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Pigtail Catheter vs Large Bore Chest Tube for Pneumothorax

RebelEM

Regardless of the cause, a thoracostomy is often required for treatment (Currie 2007 ). Heterogeneity was 0% for the primary outcome, and overall heterogeneity was low for secondary outcomes, which increases external validity. Included studies were conducted on four continents, increasing external validity. to -0.23]; P=.01;

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

Colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have developed a robust telehealth network with over 25 critical access hospitals in that state. One of the major areas of focus must be on the distribution of emergency physicians with opportunities within residency to have substantive rural and critical access experience.

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Diagnostics: The Shunt Series

Taming the SRU

Case 4 3 year old unresponsive You are working as solo coverage in a critical access hospital. Estimated incidence of normal pressure hydrocephalus and shunt outcome in patients residing in assisted-living and extended-care facilities. Lancet Neurol. Marmarou, Young, Aygok. Neurosurg Focus. Marmarou et al. J Neurosurg.