Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 2, 2023

While this may be surprising, there is literature that shows that catastrophic events can be associated with increased social support and reduce suicidal outcomes [4]. A pediatric emergency department in Texas looked at the resulted of their routine suicide risk screenings for patients aged 11-21. JAMA Netw Open.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

However, no included studies compared patient health outcomes between CT-guided care and care without the use of routine CT for suspected diverticulitis. A clinical decision rule to establish the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis at the emergency department. Ther Clin Risk Manag. Dis Colon Rectum.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

13 While there is good data that early antibiotics for patients in septic shock reduce mortality 18-19 the role of early and aggressive volume resuscitation and its impacts on patient-centered outcomes remain unclear. Volume status Assessing volume status, especially in critically ill patients, can be challenging. Inwald et al.

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