ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

By attending networking events, conferences, and regional meetings, prospective members will have the opportunity to connect with other emergency physicians, share best practices, and collaborate on research or quality improvement projects. To do this, we must assess and address the needs and desires of both our current and potential members.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

One study from the National Bureau of Economic Research on nursing strikes in New York State from 1984 to 2004 found that hospital mortality increased by 19.4% Health services research. 2006 Apr;36(2):331-54. 5 Quality : Results on quality impacts are mixed. and readmissions increased by 6.5% 2022 Dec;57(6):1218-34. Navarez, M.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen (@KirstyChallen) is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medicine Research Lead at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust (North West England). ED visits in the US for mental health conditions has increased by 44% from 2006 to 2014. AEM February 2022. AEM February 2022.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 8, 2023

John Brown PhD is a Professor of Health Services Research in Ireland who has been studying rural healthcare issues since 2012. Louella Vaugh is an internist practising as a hospitalist physician at an academic centre in London, UK with a special interest in smaller, rural and remote healthcare. Her main job is working for a think tank.

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Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

2006 Apr 11. Contemporary definitions and classification of the cardiomyopathies: an American Heart Association Scientific Statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee; Quality of Care and Outcomes Research and Functio. Circulation. 113(14):1807–16. 2007 Dec 12.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Here are the Authors’ Bios: Adrian Barnett is a professor of statistics who has worked for over 29 years in health and medical research. His current research concerns improving statistical practice to reduce research waste. Nicole White is a statistician and Senior Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology.

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PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

And from our buddies at HEFT EM CAST: [link] A bit more detail covering some of the research in an easy to understand way. These tables are used when assessing the usefulness of a test (or it’s sensitivity and specificity), and, when researching how useful tests are we need the majority of patients to fall into the green boxes.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

RIFT Study Group on behalf of the West Midlands Research Collaborative. 2006 Oct;241(1):83-94. Appendicitis risk prediction models in children presenting with right iliac fossa pain (RIFT study): a prospective, multicentre validation study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020 Apr;4(4):271-280. Doria, A.S., A Meta-Analysis.

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Critical Care Now

MARCH 3, 2022

New research is looking into patients who take one of these drugs, specifically Losartan, an ARB, due to its anti-inflammatory properties. The Debrief Currently no pharmacological treatment to reverse COPD Research has shown that using a combination of a statin and ARB or ACE could reduce hospitalizations and decrease morbidity.

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Advanced Medical Reviews

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

A Manatt Health study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that the total number of such clinics grew 900 percent between 2006 and 2014 , to 1,800 nationwide. They have been pivotal to the rise of retail clinics and the growing importance of online reviews and preliminary research before visiting a provider.

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The Injectable Orange

JUNE 20, 2017

This demands more research.” Rudolph, J; Simon, R; Dufresne, R; Raemer, D (2006) “There’s No Such Thing as Nonjudgmental Debriefing: A Theory and Method for Debriefing with Good Judgment” Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare., he thought as he turned his car keys and backed out the car park.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Emergency Medicine research was and still is tremendously underfunded,” says John E. He’d hoped to establish a lead federal agency and funded emergency care research center at NIH, as well as concerted national attention to solve ER crowding, boarding inpatients in hallways and EMS diversion. Is it working?

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Emergency Medicine Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

With future spikes in GAS cases likely, further research needs to be done to correctly target antibiotic prescribing for GAS pharyngitis. 2006; 17 (3):140-8. This suggests reduced reliability of FeverPAIN scoring. References Martin JM, Green M. Group A streptococcus. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. Spinks A, Glasziou PP, Del Mar CB.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Research The Ten Commandments of Emergency Care Research (p59 ff ) From ACEP Mass Casualty Planning Management of Conventional Mass Casualty Incidents: Ten Commandments for Hospital Planning Lynn, M., Electrocardiography pitfalls and artifacts: the 10 commandments. Herzog, M., & Seidl, R. Ten commandments of burn management.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] Since its first description [1], the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score [VExUS] has received much research attention. Magder S, (2006) Central venous pressure monitoring. Jon-Emile S. Very simply, VExUS combines the size of the inferior cava [IVC] with Doppler patterns from the hepatic, portal and intrarenal veins.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Research indicates that vaccine-induced antibodies persist for 412 years, while immunity from natural infection lasts between 4 and 20 years. With international travel rebounding post-pandemic, the risk of importing infectious diseases like pertussis remains a significant public health concern. Global measles outbreaks. 2024 Oct 15.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

APRIL 8, 2014

From the early 1950s to the early 1960s, validation by researchers such as James O. Pask) into drowning and funded early Cold War research into protection from Nerve Gas, that sprouted the saving of thousands of lives. James O. Dartmouth , Nova Scotia **Interesting report on life jackets and Pask's research. O’Donnell, C.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Here are the Authors’ Bios: Adrian Barnett is a professor of statistics who has worked for over 29 years in health and medical research. His current research concerns improving statistical practice to reduce research waste. Nicole White is a statistician and Senior Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Research into urine fluorescence to help EG diagnosis has been both supportive and dismissive. Dr. Hack is chief of the division of medical toxicology and vice chair for research at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Case 7-2006: A 47-Year-Old Man with Altered Mental Status and Acute Renal Failure.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The National Academy of Sciences – National Research Council (the Federal Government's official science and medicine advisor, in 1966 produced a landmark paper: "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society." 1950s & 1960s Resuscitation Research. Increasing public usage of EDs for care.

