Emergency Medicine News & Articles

1 Proposal for a recovery prediction method for patients affected by acute mediastinitis Full Text World Journal of Emergency Surgery, May 16, 2012

2 Orthostatic Hypotension in Children with Acute Febrile Illness The Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

3 Ability of Emergency Ultrasonography to Detect Pediatric Skull Fractures: A Prospective, Observational Study The Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

4 Clinician awareness of tetanus-diphtheria vaccination in trauma patients Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

5 Continuous Video EEG for Patients with Acute Encephalopathy in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Neurocritical Care , May 16, 2012

6 Masked Hypoglycemia in the Presence of Icodextrin for Peritoneal Dialysis The Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

7 Influence of rupture patterns of the medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) on the outcome after operative treatment of traumatic patellar dislocation Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, May 16, 2012

8 Fetal wound healing: implications for minimal scar formation Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 16, 2012

9 Association Between Repeated Intubation Attempts and Adverse Events in Emergency Departments: An Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Observational Study Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

10 Paroxysmal Neuropathic Pain in an Adolescent Female With Syringomyelia: A Review of Literature Pediatric Emergency Care, May 16, 2012

11 Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Prisoners in South Carolina Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, May 16, 2012

12 Conditions Found Among Pediatric Survivors During the Early Response to Natural Disaster: A Prospective Case Study Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics , May 16, 2012

13 A Descriptive Comparison of Alcohol-Related Presentations at a Large Urban Hospital Center from 1902 to 2009 Journal of Medical Toxicology, May 16, 2012

14 Prevalence of Bicycle Helmet Use by Users of Public Bikeshare Programs Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 16, 2012

15 Psychosis from a Bath Salt Product Containing Flephedrone and MDPV with Serum, Urine, and Product Quantification Journal of Medical Toxicology, May 16, 2012

16 Acute evaluation of pediatric patients with minor traumatic brain injury Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 15, 2012

17 Blunt cervical spine injury in children Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 15, 2012

18 Blunt abdominal trauma in children Current Opinion in Pediatrics, May 15, 2012

19 Predictors of Ventricular Shunt Infection Among Children Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care, May 15, 2012

20 Clinical Manifestations in Children With Ruptured Appendicitis Pediatric Emergency Care, May 15, 2012

1 Primary Cardiac Arrest Following Sport or Exertion in Children Presenting to an Emergency Department: Chest Compressions and Early Defibrillation Can Save Lives, But Is Intravenous Epinephrine Always Appropriate Pediatric Emergency Care, April 4, 2012

2 Burn size estimation in children Emergency Medicine Australasia, April 18, 2012

3 Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Stratified By Rhythm Analysis Resuscitation, April 10, 2012

4 Blood pressure control for acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke Current Opinion in Critical Care, March 26, 2012

5 Electrocardiographic Differentiation of Early Repolarization From Subtle Anterior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 23, 2012

6 Coffee consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of cohort studies Central European Journal of Medicine, March 20, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

7 Prognostic Value and Agreement of Achieving Lactate Clearance or Central Venous Oxygen Saturation Goals During Early Sepsis Resuscitation Academic Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2012

8 Electrocardiogram Screening for Disorders That Cause Sudden Cardiac Death in Asymptomatic Children: A Meta-analysis Pediatrics, April 13, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

9 Is elevated troponin associated with in-hospital mortality in emergency department patients admitted with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease European Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 12, 2012

10 Feasibility of an automatic computer-assisted algorithm for the detection of significant coronary artery disease in patients presenting with acute chest pain European Journal of Radiology, April 2, 2012

11 Differences in symptom presentation and hospital mortality according to type of acute myocardial infarction American Heart Journal, April 3, 2012

12 A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of immediate total-body CT scanning in trauma patients (REACT-2) BMC Emergency Medicine, April 6, 2012    Free full text

13 A systematic review of silver-containing dressings and topical silver agents (used with dressings) for burn wounds Burns, March 9, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

14 Use of the human dive reflex for the management of supraventricular tachycardia: a review of the literature Emergency Medicine Journal, March 27, 2012

15 Dehydration Treatment Practices Among Pediatrics-Trained and Non-Pediatrics Trained Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Care, April 17, 2012

16 Safety and efficacy of anisodamine on prevention of contrast induced nephropathy in patients with acute coronary syndrome Chinese Medical Journal, April 13, 2012    Free full text

17 ST2 has diagnostic and prognostic utility for all-cause mortality and heart failure in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain Journal of Cardiac Failure, April 6, 2012

18 CT Angiography for Safe Discharge of Patients with Possible Acute Coronary Syndromes New England Journal of Medicine, March 28, 2012

19 Clinical effectiveness of pneumococcal vaccination against acute myocardial infarction and stroke in people over 60 years: the CAPAMIS study, one-year follow-up BMC Public Health, April 11, 2012    Free full text

20 The Prognosis of Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care in the United States: A 2-Year Prospective Cohort Study Spine, April 16, 2012