RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

Ventilator-associated lung injury and inflammation can occur even during short-term mismanagement can worsen patient outcomes. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

In many emergency departments (ED), US machines are readily available and can be used to rapidly assess and monitor patients with acute dyspnea at the bedside. What They Did: Design: Randomized, controlled, blinded-outcome trial Sites: Three emergency departments in Denmark Duration: October 9, 2019 to May 26, 2021.

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Broome Docs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Can acutely ill patients predict their outcomes? Emerg Med J. PMID: 39025092 Is early CT actually 100% sensitivity for SAH (Of course not) Roberts et al, Subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department (SHED): a prospective, observational, multicentre cohort study. 2019 Nov 5;322(17):1722. A scoping review.

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ACEP Now

JULY 11, 2024

Deaths from drinking increased 25 percent from 2019 to 2020 and another 10 percent in 2021. 2 Although the opiate epidemic is certainly worthy of attention, it accounts for only about half of the number of deaths annually and only around a quarter of the number of emergency department visits annually relative to alcohol use.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 29, 2024

The background for cash giveaways stem from the association of low income and worse health outcomes. Their primary endpoint was emergency department visits. The primary outcome was positive but there were caveats. And, I am not against improving disparities in outcomes between richer and poorer citizens.

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RebelEM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Amiodarone versus digoxin for acute rate control of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med. 2022 Sep 7.

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RebelEM

JUNE 8, 2023

Assessed clinical practice, outcome, length of stay, safety, and efficacy of both phenylephrine and epinephrine peripherally administered through a push dose.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you were working in a busy emergency department, would you like to be interrupted to interpret these ECGs or can these patients safely wait to be seen because of the normal computer interpretation? Emergent cardiac outcomes in patients with normal electrocardiograms in the emergency department.

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PulmCCM

JUNE 12, 2023

TTM2 found no improvement in survival or neurologic outcome among patients randomized to cooling to a target of 33 °C, as compared to controls receiving fever prevention (e.g. Elsevier boasted a 40% profit margin in 2019. Elsevier explained that their fees are justified to maintain open access (i.e.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Inhaled Corticosteroids Rarely Prescribed at Emergency Department Discharge Despite Low Rates of Follow-Up Care. J Emerg Med. Guidelines – Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2023 The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines recommend that all patients with asthma be prescribed ICS. 2023 May;64(5):555-563.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

MAY 23, 2023

We validated the score in a large patient data set and constructed a model that allows early prediction of the probability of clinical outcomes based on the individual’s NEWS+L Score. The outcomes were hospital death or a composite of hospital death and intensive care unit admission at 24 hours, 48 hours and 72 hours.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

You can subscribe for news and early access (via participating in our studies) to the Queen of Hearts here: [link] queen-form This EMS ECG was transmitted to the nearby Emergency Department where it was remotely reviewed by a physician, who interpreted it as normal, or at least without any features of ischemia or STEMI.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 19, 2023

Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation. It does not usually need emergency treatment to relieve symptoms and preserve visual function. 2019 Dec 1;54(6):653–8. Clin Ophthalmol. 2020 and Hyde et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Date: November 21st, 2019 Reference: Daley et al. Increased Sensitivity of Focused Cardiac Ultrasound for Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department Patients With Abnormal Vital Signs. AEM November 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. Reference: Daley et al.

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RebelEM

JUNE 5, 2023

from 2019 to 2021 (from 48,000 to 81,400 annual deaths), which includes prescription opioids (natural and semi-synthetic opioids and methadone), heroin, and synthetic opioids other than methadone including fentanyl (1). Microdosing and standard‐dosing take‐home buprenorphine from the Emergency Department: A feasibility study.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

Randomised controlled trials addressing the benefit of steroids in preschool wheeze have compared different cohorts, used different trial designs and measured different outcomes. This is a way to overcome different trial outcomes. This paper’s primary outcome was a change in wheeze severity score (WSS). What does this mean?

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 22, 2024

This retrospective study compared the performance of 21 EWS scores to predict clinical deterioration using vital signs (VS) measured in the prehospital or emergency department (ED) setting.

