Emergency

Awake prone positioning does not seem to offer benefit in reducing endotracheal intubation for COVID-19-induced acute respiratory failure: COVI-PRONE trial

May 17, 2022

1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated no difference in the risk of endotracheal...

Canadian Syncope Risk Score demonstrates international external validation

May 14, 2022

1. The Canadian Syncope Risk Score was superior when compared to the Osservatorio Epidemiologico...

Risks associated with nonoperative management of uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis

Apr 28, 2022

1. In a retrospective cohort study of approximately 73,000 children...

Awake prone positioning may not offer clinical benefits among patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated hypoxemia

Apr 25, 2022

1. In this non-randomized controlled trial including 501 patients with COVID-19-associated...

Endovascular therapy for large ischemic strokes provides better functional outcomes

Apr 23, 2022

1. Compared to medical care alone, treatment of large cerebral infarctions had better functional...

No Risk for AKI in Patients With Burns Who Have CT With IV CM

Apr 13, 2022

For patients with burn injuries who received a CT scan with IV contrast, there was no increased...

Large vessel occlusion stroke is associated with poor prognosis in children

Mar 29, 2022

1. Pediatric patients presenting with large vessel occlusion stroke have a high probability of...

Hydrocortisone does not improve bronchopulmonary dysplasia outcomes in pre-term babies

Mar 29, 2022

1. In extremely preterm infants on mechanical ventilation, hydrocortisone was unable to improve...

Ultrasonographic views, landmarks, and patient-specific factors to consider in a consensus-based definition of the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in children with abdominal injury

Mar 25, 2022

1. A consensus was achieved among a panel of pediatric emergency point-of-care ultrasonography...

Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk of impairments after ICU hospitalization

Mar 24, 2022

1. Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk for decline in function and...

Tranexamic acid is unlikely to induce signs suggestive of cerebral ischemia in the treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage: TICH-2 study

Mar 23, 2022

1. Patients presenting with acute intracerebral hemorrhage were not more likely to have...

Rates of recurrent ischemic stroke among young adults with prior embolic stroke of undetermined source– the Young ESUS longitudinal cohort study

Mar 19, 2022

1. In patients with prior history of embolic stroke of undetermined source, there was a relatively...

Pediatric emergency simulation training strengthens team performance and learner confidence, may improve outcomes

Mar 5, 2022

1. In this systematic review of studies on team-oriented simulation training for the care of the...

Biomarkers demonstrate neuroprognostic accuracy for patients with hypoxic ischemic brain injury following cardiac arrest

Mar 3, 2022

1. This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that among over 10,000 patients,...

Sublingual dexmedetomidine reduces agitation in patients with acute agitation associated with bipolar disorder

Feb 26, 2022

1. Among patients with mild to moderate agitation associated with bipolar disorder, treatment with...

Endotracheal intubation offers no benefit over supraglottic airway in patients with out-of-hospital return of spontaneous circulation

Feb 25, 2022

1. Rates of sustained return of spontaneous circulation after non-traumatic out-of-hospital...

Increased affective and sleep symptoms reported after late presentation for concussion

Feb 22, 2022

1. In this retrospective study, individuals who sought care at a concussion specialty clinic 15-30...

Endovascular therapy improves functional outcomes in large acute ischemic stroke patients

Feb 22, 2022

1. Patients with large cerebral infarctions receiving endovascular therapy with medical care had...

Cemented hemiarthroplasty improves quality of life for intracapsular hip fracture patients

Feb 22, 2022

1. In patients with an intracapsular hip fracture, cemented hemiarthroplasty resulted in a...

Mobile stroke units associated with better outcomes for acute ischemic stroke management

Feb 15, 2022

1. Compared with usual care, mobile stroke unit deployment was associated with a significant...

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