Sensible Medicine

JUNE 21, 2024

From these reductions, whether they proceeded quickly or slowly, I saw terrible outcomes. To be clear, a substantial number of patients who reduce doses obtain good outcomes. Respect for the standards by which one is judged is adaptive in academic medicine. Later papers substantiated these warnings.

Academics 86

Academics Research Burns Outcomes 86

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 Pediatrics Outcomes 145

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 13, 2024

Click here to sign up for Queen of Hearts Access Case A 58-year-old woman presented to the ED with burning chest pain that started 2-3 hours earlier while sitting on a porch swing. Don't miss his analysis and assessment of the Queen of Hearts AI OMI ECG bot -- that assessment is at the very bottom of the post. The family sued.

EKG/ECG 93

EKG/ECG Documentation/Coding EMS Burns 93

ACEP Now

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Today Dr. Calderon is known for her research into HIV and Hepatitis C prevention, but she didn’t start off on an academic track. If there are health outcomes that are not the same, and one group is benefiting more than another, one has to find that and then correct it. What fuels her to keep going? “I That’s our obligation.

Research 52

Research Point-of-Care Testing Burns Academics 52

ALiEM

JULY 17, 2023

Our deep dive into the factors contributing to these outcomes shed light on several program characteristics associated with unfilled positions. Murano T, Weizberg M, Burns B, Hopson LR. It’s important, however, not to let these figures contribute to a panic regarding the future of EM. Ann Emerg Med. PMID: 37436344.

EMS 52

EMS Burns Emergency Department Shock 52

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, PCT can be elevated in severe trauma, such as burns or surgery [5,25]. A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies.

Infectious Diseases 89

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

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 4, 2024

The study was only conducted for two years with a sample size large enough for the primary outcome, therefore, the results could be interpreted as delay of disease progression rather than prevention. Reviewed by: Sian Venables and Ashwin Mahtani Article 4: Does being admitted with a burn impact school performance? Why does it matter?

Burns 129

Burns Academics Hospitals Outcomes 129