St. Emlyn

MARCH 8, 2024

St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Is mechanical CPR associated with improved or worse outcomes in in-hospital cardiac arrest. FOAMed @stemlyns The post Is mCPR associated with better outcomes for in-hospital cardiac arrest? St Emlyn’s appeared first on St.Emlyn's.

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Outcomes Hospitals CPR Research 123

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Naloxone and Patient Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in California. Background: We’ve discussed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) at least once or twice on the SGEM (see long list at end of blog). Clinical Question: Is naloxone administration in undifferentiated OHCA associated with survival to hospital discharge?

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Hospitals CPR EMS Outcomes 104

Emergency Live

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Changing the way surgeons prepare for surgery can reduce water consumption in hospitals A recent study by the Campus Bio-Medico in Rome has revealed an astonishing truth: changing the way surgeons prepare for surgery can drastically reduce water consumption in hospitals.

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Operations Hospitals Research 52

The Trauma Pro

MAY 17, 2024

This is a major reason for the relative lack of availability, especially at smaller hospitals. Researchers have been trying to develop artificial blood substitutes for decades. However, it can be frozen and used only when needed. Platelets are another short-lifespan product, typically lasting only five days.

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Resuscitation Research Hospitals 263

Emergency Medicine Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

Previous research has shown that many children with injuries consistent with the definition of major trauma are brought to the ED by their carers without activation of pre-hospital resources. 1 Relatively little is known about this patient group, the injuries that bring them to the ED or the severity of their injuries. Information.

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The Trauma Pro

JUNE 13, 2023

For the longest time, one of my pet peeves has been potential conflicts of interest (COI) involving authors on research papers. The corollary of this is more useful when applying to research: “One can be led to believe anything when their salary depends on it.” What about a research grant? Or even give you a pen?

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Emergency Medicine Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

Background Ultrasound is now readily available in the prehospital setting and its use has been highlighted as one of the top research priorities in prehospital care. Conclusion Prehospital ultrasound is highly specific but has a lower sensitivity for the presence of pneumothorax when compared with hospital studies.

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Ultrasounds Research Operations Hospitals 52

PulmCCM

APRIL 14, 2025

Rivers’s methodology, findings, and conflicts of interest came under scrutiny after a researcher with access to the data asserted it was incomplete—alleging that had all patients’ data been appropriately analyzed, the trial would have been negative. That’s about to change, raising the stakes.

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Sepsis Infectious Diseases Administration Shock 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

We have teamed up with the team from the Emergency Department at Bristol Royal Hospital, who have used this as a springboard for their journal club. (It’s The hospital is the Paediatric Major Trauma Centre for the South-West. It’s a great idea and maybe something for other centres to copy!) Paediatr Int Child Health.

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Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 5, 2025

JAMA Pediatrics, October 2024 Date: February 12, 2025 Dr. Brandon Ho Guest Skeptic: Dr. Brandon Ho is a graduating pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Childrens National Hospital in Washington DC and soon to be attending physician at Seattle Children's. Case: You are approached by the medical director of your emergency department (ED).

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Pediatrics Emergency Department Outcomes Research 83

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Previously, she has been an ED medical director, quality chair, and regional hospital director. Background: In recent years, large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4 and Claude, have shown remarkable potential in automating and improving various aspects of medical research.

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Research Emergency Department Outcomes Hospitals 59

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 6, 2024

July 2023 Date: Dec 11, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Rachel Hatcliffe is a pediatric emergency medicine attending at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC. Her research focuses on prehospital care of children with anaphylaxis. […] The post SGEM #425: Are You Ready for This? Veterans Affairs and prison hospitals.

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Emergency Department Pediatrics Anaphylaxis Leadership 137

Emergency Medicine Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

Background Appropriate dispatch of critical care teams to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has been identified as a research priority emergency care in the UK. Wider research across the UK would help identify factors and commonalities in OHCA physician-paramedic dispatch to target improved survival rates.

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Ambulance Services Research Hospitals 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a pulmonary embolism and implementation science researcher. Dr. Westafer serves as the Social Media Editor and a research methodology editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine. Many hospitals do not provide PCI, prolonging transportation times, which disproportionately affects rural patients.

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EMS EKG/ECG Research Hospitals 139

ACEP Now

JANUARY 11, 2024

The wave of increasing hospital closures and service line cutbacks continues to sweep the United States. hospitals that are closing clinical departments or ending or reducing services. 2 Of these 56 additional hospitals, many are not rural; thus, this specter is expanding. 56 hospitals closing departments or ending services.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Emerging research is shedding light on where we need to turn our attention. We need to pivot our nation’s research priorities to examine our nation’s food supply. The National Institutes of Health has supported some excellent research—I’ve seen it. trillion health care economy. We need a new approach.

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Mind The Bleep

JANUARY 18, 2024

Introduction Starting my research journey as a medical student has been an incredible and transformative experience. In this article, I wholeheartedly share my personal journey, and the invaluable lessons I’ve learned along the way, and offer friendly tips to fellow medical students who aspire to delve into the world of research.

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Research Administration Hospitals Outcomes 52

Medagadget

JUNE 6, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a wearable ultrasound system that can monitor deep tissues, as far as 16.5 “This technology has lots of potential to save and improve lives,” said Muyang Lin, a researcher involved in the study. inches) below the surface of the body.

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Ultrasounds Research Hospitals Radiology 125

Emergency Medicine Journal

AUGUST 21, 2024

Methods This was a multicentre, parallel-group, open-label, feasibility RCT in seven hospitals in England and Scotland. Interviews and focus groups with trial participants and clinicians/research staff explored the understanding and acceptability of trial processes. Pain and some frailty-specific outcomes were not feasible to collect.

