The Skeptics' Guide to EM
JULY 8, 2023
In 2009, the Cochrane group questioned Roche about the completeness of the data and after four years of requests, finally got access to all the data in 2013 and updated their review in 2014. The Cochrane collaboration published analyses of the available data in 1999, 2003 and 2006.
PulmCCM
OCTOBER 16, 2023
per 1,000 central-line days between 2001 and 2009. There’s no randomized trial data to support this practice, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC, whose recommendations CDC generally adopts) has advised against routine replacement of central lines as an infection prevention strategy.
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EMDocs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
2 Case Follow-up: Following an investigation, the Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (N-FELTP), CDC, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified 57 cases of DEG poisoning among children £ 3 years old, of whom 54 died. CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 6, 8 July 2009, pp.
EMDocs
JULY 11, 2023
Sites of initial bleeding episodes, mode of delivery and age of diagnosis in babies with haemophilia diagnosed before the age of 2 years: a report from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Universal Data Collection (UDC) project. 2009 Nov;15(6):1281-90. Haemophilia. PMID: 19637999. Plummer ES, et al.
ACEP Now
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
According to the CDC, 30 percent of the population at some point during their lifetime will be diagnosed with shingles, and the emergency department can serve as the first point of contact for these patients.5 Polypharmacy prevalence in older adults seen in United States physician offices from 2009 to 2016. Published April 12, 2021.
Taming the SRU
OCTOBER 7, 2024
According to a CDC study, VTE contributes to 10.5% In addition to discussing the diagnostic pathway and how it differs in pregnancy, we will discuss the treatment options available to both unstable and stable patients during pregnancy and the postpartum period. It is estimated to affect every 1 in 500 to 2000 pregnancies.
PulmCCM
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Then, in 2009, the condition disappeared completely. This made VAP hard to track, so CDC invented an odd new epidemiologic entity called “ ventilator-associated events ” (which do not require microbiology or chest film interpretation) as a proxy for actual VAPs. It used to be highly prevalent in U.S. Just kidding!
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