Early Ultrasound-Guided Femoral Nerve Block Reduces Preoperative Opioids Need in Hip Fracture
1. In emergency patients with hip fracture and severe pain, patients randomize to receive early...
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Emergency
Patients With Cancer May Overly Self-Refer to ED
Adults with cancer may not be using available clinician advice before self-referring to the ED,...
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Dual plate fixation may be more effecting for periprosthetic distal femur fractures
1. In patients with distal femoral periprosthetic fractures (DFPF), patients treated with dual...
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Rates of opioid agonist therapy initiation increasing after hospital visits for opioid toxicity in Ontario, Canada
1. Among individuals receiving care in a hospital setting for opioid toxicity in Ontario, Canada,...
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Recurrence is high in patients with transient atrial fibrillation during hospitalization
1. In this matched cohort study, approximately one in three patients who had transient new-onset...
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Amikacin prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients
1. In this randomized controlled trial, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was prevented by...
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Amikacin Prevents Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
1. In this randomized controlled trial, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was prevented by...
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Early endovascular thrombectomy improves functional outcomes in large infarct ischaemic stroke
1. Patients in the thrombectomy group reported significantly greater improvement, with lower...
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Point-of-care polymerase chain reaction may help guide antibiotic choice for pneumonia treatment
1. In this superiority, parallel-group, open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial...
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Pulsed-field noninferior to thermal ablation in treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
1. In this randomized noninferiority trial, pulsed-field ablation was noninferior to thermal...
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24-hour delay may be safe for surgical intervention in patients with uncomplicated appendicitis
1. Operating within 24 hours was non-inferior to operating within 8 hours among patients diagnosed...
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Tight versus liberal blood glucose control results in similar ICU outcomes
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, tight versus liberal blood glucose control...
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation increases bleeding risk in patients with cardiogenic shock
Bookmark1. 30-day mortality was comparable among patients on VA-ECMO and medical therapy alone. 2....
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Predictors of in-hospital appendiceal perforation in patients with non-perforated acute appendicitis with appendicolithiasis
Bookmark1. This retrospective study found that in patients initially presenting with acute...
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Early versus delayed antihypertensive treatment in patients with acute ischaemic stroke
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, early compared to late blood pressure management...
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Generative artificial intelligence comparable in terms of clinical accuracy and report quality for chest radiographs
Bookmark1. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and radiologist reports received comparable...
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Distal radius fracture plating surgery under wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet technique and balanced anesthesia
Bookmark1. The fracture reduction quality, functional outcomes, and overall patient satisfaction...
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Complete revascularization reduces mortality in older adults with myocardial infarction
Bookmark1. In this randomized controlled trial, complete revascularization reduced the risk of...
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Uptake of European Society of Cardiology Syncope Guidelines improved outcomes in emergency departments
Bookmark1. In this cohort study, uptake of the 2018 European Society of Cardiology Syncope...
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Intravenous thrombolysis plus endovascular treatment may be more efficacious for acute ischemic stroke
Bookmark1. The 90-day modified Ranking Scale score was comparable for patients in intravenous...
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