PHEM Cast

JULY 14, 2016

Value of a rigid collar: in need of more research and better devices. British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST); 2008. 2008 Apr 15;5(3):214–9. 2008 Apr 22;178(9):1141–52. Should suspected cervical spinal cord injury be immobilised?: A systematic review. Elsevier Ltd; 2015 Apr 1;46(4):528–35.

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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. 2008 Apr;3(1):27-33. Epub 2008 Feb 2. Hand (N Y).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 26, 2009

To diagnose inferior MI, there must always be reciprocal ST depression or T-wave inversion or both in lead aVL (see abstract of our research below). Research presented at 2011 SAEM in Boston. Methods : We searched the catheterization laboratory database for all cases coded as acute Inferior STEMI from January 2002 through March 2008.

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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. It is a multi-phase process, and we have to listen to the voices of our membership.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

We believe more research is needed in this area, as amphetamine derivatives are one of the most widely abused drugs worldwide, and we expect this problem to worsen in the future." The one exception ADDIN EN.CITE McCord 2008 1774 1774 17 McCord, J. style='mso-element:field-begin'> ADDIN EN.CITE McCord 2008 1774 1774 17 McCord, J.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 27, 2018

Tracey Hawkins is a Clinical Nurse and Researcher in the Emergency and Trauma Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Queensland, Australia. Since 2008, she has been undertaking research into innovative models of cardiovascular care, peripheral intravenous cannulation and emergency care.

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Long term trends remain intact, as these intake processing times decreased in most years since 2008, when the intake time was about 41 minutes. Prior research shows that boarders worsen mortality; anecdotes from ACEP members echo the data. 2,3 A solution to the boarding crisis is needed.

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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. Parkin WG, Leaning MS, (2008) Therapeutic control of the circulation. Jon-Emile S. From these measures a score from 0 to 3 is given as a marker of increasing ‘venous congestion [VC].’

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Interestingly, when vasopressin was studied in 2008, it similarly did not show a mortality benefit when added to norepinephrine infusion in septic shock2. NEJM 2008; 358(9): 877 – 87. However, one limitation of the study was that it was underpowered to demonstrate a mortality difference. Crit Care 2014; 18(5): 534.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Yaghi S, Willey JZ, Cucchiara B, Goldstein JN, Gonzales NR, Khatri P, Kim LJ, Mayer SA, Sheth KN, Schwamm LH; on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology; and Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research. 2008 Jul;26(7):1446-52. 119.025514.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 2, 2022

The HEART score was originally developed in 122 patients in the Netherlands and published in 2008. However, all this recent research into clinical decision tools and pathways to risk-stratify these patients is reducing admissions and therefore ED and hospital overcrowding [1-5]. If we thought about ACS, we brought them in.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At the same time, newer research has shown that the diagnostic safety despite withholding contrast in abdominal pain may actually be overstated. However, until more research data is available on this, the results suggest that clinicians should use caution not to overly rely on NCCT to exclude serious intraabdominal pathology.

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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. We need to recognise that the child is located within a social structure that allows interaction between many contributing factors. Available at: [link] Stapleton, L. Caitlin, A. link] Davies, D.,

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Because CRBSI have been shown to be highly preventable, since 2008 they’ve been included in the list of hospital-acquired infections for which Medicare won’t pay hospitals. Many states have instituted mandatory reporting of CLABSI. PSNet Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It?

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Pediatric EM Morsels

JULY 21, 2023

Borgialli DA, Mahajan P, Hoyle JD Jr, Powell EC, Nadel FM, Tunik MG, Foerster A, Dong L, Miskin M, Dayan PS, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N; Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN). 2008 Apr;39(4):1347-8. Epub 2008 Feb 28. PMID: 1933914. Acad Emerg Med. 2016 Aug;23(8):878-84. doi: 10.1111/acem.13014. 107.498345.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 8, 2024

Dr Elyssia Bourke, based at Ballarat Base Hospital, is actively engaged in this area through her ongoing PhD research. Although this research is still in progress, it promises to shed light on effective strategies for managing these difficult situations. Organic Illnesses : Often overlooked, these can manifest as behavioural changes.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 5, 2023

Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) to point out something that has caught their eye. This study also demonstrated the usefulness of social media as a research platform. The researchers and parents were not blinded to the purpose of the study. Children (Basel).

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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% 2008 Dec 1;67(11):1784-8. Health services research. 5 Quality : Results on quality impacts are mixed. and readmissions increased by 6.5% 2012 Feb 1;4(1):127-57.

