Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2019 French multi-center prospective RCT involving 370 ED patients published in Annals of Emergency Medicine similarly found no difference in antibiotic exposure between PCT-guided versus usual care groups [50]. 2017 Dec 14;9(6):7204-7218. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 10. days (secondary endpoint) [51].

Infectious Diseases 89

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 89

EB Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2019

Nachi: This month’s issue was authored by Dr. Ryan Pedigo, you may remember him from the June 2017 episode on dental emergencies, though he is perhaps better known as the director of undergraduate medical education at Harbor-UCLA Medical center. This result was for the most part re-confirmed in a 2017 cochrane review.

Ultrasounds 40

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Infectious Diseases 40

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

However, results may take some time and, as such, rapid point-of-care tests are increasingly used. 2017 Sep 7 [cited 2022 Dec 28];2022(8). Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2017 May 8;30(4):319–26. A throat culture is the gold standard for confirming a bacterial infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev [Internet].

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143