Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

APRIL 14, 2023

On April 11, 2023, the HHS published a notice on upcoming new rules to add greater protection to reproductive health care because of new state laws passed due to the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. You should always keep the “minimum necessary” rule in mind whenever you are giving out information.

Documentation/Coding 83

Documentation/Coding Outcomes Wellness 83

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

One-liner… Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric populations, and fever is associated with worse outcomes. The aim of TTM is to control the body and brain’s temperature, thus reducing secondary brain injury and improving the neurological outcome. Kochanek et al.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 116

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Outcomes Pediatrics Resuscitation 116

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 2, 2023

Date: July 1, 2023 Reference: PATCH-Trauma Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trial Group. Date: July 1, 2023 Reference: PATCH-Trauma Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trial Group. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 13 with obvious head trauma as well. Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma.

EMS 120

EMS Outcomes Hospitals Research 120

RebelEM

JUNE 26, 2023

Interventions such as early application of hemorrhage control, tranexamic acid, reduction of crystalloid fluid administration and balanced ratio blood product transfusion have improved many patients’ outcomes. 4F-PCC contains factors II, VII, IX, X as well as Proteins S and C. Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5

Administration 140

Administration Outcomes Resuscitation Radiology 140

The Trauma Pro

OCTOBER 6, 2023

At the time, there was a debate about whether the procedure should be done immediately versus waiting until the patient was well-resuscitated. Although many of these injuries were managed within hours, a growing number were delayed by a few days to improve outcomes. 2023 Jun 28;15(6):e41078. Ann Surg 278:e848-e854, 2023.

Head Injuries 147

Head Injuries Research Hospitals Resuscitation 147

Sensible Medicine

MAY 28, 2024

The adoption of depression screening is, of course, well-intentioned. In June 2023 , the same was recommended to adults. A 2008 Cochrane review found adult depression screening does not improve outcomes. Screening had no impact on depression, anxiety, or a host of other mental health outcomes.

Military 129

Military Outcomes Psychiatric Wellness 129

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 3, 2023

Date: June3, 2023 Reference: Kotani et al. Journal of Critical Care April 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Amber Gombash is an emergency physician in Concord, NC. Date: June3, 2023 Reference: Kotani et al. Journal of Critical Care April 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Amber Gombash is an emergency physician in Concord, NC.

Outcomes 98

Outcomes Wellness 98

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% to 1.03) Poor Neurologic Outcome (CPC 3 or 4): 24.8% The benefits of this strategy may be outweighed by the risk of the device-related complications (i.e. bleeding, stroke, limb ischemia, and hemolysis). Zeymer HT et al.

Shock 134

Shock Outcomes Resuscitation Stroke 134

The Trauma Pro

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The primary outcome was mortality, and secondary outcomes included the need for surgery, fluid and blood infusions, and the use of a massive transfusion protocol. These low numbers and the nature of this particular registry could inject significant bias as well. AAST 2023 Plenary paper #29.

Military 113

Military Blood Transfusions Administration Outcomes 113

RebelEM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This could dilute any beneficial effects seen Lack of blinding may bias results (Although mortality is a solid objective primary outcome, bias may still creep in terms of management) Discussion: Authors were looking for an absolute mortality difference of 7% from baseline mortality of 26% with a 90% power. Paper: Davenport R et al.

Administration 126

Administration Blood Transfusions Outcomes Hospitals 126

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

The primary outcome was 28-day mortality – TXA improved survival with no increased risk of cerebral clots. Survival was better, both at 24 hours and six months, in the TXA group, although the primary outcome, a quality of life score at six months, called the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOS-E), was the same in both groups ( 53.7%

Head Injuries 145

Head Injuries Seizures Outcomes Pediatrics 145

Broome Docs

APRIL 6, 2023

2023 Jan 21. 2023 Feb;64:206.e1-206.e3. Renal outcomes following intravenous contrast administration in patients with acute kidney injury: a multi-site retrospective propensity-adjusted analysis. 2023 Jan 30. 2023 Jan 13;76(2):185-191. 2023 Feb;30(2):144-146. N Engl J Med. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212663.

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Ultrasounds Hospitals Fractures 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 17, 2023

2023 Jun;38(6):1733-1751. 2023 May 16;28(3):172-183. 2023 Jun 6;28(4):205-251. 2023 Jun 6;28(4):252-266. 2023 Jun 1;177(6):559-560. 2023 Jun;182(6):2785-2792. 2023 May 16;28(3):184-202. 2023 Jun 15. 2023 Jun 1;42(6):456-460. 2023 Jun;182(6):2567-2575. 2023 Jun 29.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Fractures 98

RebelEM

APRIL 17, 2023

However, It is unclear how well POCUS performs in ruling in or ruling out the diagnosis of PTA. 2023 Jan 10. Question: How well does the US perform in diagnosing PTA compared to CT, needle aspiration, or Incision and Drainage? 2023 Feb 9;15(2):e34820. Article: Kim DJ et al. Acad Emerg Med. Epub ahead of print.

