RebelEM

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), or what the CDC recently renamed infection-related ventilator-associated complication (IVAC), is defined as a nosocomial pneumonia occurring on day 3 of mechanical ventilation that was preceded by 2 days of stable or decreasing ventilator requirements. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Stefan Kertesz is Professor of Medicine at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where his work includes leading VA and non-VA supported research focused on homeless healthcare and issues related to pain and opioids. These higher quality studies usually achieved better outcomes.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These guidelines present the best available evidence to support clinical decision making in the prehospital setting when TBI care may have the most significant impact on outcomes; they also establish a research agenda for future investigations. National Center for Health Statistics: Mortality Data on CDC WONDER. J Safety Res.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 7, 2023

Circulation) Yet CDC was claiming precisely the opposite in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report around the same time. Some have even suggested that CDC was aware of the concerning European data, and chose to publish an alternative narrative that better supported universal vaccination. (To health systems. university campuses. (The

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PulmCCM

JUNE 5, 2023

There was no significant difference in survival with a favorable neurologic outcome at 30 days (20% vs 16% nominally favoring the ECMO group, P=0.52) or at 6 months. Read in NYT Dr. Mandy Cohen is expected to become the next CDC director after Dr. Rochelle Walensky steps down this month. In the U.S.,

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

IDSA cites multiple large observational studies showing no improvement in sepsis outcomes at many centers after SEP-1 implementation. ICUs, and a popular research focus for academics, generating a steady stream of papers. It used to be highly prevalent in U.S. Then, in 2009, the condition disappeared completely. Just kidding!

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

In Japan, researcher used a cross-sectional study to analyze national suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers point to a sense of shared purpose, connections via video platforms, anticipated government aid, and mental health awareness campaigns as possible explanations for the stable rate of suicide deaths [3].

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EB Medicine

MAY 3, 2019

Jeff: And finally, how many of you wish there was a clearly outlined evidence-based approach to managing such patients to improve care and outcomes? Jeff: If those figures seem a bit high, another CDC study found that in a general population survey of a quarter million people between 2006-2008, 9% met the criteria for major depression.

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Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2024

At the time, research did show that prior vaccination might have saved his life. The predictable outcome has been mass hysteria. Direct evidence on hard clinical outcomes is needed. vaccine, the CDC estimated the quantitative benefits we might expect from the new booster. But even here, the CDC may be wrong.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A comprehensive, patient-centered approach to pain management ensures effective treatment across these diverse pain syndromes, ultimately improving patient outcomes. Cause and outcome of atypical chest pain in patients admitted to hospital. CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain–United States, 2016.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 25, 2025

NIH holds a powerful advantage—resources, data, and artificial intelligence (AI)—with the potential not just to reimagine but genuinely revolutionize scientific research. The little data utilized for research rarely reaches its full potential. Yet this gold mine is mostly fools gold. of studies made their data public.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

However, recent progress in onchocerciasis research has led to an improved understanding of the immunopathology of O. Vision loss carries a high degree of morbidity and is associated with higher all-cause mortality, 4 and it is our role as emergency providers to recognize potentially reversible causes of such adverse outcomes.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Answering this research question has been made more difficult by pip-tazo’s possible status as a pseudo-nephrotoxin (elevating creatinine levels in the blood without harming the kidneys) and frequent co-administration with vancomycin, a known nephrotoxin. Read in JAMA Does Paxlovid Improve Covid-19 Outcomes in the Omicron Era?

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 23, 2023

Rochelle Walensky is handing the CDC over to Mandy Cohen–a woman who has supported 100% of Walensky’s policies. Most concerning, the pregnancy outcomes of those who participated in the trial, and their babies, are still not public today, nearly years later. But not having any good data didn’t seem to bother the CDC.

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PulmCCM

AUGUST 21, 2023

A larger trial of 2500 patients published in NEJM in 2022 showed no difference in outcomes among patients ventilated with high vs. low oxygenation strategies. A meta-analysis also found no clear difference in outcomes between liberal and conservative oxygenation strategies, with low certainty in the results.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The disparities in health outcomes in the US, most notably between black and white, is appalling. I am proud of the research that many of my colleagues have done to delineate the disparities and discover ways of lessening them. She calls for better research and also questions the physician’s role beyond caring for patients.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For years, researchers have complained that NIH indirects mean the university is taking a large portion of money that could be used for their research and it is unclear what they are doing with it. For example, consider a grant to fund a single student researcher. CDC and AAP endorsed cloth masking 2 year olds.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Recently we published a piece broadly supportive of RFK Jr , written by a Danish vaccine researcher, Dr. Schaltz-Buchholzer. This is the author's area of research. In regard to vaccines and autism, I believe we do have to devote our time as researchers to disprove this hypothesis. Let us know if you enjoy this format.

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