The Trauma Pro

MAY 28, 2024

One paper from 2017 described a retrospective case series from four trauma centers. 2017 Nov;31(11):e375-e380. And thinner materials (narrow pins) result in more current and heating. Will the metal degrade image quality? Thankfully, there is a continuing trickle of evidence that is accumulating to give us some guidance.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Shah 2017] In Turkey, it has a “reliable correlation.” Gültekingil-Keser 2017] Broselow out-performed age-based formulas (Theron, APLS, and Shann) in New Zealand, estimating within 10% of actual weight 73% of the time. 2017), Evaluation of the accuracy of common weight estimation formulae in a Zambian paediatric surgical population.

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Northwestern EM Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Over 1100 cases of Kratom only exposure were reported to the National Poison Control Center from 2011-2017. 2017 Jul 1;176:63-70. Epub 2017 May 10. Treating Kratom toxicity varies based upon the clinical presentation as well as severity of symptoms. Just over half of these cases required medical intervention. Grundmann O.

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The Trauma Pro

JUNE 4, 2024

J Trauma 83(1):182-189, 2017. Just be aware that vented seals with drainage channels perform much better than those that rely on a one-way valve. Reference: Do vented chest seals differ in efficacy? An experimental evaluation using a swine hemopneumothorax model.

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The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 3, 2023

J Clin Neurosci 45:33-39, 2017. Listed in 2017, to be completed Nov 2026. Evaluation of postoperative bracing on unstable traumatic lumbar fractures after pedicle screw fixation. Int J Burns Trauma 12(4):168-174, 2022. Is postoperative bracing after pedicle screw fixation of spine fractures necessary? NCT03097081.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 23, 2024

It was published in European Heart Journal in 2017. 2017 May 1;38(17):1329-1335. 2017 Apr;52(4):484-492. Lets do a quick literature review to look at some famous (and not so famous) trials comparing these drugs head-to-head. The most recent and well-known trial is the PROCAMIO trial (1). Great question. Eur Heart J. J Emerg Med.

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

2017 Jul;9(3):195-204. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. PMID: 32644703 Robinson PM, Griffiths E, Watts AC. Simple elbow dislocation. Shoulder Elbow. PMID: 28588660 Donohue KW, Mehlhoff TL. Chronic Elbow Dislocation: Evaluation and Management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Jul;24(7):413-23.

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The Trauma Pro

AUGUST 29, 2023

The University of Arizona at Tucson group analyzed the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database on withdrawal of care from 2017-2019. Is it possible to identify the common factors that predict appropriate withdrawal of care? The authors included only patients aged 65 and older.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the United States, in 2017, 33% of critical care fellows and 26% of critical care physicians were women, highlighting a significant […] The post Women Anesthesiologists and Intensivists: Their Crucial Role appeared first on Emergency Live.

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Emergency Live

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Commemoration of the Tragic Event that Shook Italy The Remembrance of the Tragedy and its Unfolding On January 18, 2017, a devastating avalanche struck the Rigopiano Hotel, located in the municipality of Farindola, at the foot of the Gran Sasso mountain.

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Broome Docs

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

2017 Sep 26;12(9):e0185316. PMID: 38841297 I Bottom line: A lot of people are still using prophylactic antibiotics in dog bites, but the logic behind that strategy (treat 100 patients to avoid the same treatment in 5) makes absolutely no sense. Too tall, got cancer Wang F, Xu X, Yang J, Min L, Liang S, Chen Y. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185316.

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Ken Grauer, MD

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Clinically: Initial treatment of AFlutter is the same, regardless of whether the rotation direction is CW or CCW — so this distinction is not important to the emergency provider ( Cosio — Arrhythmia & EP Review 6(2):55-62, 2017 ).

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 28, 2023

. * Acetaminophen ( Williams et al Lancet 2014) * Muscle relaxants ( Friedman et al JAMA 2015) * NSAIDs ( Machado et al Ann Rheum Dis 2017) * Steroids ( Balakrishnamoorthy et al Emerg Med J 2014) * Benzodiazepines ( Friedman et al Ann Emerg Med 2017) Many non-pharmacologic therapies have also been tried with limited efficacy.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

2017 Feb;166:16-24. Tsioutis C, Zafeiri M, Avramopoulos A, Prousali E, Miligkos M, Karageorgos SA. Clinical and laboratory characteristics, epidemiology, and outcomes of murine typhus: A systematic review. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.10.018. 2016.10.018. Tello-Martin R, Dzul-Rosado K, Zavala-Castro J, Lugo-Caballero C.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 20, 2024

In 2017, a LAD average population was ~170 000. Conclusion Austerity policies implemented in 2010 impacted less deprived local authorities, where emergency admissions and inequalities between neighbourhoods increased, while in the most deprived areas, emergency admissions were unchanged, remaining high and persistent.

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The Trauma Pro

JUNE 14, 2024

Am J Radiol 209:W360-@364, 2017. 2022 Sep 1;157(9):771-778. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.2770. PMID: 35830194; PMCID: PMC9280606. CT findings of traumatic bucket-handle mesenteric injuries. Multidetector CT of blunt abdominal trauma. Radiology 265(3):678–693, 2012.

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Sensible Medicine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

2017 Nov 16;377(20):1943-1953. Here are three pertinent articles he has published—note the first is from NEJM. Landry CH, Allan KS, Connelly KA, Cunningham K, Morrison LJ, Dorian P; Rescu Investigators. Sudden Cardiac Arrest during Participation in Competitive Sports. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1615710.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 29, 2023

That said — ARVD appears to be an underestimated cause of SCD ( S udden C ardiac D eath ) , especially among younger adults , in whom it accounts for ~20% of SCDs in those under 35 ( Mu et al — Medicine 96(47):e8808, 2017 ). KEY Point: All-too-often the diagnosis of ARVD is only made postmortem.