Ultrasounds 129

Ultrasounds Radiology Radiology Operations 129

RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

What They Did: Design: Randomized, controlled, blinded-outcome trial Sites: Three emergency departments in Denmark Duration: October 9, 2019 to May 26, 2021. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: Reduction of dyspnea measured on a verbal dyspnea scale (VDS) from 0 to 10 recorded at enrollment, then at 2, 4, and 5 hours after arrival.

Ultrasounds 126

Ultrasounds Outcomes COPD Hospitals 126

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 31, 2023

2023 May 17:archdischild-2022-325280. The DIMPLES study by PERUKI sought to investigate the incidence of new-onset diabetes in the paediatric population across the UK and Ireland, as well as the characteristics of these ED presentations, and to determine if SARS-CoV2 infection was involved. What outcomes did they look at?

Emergency Department 135

Emergency Department Research Documentation/Coding Outcomes 135

ACEP Now

MARCH 6, 2024

The Sisyphean task remains to try to keep up—and, in that vein—here is a light round of the emergency medicine literature from 2023. 4 Repeated trials have not shown alteplase to have any signal of better outcomes, nor tenecteplase to have an association with increased adverse events. How Best to Stop the Bleeding in Trauma?

Research 52

Research Airway Management Stroke Outcomes 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

Data from the Nurse-Family Partnership program involving 60,171 families were analysed across four cohorts, including pre-pandemic and three pandemic cohorts (from July 2022 to October 2023). 2023 Dec 22. 2023 Dec 21. 2023 Dec 19. 2023 Dec 12 Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis, Management, and Sub-phenotypes. Pediatrics.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Blood Transfusions Sepsis 98

Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As a result — IF the 1 lead you are monitoring happens to be one in which P waves are not well seen — then you might assume the irregular rhythm in front of you was AFib. A DDENDUM ( 3/1/2023 ) — Additional material relevant to today's case: How Covid-positivity in today's case may affect the heart. Additional material on MAT.

EKG/ECG 195

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding Sepsis COPD 195

RebelEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

This trial aimed to assess whether targeted therapeutic mild hypercapnia (TTMH) applied during the initial 24 hours of mechanical ventilation in the ICU can enhance neurological outcomes at the 6-month mark, as compared to standard care, which involves targeted normocapnia (TN). Epub 2023 Jun 15. Paper: Eastwood G, et al. N Engl J Med.

Hospitals 93

Hospitals Resuscitation Outcomes CPR 93

RebelEM

JULY 27, 2023

In this group of patients, the use of alteplase poses a fine line of potential benefit (functional outcomes) vs potential harm (symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage). DAPT statistically noninferior to alteplase The finding was consistent in the per-protocol and as-treated groups as well Symptomatic ICH at 90d DAPT: 0.3% Alteplase: 91.4%

Stroke 98

Stroke Outcomes EMS Hospitals 98

ACEP Now

AUGUST 14, 2024

Rate Versus Rhythm in the ED The 2023 AHA/ACC guideline doesn’t give explicit recommendations or preference regarding initial rate or rhythm control strategy for new-onset AF patients who are hemodynamically stable. as well as conversion to sinus rhythm (OR 1.75; 95 percent CI 1.08-2.84).7 In fact, few studies compare the two classes.

Emergency Department 105

Emergency Department Outcomes Research Wellness 105

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 8, 2023

Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. JAMA Int Med 2023. Date: July 6, 2023 Reference: Hanula R et al. JAMA Int Med 2023. She looks well enough to go home but asks if she should be prescribed oseltamivir (Tamiflu) because some of her friends have been given it recently by their doctors.

CDC 94

CDC Hospitals EMS Emergency Department 94

RebelEM

MAY 25, 2023

CRYSTALLOIDS Too much crystalloid resuscitation in traumatic hemorrhagic shock can increase dilutional coagulopathy, as well as increase morbidity and mortality Bickell WH et al. Ann Emerg Med 2017 [6] This was a retrospective database review of 7521 traumatic brain injury patients SBP target ≥90mmHg resulted in a mortality of 7.8%

Resuscitation 145

Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Head Injuries Shock 145

The Trauma Pro

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Among 30 studies that had a statistically significant binary outcome, the mean fragility index was 2. In half of these studies, having a different outcome in as few as two patients could swing the final results and conclusion of the study. Basically, a lot of well-intentioned but poorly designed research gets published.