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Fractures Research Outcomes Hospitals 97

PEMBlog

MARCH 4, 2025

Garcia T, Florin TA, Leonard J, Shah SS, Ruddy RM, Wallihan R, Desai AP, Alter S, El-Assal O, Marzec S, Keaton M, Yun KW, Leber AL, Mejias A, Cohen DM, Ramilo O, Ambroggio L; Childrens Hospitals Initiative for Research in Pneumonia (CHIRP). Clinical Features and Management Strategies in Children With Mycoplasma Pneumoniae. 2025 Feb 17.

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Pediatrics Military CDC Seizures 94

Emergency Live

APRIL 18, 2024

A transplant that is incredible and opens new avenues for both research and patients with rare diseases Two 16-year-old twin boys have been given a new lease on life thanks to the generosity of a donor family and the medical expertise of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome.

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Medagadget

JUNE 9, 2023

Researchers at George Washington University have created a swallowable capsule containing a video camera that can assist in identifying lesions in the stomach. The researchers hope that the technique will provide a replacement for more invasive approaches, such as conventional endoscopies.

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Emergency Live

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Innovation and Challenges in the Future of Oncologic Treatment The Birth of a Revolution: Genenta and Genetic Therapy The story of Genenta began in 2014, as a spin-off from the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.

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Research Hospitals 105

American Medical Compliance

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Benefits of CGM Training in Diabetes Management Below, we explore the many benefits of CGM training and how it addresses common challenges in adoption: Improved Patient Outcomes Research shows that CGM users experience fewer episodes of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, leading to better overall glycemic control.

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Outcomes Wellness Operations Pediatrics 105

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The hypothesis tested in INTERACT-4 is whether antihypertensive treatment might be started even earlier, in the pre-hospital setting, reducing any time-dependent negative effects. Dr. Radecki (@emlitofnote) is an emergency physician and informatician with Christchurch Hospital in Christchurch, New Zealand. N Engl J Med.

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Research Stroke Outcomes Sepsis 49

ACEP Now

MARCH 10, 2025

At your monthly meeting with the chief medical officer (CMO) and chief nursing officer (CNO), they inform you of the hospitals plan to start a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program. 1 There are many program models including ED-based, non-ED hospital-based, hospital, and community-based programs. You accept the position.

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

2 Lipid emulsion has been considered due to the lipophilic nature of atypical antipsychotics; however, studies are limited on this topic, and this is an area that could benefit from further research. He was extubated on hospital day 2 and was able to be discharged to psychiatry on hospital day 5. The patient gradually improved.

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Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures 111

ACEP Now

MARCH 11, 2025

2-4 A study in Annals of Emergency Medicine of almost 300,000 patients hospitalized with acute PE between 2011-2020 found that the use of UFH increased from 41.9 no increase in vasopressor use, mechanical ventilation, admission to an intensive care unit, in-hospital mortality). percent to 56.3 percent despite guideline recommendations.

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Hospitals Administration Outcomes Stroke 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

She is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the NYU Grossman Long Island Hospital Campus. She is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the NYU Grossman Long Island Hospital Campus. It accounted for roughly 8.9

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Diabetic Emergencies Operations Hospitals Research 110

The Trauma Pro

MAY 3, 2024

Various hospital outcomes were tabulated, including hospital charges, mortality, and discharge location. There is still room for research in this space. They further narrowed their dataset to patients with angioembolization (AE) or peri-pelvic packing (PPP) as their primary procedure. What about stable patients?

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Fractures Radiology Radiology Documentation/Coding 113

The Trauma Pro

APRIL 30, 2024

They performed a systematic search of the literature, analyzing the impact of each procedure on in-hospital mortality. Until we have better research to learn from, I suggest the following: Time is of the essence. The trauma group in Newcastle, Australia did just this. Is packing “better” than embolization?

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Radiology Radiology Research Fractures 113

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 25, 2024

He has been involved in ED-based clinical research examining ways to improve care for patients with alcohol use disorder in the ED for over two decades. He has had prior hospital admissions for the management of alcohol withdrawal, including seizures and one prior episode of delirium tremens. This is an SGEM HOP but with a twist.

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Emergency Department Best Practices Seizures Research 101

Medagadget

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have developed an implantable bioreactor that may pave the way for artificial kidneys. Blood can flow through the device, and so far the researchers have shown that the cells inside can survive when it is implanted into pigs for at least seven days.

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Emergency Medicine Journal

JUNE 22, 2023

The study was advertised through social media, circulated to individual Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) charities, and via the National HEMS Research & Audit Forum (NHRAF).

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The Trauma Pro

AUGUST 25, 2023

Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot of research material out there. Embolization patients had fewer infectious complications during their hospital stay and better immune function using the indirect methods noted above. The authors performed two comparisons: angioembolization vs. splenectomy and angioembolization vs. control.

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Sepsis Research Outcomes Hospitals 187

Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This procedure has no convincing evidence, very likely has harms exceeding benefits, may shorten her life (as lung transplant is morbid), is extremely costly, and should not be funded by insurance companies, but rather grant and research funding. Online protest led Cigna to cover the double lung transplant.

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Research Radiology Radiology Administration 145

RebelEM

APRIL 3, 2024

Her research focuses on reproductive justice and women’s health in the emergency department setting. Doctor Kass lives in Scarsdale NY with her husband and three children. Dr. Monica Saxena is a practicing emergency physician and assistant professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

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Emergency Department EMS Research Hospitals 121