or other clinical outcomes. Is this safe?

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Ultrasound of the Month: No Definitive Yolk Sac, No Definitive IUP!

Taming the SRU

Discrimination between an IUP and an interstitial pregnancy is critical as interstitial pregnancies can have devastating outcomes. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Volume 23, Issue 4, 2009. 2001 Jan;20(1):27-31; quiz 33. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;49:226-232. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.071.