The Trauma Pro

MAY 10, 2024

And its correlation with outcomes varies. This may be helpful for future triage-related research. The most important one is that it relies only on the Injury Severity Score (ISS) to judge whether some type of mistriage occurred. The ISS is usually calculated after discharge, so it can only be applied after the fact.

Blood Transfusions 113

Blood Transfusions Radiology Radiology Documentation/Coding 113

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The panel included physicians from Emergency Medicine, Urology and Radiology and was published in major journals of all three specialities. Research from our very own SIUH department of radiology recommended that contrast-enhanced CT scans can safely exclude obstructive urolithiasis just as well as noncontrast CTs.

Radiology 67

Radiology Radiology Emergency Department Ultrasounds 67

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Patients with torso hemorrhage present a clinical conundrum often requiring interventional radiology or surgery, both of which take time to mobilize. Researchers randomly assigned 90 eligible patients over ≈ 4.5 Outcome: Primary Outcome: All-cause mortality at 90 days. 97% of patients sustained blunt trauma.

Resuscitation 91

Resuscitation Operations Outcomes Hospitals 91

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

High certainty of evidence: further research is unlikely to change the confidence in the estimate of the effect. Moderate certainty of evidence: further research is likely to have an important impact and may change the estimate. Low certainty of evidence: further research is very likely to change the estimate.

Resuscitation 99

Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals Research 99

Sensible Medicine

APRIL 16, 2024

The idea was that the software would examine patients’ medical records – the entire medical record: clinical notes; labs; radiology; and their admission histories – and learn to stratify people in terms of their risk for readmission. The idea was that interventions could then be tested in the high-risk groups.

Radiology 97

Radiology Radiology Stroke Hospitals 97

ACEP Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These stakeholders are similarly shielded in court when adverse patient outcomes, such as negligent deaths, occur under their management or when the bought-out companies are challenged for anticompetitive business practices overseen by the PE firm. Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). Radiology Business. J Hosp Med.

Hospitals 113

Hospitals Radiology Radiology Emergency Department 113

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 24, 2024

Interests include information systems and digital health, research and education. JAMA Surg 2024 Population: Patients aged 16 years or older with clinically suspected or radiologically confirmed rib fractures. Case: A 67-year-old male presents to your hospital emergency department (ED) after a fall from his bicycle.

Fractures 53

Fractures Emergency Department Ultrasounds Radiology 53

American Medical Compliance

APRIL 25, 2024

For radiologic technicians or healthcare professionals, our Level 2 Training will greatly enhance your expertise in MRI practices. Our Continuing Medical Education (CME) program is committed to enhancing the knowledge, skills, and professional performance of healthcare providers to improve healthcare outcomes.

Radiology 52

Radiology Radiology Operations Research 52

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A radiology performed ultrasound is ordered and has similar findings– Impression: no definitive IUP with a small amount of free fluid within physiologic limits. Discrimination between an IUP and an interstitial pregnancy is critical as interstitial pregnancies can have devastating outcomes. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;49:226-232.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There are many different types of pneumothorax (PTX), and the management paradigm has shifted in recent years as the research has exploded on this topic. As these patients are typically already at a high risk for poor health outcomes, secondary spontaneous PTX is often more serious in presentation and management more complex [11].

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

16 US or CT guided biopsy/joint aspiration (typically performed by Orthopedic surgery or Interventional Radiology). 13 Management: Dislocation As with all dislocation, early reduction improves outcomes. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb-. 16 CT Accuracy up to 84% in detecting PJI.

EMS 94

EMS Dislocations Fractures Operations 94

Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This makes comparing data across research trials challenging. As this is being given and definitive treatment is planned (either surgery or interventional radiology), you consider what adjunctive treatments are needed. In adults, TXA has been shown to reduce transfusion requirements and improve outcomes.

Blood Transfusions 72

Blood Transfusions Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Shock Pediatrics 72

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 4, 2024

Article 1: Infections in Foreign Travellers Bird C, Hayward GN, Turner PJ, Wasala D, Merrick V, Lyttle MD, Mullen N, Fanshawe TR; for Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland (PERUKI). Without a clear definition, tailoring research and audit is difficult. Primary outcomes were sedation success and adverse event rates.

Hospitals 78

Hospitals Sepsis Fractures Emergency Department 78

Don't Forget the Bubbles

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The majority of them focused on the care process (86.8%), while a smaller percentage focused on care outcomes (9.3%) and structural aspects (3.9%). Most QIs focus on the care process; however, there is a lack of QIs that assess clinical outcomes. However, the low quality of evidence highlights the need for further research.

Documentation/Coding 98

Documentation/Coding Pediatrics Emergency Department Fractures 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In patients with suspected ALCD, we suggest a complete assessment of the patients using clinical history, signs, laboratorial inflammation markers, and radiological findings (weak recommendation based on very low-quality evidence, 2D).” “In American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria (2023) Left lower quadrant pain.

Radiology 87

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 87

Taming the SRU

MAY 22, 2023

Certain injuries carry risks of further injury, injury-related complications, and poor outcomes which are exacerbated if they are inappropriately managed in the ED. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This post will cover some of the most common and important injuries, but is not comprehensive. Foot & Ankle Specialist.

Fractures 77

Fractures Dislocations Operations Radiology 77

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Consider CMV, EBV and BK-polyoma virus infections: Patients are often on prophylaxis for a variable length of time, with differing outcomes. Diagnosis is based on Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) in the blood, radiologic findings, and biopsy results. Obesity: Obesity, whether before or after transplant, is linked to worse outcomes.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Fractures Dehydration Sepsis 52

PulmCCM

MARCH 7, 2025

The Weekend Effect For decades, researchers have tracked a concerning signal that patients undergoing surgery later in the week experience higher rates of complications, including death. More Weekend Worries An even larger study a decade earlier had raised concerns for worse outcomes occurring after Friday surgeries.

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