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EMDocs

MAY 25, 2023

Outcome: No statistically significant difference in primary outcome, which was absence of clinically apparent seizures without the need for additional anti-convulsant medications AND improving responsiveness at 60 minutes after the start of trial-drug infusion, as determined by the treating physician. 2019; 381(22): 2103-2113.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 27, 2019

Date: July 22nd, 2019 Reference: Yadav et al. A Multifaceted Intervention Improves Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infection for Adults and Children in Emergency Department and Urgent Care Settings. AEM July 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and clinical lecturer in Calgary.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2019

Date: May 23rd, 2019 Reference: Joseph et al. JAMA Surgery March 2019. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. DISCLAIMER: THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THIS PODCAST DO NOT […] The post SGEM#258: REBOA, Re-Re-Re-REBOA first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Tracheostomy emergencies." Emergency Medicine Clinics 37.1 2019): 109-119. Tracheostomy: Epidemiology, Indications, Timing, Technique, and Outcomes.” Tracheotomy outcomes and complications: a national perspective. ENT and airways in the emergency department: national survey of junior doctors’ knowledge and skills.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Date: September 11th, 2019 Reference: Putzu et al. The Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Date: September 11th, 2019 Reference: Putzu et al. You wonder if giving vitamin C will affect her outcome?

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Sepsis Shock Outcomes Stroke 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Date: September 10th, 2019 Reference: Fournier et al. Emergency Medicine Journal 2019. Guest Skeptics: Dr. Sarah Berg is a PGY-3 resident in Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Date: September 10th, 2019 Reference: Fournier et al. Emergency Medicine Journal 2019.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Date: October 17th, 2019 Reference: Driver et al. Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet on First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Patients With Difficult Airways Undergoing Emergency Intubation. Date: October 17th, 2019 Reference: Driver et al. The Bougie and First-Pass Success in the Emergency Department.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MARCH 2, 2019

Date: February 26th, 2019 Reference: Benger et al. Tracheal Intubation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Functional Outcome. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: February 26th, 2019 Reference: Benger et al. Tracheal Intubation During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Functional Outcome.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Date: October 14th, 2019 Reference: CRASH-3 Trial Collaborators. The Lancet October 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Salim Rezaie currently works as a community emergency physician at Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians […] The post SGEM#270: CRASH-3 TXA for Traumatic Head Bleeds?

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Date: December 13th, 2019 Reference: Belisle et al. AEM December 2019 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Bond is an emergency medicine physician and assistant Professor at the University of Calgary. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: December 13th, 2019 Reference: Belisle et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 6, 2020

Respir Crit Care Med 2019. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Max Hockstein trained as an Emergency Medicine physician at University of Texas Southwestern and is finishing his Intensive Care fellowship at Emory. Respir Crit Care Med 2019. Case: It’s another day in your emergency department (ED). increase in MAP).

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RebelEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Emergency Department Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Trauma Patients With Exsanguinating Hemorrhage: The UK-REBOA Randomized Clinical Trial [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 12]. Outcome: Primary Outcome: All-cause mortality at 90 days. Paper: Jansen JO, Hudson J, Cochran C, et al.

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Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Chief complaints involving the ear are a common occurrence in Emergency Departments across the US and include presenting symptoms such as ear pain or fullness, hearing loss, redness, trauma, vertigo, and foreign bodies. A retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) from 2009 through 2011 identified 8.6

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 25, 2020

Effectiveness of emergency physician determinations of the need for thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke. Effectiveness of emergency physician determinations of the need for thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke. He has been practicing in Emergency Medicine for over 40 years and involved in EMS services for over 30 years.

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

THE CASE A female in her early 20s, G4P2012, presents to the emergency department (ED) with a 5 day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain which has been worsening since onset. Discrimination between an IUP and an interstitial pregnancy is critical as interstitial pregnancies can have devastating outcomes. Am J Emerg Med.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Additionally, a 2022 study in JAMA found no association between MIPS measures and any meaningful clinical outcomes and moreover physicians who cared for the most medically and socially vulnerable were more likely to receive worse scores (8). link] Bond, A. ” JAMA 328 (21): 2136-2146. link] Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JULY 22, 2024

The main outcome variable was the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. For those patients who had formal ultrasound, direct and indirect findings of ultrasound were abstracted from the ultrasound report. The surgical pathology report was established as the gold standard in patients who underwent an appendectomy.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Date: January 28th, 2019 Reference: Chu DK et al. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. DISCLAIMER: THE […] The post SGEM#243: Enough is Enough (O2 Saturation of 94-96%) first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. The Lancet 2018. The Lancet 2018.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

2 Laboratory assays for DEG are not widely available and have long turn-around-times, thus have limited utility in diagnosis in the emergency department. “Diethylene Glycol” in Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies , 11e Eds. McGraw Hill, 2019. McGraw Hill, 2019. Schier, Capt. Nelson, et al.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Methods Emergency Department (ED) attenders and hospital inpatients between 2015 and 2019 were automatically screened for their risk of hospitalisation within 6 months of discharge using a locally trained CPM on routine data. However, it is unclear how this care model would negatively impact survival.

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