EMDocs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

At the same time, newer research has shown that the diagnostic safety despite withholding contrast in abdominal pain may actually be overstated. However, until more research data is available on this, the results suggest that clinicians should use caution not to overly rely on NCCT to exclude serious intraabdominal pathology.

Radiology 99

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Hospitals 99

ACEP Now

JULY 6, 2023

Emergency physicians have become leaders in achieving cost efficiency in health care, predominantly through implementation of new processes and research findings, enabling us to achieve significant financial savings. CDC website : Sexually Transmitted Disease Guidelines 2021. However, such a view overlooks two critical facts.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Emergency Department Research Pediatrics 52

PulmCCM

APRIL 10, 2025

They are rising, but the study (Rosa et al American Journal Infection Control 2025) only showed that they rose significantly at Jackson Health Systems in Miami from 2020 to 2023, which is not news (the CDC’s last tranche of national surveillance data included 2023). Most patients had ischemic stroke. hours after stroke onset?

CDC 40

CDC Stroke Sepsis Radiology 40

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.,

CDC 119

CDC Radiology Radiology Head Injuries 119

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. Prehosp Emerg Care.

Fluid Resuscitation 98

Fluid Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Resuscitation Pediatrics 98

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 7, 2024

According to a CDC study, VTE contributes to 10.5% The contraindications are the same as for the non-pregnant patient including: prior ICH, known brain lesion/malignancy, ischemic stroke in the past three months, suspected aortic dissection, active bleeding, and closed head trauma in the past three months.

Ultrasounds 64

Ultrasounds CDC Research Stroke 64

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Emergency Medicine research was and still is tremendously underfunded,” says John E. Working closely with the CDC, I came to know a lot about rural medicine and how to improve it,” he says, guessing he may have been tapped for the committee through his work as principal investigator on more than $6.1 million in federal grants.

EMS 45

EMS Research Academics Military 45