Research 113

Research Outcomes Wellness 113

RebelEM

JUNE 19, 2023

PMID: 37314244 Clinical Question: In advanced trauma systems, does prehospital administration of TXA increase the rate of survival with a favorable neurologic outcome in patients at risk for trauma-induced coagulopathy? 1.00 (0.9 – 1.12) Secondary Outcome Mortality 24h 9.7% Demographics were well balanced in the two groups.

Outcomes 105

Outcomes Blood Transfusions Administration Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 105

PulmCCM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Systemic corticosteroids (such as intravenous dexamethasone) improve outcomes in severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. It makes sense that inhaled steroids might improve outcomes from less severe infections. Do inhaled steroids improve Covid pneumonia? About two thirds of patients in each arm were vaccinated.

COPD 95

COPD Stroke Academics Urgent Care 95

Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 7, 2023

2023 Mar;59(3):480-486 Who were the patients? The study also did not assess outcomes for each patient, and as such, the impact on deviation from the normal range was not explored. Yes Was the outcome accurately measured to minimize bias? cited 2023 Mar 19]. cited 2023 Mar 28]. cited 2023 Mar 28].

Sepsis 98

Sepsis Pediatrics Urgent Care Emergency Department 98

Taming the SRU

MARCH 30, 2023

Diastolic shock index and clinical outcomes in patients with septic shock. The pathologic vasodilation observed in sepsis is thought to result from failure of the vascular smooth muscle to constrict appropriately, leading to hypotension as well as tissue hypoperfusion (2). Ospina-Tascón GA, Teboul J-L, Hernandez G, et al.

Shock 52

Shock Outcomes Sepsis Resuscitation 52

RebelEM

AUGUST 22, 2024

hours of symptom onset appears to be the most promising approach for improving visual outcomes, supported by multiple studies and meta-analyses. 1,2 Intra-arterial (IA) tPA has also shown benefit but is less well studied. Patients whose last known well (LKW) time was within 24 hours of presentation. Ophthalmology.

Stroke 85

Stroke Administration Outcomes Documentation/Coding 85

RebelEM

AUGUST 24, 2023

Historical practice recommends rest to prevent adverse outcomes; however, evidence suggests strict rest is harmful. 2023 May 1;151(5):e2022059592. Symptom reporting was the most common outcome in the included studies. The “usual care intervention” was not well-defined. Pediatrics. PMID: 37073681.

Pediatrics 86

Pediatrics Outcomes Research Hospitals 86

ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

sought to identify program factors associated with unfilled post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) emergency medicine (EM) positions in the 2023 Match [1]. as well as an analysis of the 2023 Match by Pupazan and Cook in Emergency Medicine News [3,4]. The Study In an Annals of Emergency Medicine paper , Preiksaitis et al.

EMS 52

EMS Burns Emergency Department Shock 52

RebelEM

MAY 18, 2023

The secondary outcome of mortality was not statistically different however numerically favored the early use of norepinephrine. This could have influenced care the patients received as well as reporting of adverse events (i.e. This resulted in better shock control by 6hrs (76.1% Liberal: 14.9% Estimated Difference: -0.9%; 95% CI 04.4

Sepsis 100

Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Outcomes 100

RebelEM

AUGUST 7, 2023

This helps relieve agitation/pain while maintaining spontaneous breathing and airway reflexes allowing for adequate pre-oxygenation as well as facilitates other resuscitation interventions including IV access, vasopressors, fluids, etc. Anesth Analg 2023. that would not be possible in an agitated/combative patient.

Head Injuries 97

Head Injuries Airway Management Outcomes Burns 97

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

Extracorporeal life support rewarming rate is associated with survival with good neurological outcome in accidental hypothermia. The THAPCA-OH trial found that hypothermia did not result in a statistically significant benefit for survival with good functional outcomes at one year compared to normothermia. Saczkowski, R.,

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 145

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Military CPR EKG/ECG 145

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

STREAM-2: Half-Dose Tenecteplase or Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Older Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial. neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial or spinal surgery) or recent trauma to head or cranium (i.e. Primary PCI: 95.7% Stents Placed: Pharmaco-Invasive Treatment: 97.4%

EKG/ECG 137

EKG/ECG Allergic Reactions Shock Stroke 137

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Queen of hearts interpretations: Patient 1, ECG1: Patient 2, ECG1: Patient 1 Clinical Course and Outcome: The EM physician did not see that the S wave voltage has been truncated and squared off at 10 mm, thereby greatly limiting the assessment of proportionality. But he did well.

EKG/ECG 112

EKG/ECG EMS Outcomes Wellness 112