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PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

According to a 2017 article in the MIT Technology Review , “scientists who publish in the top Western journals can earn in excess of $100,000 per paper.” ” At that time, the average salary for a university professor was $8,600 per year. Please share your opinion on this challenging issue below.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 19, 2024

2017 Sep;49(3):223-226. Epub 2017 May 23. Jang YN, Sohn HS, Cho SY, Choi SM. Primary Sternal Osteomyelitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Adult. Infect Chemother. doi: 10.3947/ic.2017.49.3.223. 2017.49.3.223. PMID: 28608656; PMCID: PMC5620390. Street M, Puna R, Huang M, Crawford H. J Pediatr Orthop.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

New York, Penguin Books; 2017. Awakening Your Ikigai: How the Japanese wake up to joy and purpose every day. The Experiment ; 2018. Garca H, Miralles F. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life. Okuzono S, Shiba K, Kim E, et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2022;21:100391.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 21, 2024

” I, then a 50-year-old associate professor of medicine, said those words over the phone to a friend late one night in 2017. By 2017, I had started to take a position that was uncomfortable for me, not because I didn’t believe it but because I knew it displeased others. . “I’m nervous. Why was I unsettled?

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AED Leader

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Effective January 1, 2017, the state’s Health and Safety Code 19300 mandates that certain high-occupancy buildings must install Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). California is leading the way in public safety with a new law that could save countless lives during cardiac emergencies.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 24, 2024

2017 May 25;376(21):2011-2020. 2017 Sep;82(3):342-352. Epub 2017 Sep 11. Devinsky O, Cross JH, Laux L, Marsh E, Miller I, Nabbout R, Scheffer IE, Thiele EA, Wright S; Cannabidiol in Dravet Syndrome Study Group. Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611618.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 18, 2025

The last time we spoke in 2017, FemInEM was making waves by empowering women in emergency medicine and fostering conversations about gender equity. This is the SGEM Xtra, where we bring you special episodes that highlight important topics in emergency medicine. Now, its 2025, and FemInEM is back with renewed energy and a clear mission.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Post kidney transplant hematologic abnormalities and association of post-transplant anemia with graft function [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2024, 13:241 ( [link] ) Jafari, A., Najivash, P., Khatami, M. R., & DashtiKhavidaki, S. Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice, 6(1), 31.

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ALiEM

APRIL 12, 2023

DOI 10.1016/B978-0-444-53632-7.01010-8 LeDonne S, Sengupta D. US Probe: Ultrasound Water Bath for Distal Extremity Evaluation. Alerhand S, Singh M, editors. emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Published 2017 Mar 28. Published 2017 Oct 12. Circulation. 2022;146(25):e483-e557. 7) Gibbison B, López-López JA, Higgins JP, et al. Corticosteroids in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. 2017;21(1):78. 8) Schijvens AM, Ter Heine R, de Wildt SN, Schreuder MF. Pediatr Nephrol. 2019;34(3):389-403.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Wallach et al JAMA Intern Med 2017 , previously reported that subgroup claims are often not corroborated by subsequent studies and rarely confirmed. A subgroup analysis of the Lancet RCT showed that older, sicker patients with comorbidities and longer previous symptom duration recovered 2–3 days sooner.

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Sensible Medicine

MAY 28, 2024

In a 2017 Lancet trial , 10,190 personnel from the UK military were randomized to post-deployment depression screening or no screening. Similar mental health services were available to both groups.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 9, 2024

Pneumonia 2017. Even better would be to see studies comparing one route to the other. Thorax 2007; 62(12): 1102-6. PMID: 17567657 Rae N et al. Oral versus intravenous clarithromycin in moderate to severe community-acquired pneumonia: an observational study. PMID: 28702304 Rojas MX, Granados C. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(2).

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 14, 2023

March 2023 * Population: Children 0-16 years recruited consecutively from October 2017 to September 2020 from three emergency departments and one urgent care centre in England- serving populations with significant inequalities in health and life expectancty. A prospective study. J Paediatr Child Health.

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Taming the SRU

JULY 3, 2023

2017-3068). 2017-0695) WBC count Absolute neutrophil count Procalcitonin (one model done without procal and one with) They repeated the same model for factors associated with IBI in febrile infants with UTIs. This definition of a positive UA and UTI were based on a prior PECARN study (doi.org/10.1542/peds.2017-3068).

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 24, 2023

Methods Prospectively collected nationwide, population-based records concerning 166 538 working-age individuals (men, 20–68 years; women, 20–62 years) with OHCA between 2017 and 2020 were assessed. Results Among 149 300 OHCA cases, 1-month survival (2020, 11.2%; 2017–2019, 11.1% (crude OR (cOR) 1.00, 95% CI 0.97

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Pediatric EM Morsels

APRIL 7, 2023

2017 Jan;26(1):108-115. Impact of the New American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Definition of Stroke on the Results of the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing Recurrent Stroke in Intracranial Stenosis Trial. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.08.038. 2016.08.038.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

2017 Sep-Oct;50(5):561-569. Epub 2017 Apr 19. A new 4-variable formula to differentiate normal variant ST segment elevation in V2-V4 (early repolarization) from subtle left anterior descending coronary occlusion - Adding QRS amplitude of V2 improves the model. J Electrocardiol. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2017.04.005. 2017.04.005.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

pii: bcr-2017-220473. Selected references Dunphy L, Clark Z, Raja MH. Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infestation in a child presenting with symptoms of acute appendicitis: a wriggly tale! BMJ Case Rep. link] [link] The post Threadworms appeared first on Don't Forget the Bubbles.

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