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Intensive Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Everything ECMO 048: History of ECPR evidence and considerations for future research Author: Dr George Walker Peer reviewer: A/Prof Aidan Burrell Introduction The first recorded attempts to resuscitate patients were as early as 1530 where Swiss physician Paracelsus used fireplace bellows to reinflate the lungs of those who had stopped breathing.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 21, 2023

Over a 10-year period from 2008 to 2018, 334 heart transplants were performed on children in the UK. About PICSTAR PICSTAR is a trainee-led research network open to all doctors, nurses and allied health trainees within Paediatric Intensive Care. 31% were due to cardiomyopathy. Female sex and younger age favour better outcomes.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 30, 2024

The cohort enrolled patients from 2008 to 2022. Funding This study was supported by the NIH, Institute for Prostate Cancer Research, and the Canary Foundation. The protocol for active surveillance consisted of measuring PSA levels and obtaining biopsies at timed intervals.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Methods Adults (16+ years) from the UK Trauma Audit and Research Network (TARN) registry (January 2008–December 2017) served as surrogates for MI victims, with P1 patients identified using predefined criteria. This study employs machine learning (ML) to develop and validate models for novel primary and secondary triage tools.

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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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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

ICUs, and a popular research focus for academics, generating a steady stream of papers. In 2008, the U.S. incidence of VAP has remained stubbornly persistent : though it declined from 20 cases to 15 per 1000 ventilated patients 2008-2015, the rate then crept back up to 17 per 1000 in 2017. It used to be highly prevalent in U.S.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

billion dollars in one of the largest leveraged buyouts since the 2008 financial crisis, of which over 7 billion dollars was new debt obligation.18 Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). Finance research letters, forthcoming. This was cited as a cause for its eventual bankruptcy. 2,5,18 Envision had been acquired for 9.9

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 5, 2022

AEM 2021 Guest Skeptic: Professor Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. AEM 2021 Guest Skeptic: Professor Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. Tricoci et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 3, 2021

Date: March 31st, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Prof Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia. Date: March 31st, 2021 Guest Skeptic: Prof Daniel Fatovich is an emergency physician and clinical researcher based at Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia.

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EMDocs

JULY 25, 2024

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc., From Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR), American Association of Suicidology (AAS). Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Posner et al.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

2008 Sep;1138:329-50. BMC Health Services Research. Application of the MASCC and CISNE Risk-Stratification Scores to Identify Low-Risk Febrile Neutropenic Patients in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Jun;69(6):755-764. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.11.007. 2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Dec 29. Febrile Neutropenia. Freifeld, A.

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ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Emergency Medicine research was and still is tremendously underfunded,” says John E. Dr. Prescott, currently retired, was Chief Academic Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges from 2008-2021 where he says he worked with “every single school of medicine in the U.S.,” Prescott, MD, another member of the committee. “We

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

APRIL 29, 2015

Yet, ongoing research indicates that excessive oxygen is damaging rather than helpful. Ongoing research supports moderating inspired oxygen concentrations in critical illness and injury. Hyperoxia may increase cellular death from free radicals as exposed ischemic and injured cells during reperfusion progress to apoptosis.

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American Medical Compliance

AUGUST 8, 2022

In 2008, a research study stated that if unvaccinated populations were to become exposed to monkeypox, then an epidemic could occur. It is similar to smallpox, as both come from the orthopoxvirus family. However, it is not as contagious or deadly as smallpox is.

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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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Taming the SRU

MARCH 14, 2023

VP Shunt - Courtesy of Cancer Research UK via wikimedia - CC-4.0 - [link] Case courtesy of Paul Simkin, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 30453 Case courtesy of Dr Ruslan Asadov, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 8401. 2008) Shprecher, Schwalb, Kurlan. The drainage catheter is tunneled under the skin and terminates in the peritoneal cavity. Neuroradiology.

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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., Higginson, I., Belsham, P., Hicks, A., & Boon, D. Memon, A., & Kaliff, J. Memon, A., & Kaliff, J.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 10, 2024

NEC remains a significant challenge in neonatology, prompting ongoing research and clinical trials to understand its pathogenesis better, improve prevention strategies, and develop more effective treatments. Pediatric Research, 63(2), 117-123. Advances in understanding and treating NEC. Pediatrics, 133(1), 1-12. Hunter, C.J.,

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ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Dr. O’Neill is the associate program director and research director for the emergency medicine residency program at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. 2008 Sep;34(9):e4. References Nowland R, Steeg S, Quinlivan L, et al. Management of patients with an advance decision and suicidal behaviour: a systematic review.

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