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2024 Emergency Medicine Research Highlights: Forced Air, Sepsis, and More

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In a prospective study comparing clinician gestalt against systemic inflammatory response syndrome, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), quick SOFA, Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), and a logistic regression machine learning model using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO), the obvious winner was the clinician.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

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What’s New in Stroke Care? The simplicity of tenecteplase administration makes its use likely the preferred agent for treating acute ischemic stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke. the “ARAMIS” trial throws up another red flag for patients suffering mild stroke.

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How To Manage Tracheo-Innominate Fistula

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18 The finger is inserted through the stoma alongside the endotracheal tube and, while 90 percent success rate has been reported with this method in controlling bleeding, the pressure must be maintained until the patient is transferred to the operating room. Operative technique for trachea-innominate artery fistula repair. J Vasc Surg.