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Cook County EM Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Research suggests that injections with these chemicals, even with presentations delayed up to 24 hours after insult, has very good prognosis with no reported amputations9,10 Resolution of our case Our patient presented six days after an injection with a water (latex) based paint. 2006 Jul;20(7):503-11. Epub 2008 Feb 2. J Orthop Trauma.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

2006; 118(4): 1165-1168. 2006; 107(1)21-31. for the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network. Fried I, Bar-Oz B, Algur N et al. Comparison of N-terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Critically Ill Children With Sepsis Versus Acute Left Ventricular Dysfunction. Pediatrics. Koch A, Singer H. 2003;89:875–878.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

New CPRC Report: Errors in Bloomberg’s latest report on Mass Shootings October 2, 2014 Crime Prevention Research Center Lott, John R., Rohit Shahani , MD , MS, MCh & Jan David Galla, MD, PhD Penetrating Chest Trauma Treatment & Management Medscape Updated: Dec 13, 2013 Dicpinigaitis, P. Tejwani, N. C., & Egol, K. Marcon, R.

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Mind The Bleep

JULY 23, 2023

Walker GM, 2006) Surgical Differentials for Bilious Vomiting: Malrotation with Volvulus Incidence: 1 in 6000 live births present in the first week of life. Advances in Paediatric Research. Surgical management of this is time critical as delayed treatment can result in ischaemia and necrosed bowel. Colour scale of vomiting. BMJ , 1363.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Pros and Cons in Audio; the 2006 AAP Guidelines and the 2014 AAP Guidelines use same data to come to divergent recommendations. 2006 Oct;118(4):1774-93. However, in continental Europe and Australia, the language is softened to “not routinely recommended”. 2016 May 14. pii: S0022-3476(16)30170-6. Pediatrics. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 19, 2024

Paediatric social admissions, unlike social determinants of health (SDOH) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is under-researched. A 2006 publication on newborns hospitalised for over six months found that parents struggled to maintain their child’s high care needs, and 23% of infants lost contact with their birth parents.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A 2006 analysis showed much lower rates of CLABSI with PICC lines, compared to conventional central venous catheters (0.5 Are PICCs Less Infection-Prone than Other Central Lines? Peripherally-inserted central catheters (PICCs) are inserted through the skin into an arm vein, and advanced under ultrasound into large central veins.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 23, 2023

Clark S, Bock SA, Gaeta TJ, Brenner BE, Cydulka RK, Camargo CA; Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration-8 Investigators. 2006) “Management of acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department between 1993-2003,” Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology , 117(2). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Feb;113(2):347-52.

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006. (US Current depression among adults United States, 2006 and 2008.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Optimal management of septic patients has been a source of intense research, stemming from the landmark study by Rivers in 2001. Also, for research purposes we have to have a common definition, so Sepsis 3 came up with something called the SOFA score. Jeremy, can you give us a little historical context there? Nachi : What a struggle.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb-. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2022 Nov. doi:[link] Waseem S, Ngu A, Patel J; ORCA Research Collaborative. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018. 2021 Aug 31.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

2006 May 15;106(10):2258-66. BMC Health Services Research. Neutropenic Fever: Fever (one reading of 38.3C Clin Infect Dis. 2004;39(Suppl. 1):S32–S37 Kuderer NM, Dale DC, Crawford J, Cosler LE, Lyman GH. Mortality, morbidity, and cost associated with febrile neutropenia in adult cancer patients. 2014;14:162. Radiologypics, P.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 15, 2023

Here are five of the highlights from that episode: * The leading cause for morbidity and mortality in both males and females is cardiovascular disease (CVD) * Females are often excluded from being subjects in medical research, included CVD research * Most male and female patients with myocardial infarctions still present with chest pain.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2024

It was first described in Japan in 1991, where researchers noted a balloon shape to the left atrium resembling a trap used to catch octopuses in Japan. 2006 Jul;27(13):1523-9. Accessed May 15, 2023. link] Gianni M, Dentali F, Grandi AM, Sumner G, Hiralal R, Lonn E. Eur Heart J. Sattar Y, Siew KSW, Connerney M, Ullah W, Alraies MC.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

BMC research notes , 8 , 758. Clinical presentation, treatment, and complications of malignant hyperthermia in North America from 1987 to 2006. [link] Kakoki, K., Hakariya, T., Takehara, K., Izumida, S., Kinoshita, N., Fukuoka, J., & Sakai, H. link] Swee, duS., L., & Lim, A. Gronert, G. Brandom, B. W., & Lehman, E.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

JANUARY 1, 2017

For example, for a simple forearm fracture, you may opt to give an oral opioid, perform a hematoma block, and offer inhaled nitrous oxide for reduction, rather than a formal intravenous procedural sedation ( Luhmann 2006 ). Researchers are currently working to offer an evidence base to this anecdotal practice. 2006 Oct;118(4):e1078-86.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Annals of EM 2006:47(5):448; May 2006 Study objective: We prospectively validate the San Francisco Syncope Rule (history of congestive heart failure, Hematocrit less than 30%, abnormal ECG result [new changes or non–sinus rhythm], complaint of shortness of breath, and systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg during triage).

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