Emergency Medicine News & Articles

901 Hydrogen sulphide inhalational toxicity at a petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka: a case series of seven survivors following an industrial accident and a brief review of medical literature Full Text Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, April 12, 2013    Review Article

902 Mayo Clinic Saving Lives With Gus Project Aims to Educate, Save Lives Mayo Clinic, April 12, 2013

903 Study: First Comprehensive Review of Social Media as a Tool in Medicine Children’s National Medical Center, April 12, 2013

904 Topical ozonated oil versus hyaluronic gel for the treatment of partial- to full-thickness second-degree burns: A prospective, comparative, single-blind, non-randomised, controlled clinical trial Burns, April 11, 2013    Review Article

905 Efficacy of debridement and wound cleansing with 2% hydrogen peroxide on graft take in the chronic-colonized burn wounds; a randomized controlled clinical trial Burns, April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

906 De-escalation of antimicrobial treatment for adults with sepsis, severe sepsis or septic shock Cochrane Reviews, April 11, 2013    Review Article

907 Predictive factors for the diagnosis of severe acute cholecystitis in an emergency setting Surgical Endoscopy, April 11, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article

908 Scoring systems for outcome prediction in patients with perforated peptic ulcer Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, April 11, 2013    Review Article

909 Association of Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Experimental Pain Response in Healthy Young Women The Clinical Journal of Pain, April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

910 Eight clinical conundrums relating to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in sport: recent evidence and a personal reflection British Journal of Sports Medicine, April 11, 2013    Review Article

911 The Importance of Trunk Muscle Strength for Balance, Functional Performance, and Fall Prevention in Seniors: A Systematic Review Sports Medicine, April 11, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

912 Early onset pneumonia in patients with severely burned face and neck: A 5-year retrospective study Burns, April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

913 Adolescents’ Preference for Technology-Based Emergency Department Behavioral Interventions: Does It Depend on Risky Behaviors? Pediatric Emergency Care, April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

914 Rectus femoris muscle injuries in football: a clinically relevant review of mechanisms of injury, risk factors and preventive strategies British Journal of Sports Medicine, April 11, 2013    Review Article

915 Utility of interim ROTEM values of clot strength, A5 and A10, in predicting final assessment of coagulation status in severely injured battle patients Injury, April 11, 2013    Review Article

916 The relationship between head injury severity and hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 11, 2013    Review Article

917 Blood alcohol concentration and self-reported alcohol ingestion in acute poisoned patients who visited an emergency department Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, April 11, 2013    Review Article

918 Reverse atrial electrical remodelling induced by continuous positive airway pressure in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnoea Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology , April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

919 The determination of total burn surface area: How much difference? Burns, April 11, 2013    Review Article

920 The haemodynamic response to pre-hospital RSI in injured patients Injury, April 11, 2013    Clinical Article

1 A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Ketorolac Versus Intravenous Metoclopramide Plus Diphenhydramine for Tension-Type and All Nonmigraine, Noncluster Recurrent Headaches Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 9, 2013

2 Thromboprophylaxis for trauma patients Cochrane Reviews, April 1, 2013    Review Article

3 Mortality and morbidity after high-dose methylprednisolone treatment in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury: a propensity-matched analysis using a nationwide administrative database Emergency Medicine Journal, March 11, 2013

4 Product related adult genitourinary injuries treated at emergency departments in the united states from 2002 to 2010 The Journal of Urology, April 16, 2013

5 Cost-Effectiveness of Helicopter Versus Ground Emergency Medical Services for Trauma Scene Transport in the United States Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 12, 2013    Review Article

6 Unintentional Prescription Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths: Description of Decedents by Next of Kin or Best Contact, Utah, 2008-2009 Journal of General Internal Medicine, April 5, 2013    Review Article

7 Clinical prediction model to aid emergency doctors managing febrile children at risk of serious bacterial infections: diagnostic study British Medical Journal, April 12, 2013

8 A comparative study of 1% silver sulphadiazine (Flammazine) versus an enzyme alginogel (Flaminal) in the treatment of partial thickness burns Burns, April 4, 2013

9 Blood pH is a Useful Indicator for Initiation of Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Early Phase of Resuscitation after Comatose Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Study The Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 26, 2013

10 The Stroke Hyperglycemia Insulin Network Effort (SHINE) trial protocol: a randomized, blinded, efficacy trial of standard vs. intensive hyperglycemia management in acute stroke International Journal of Stroke, April 3, 2013

11 Feasibility of the video-laryngoscope (GlideScope) for endotracheal intubation during uninterrupted chest compressions in actual advanced life support: A clinical observational study in an urban emergency department Resuscitation, March 29, 2013

12 Risks and Benefits Associated With Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Infections: A Cohort Study Annals of Family Medicine, March 22, 2013    Free full text

13 Continuous versus intermittent infusions of antibiotics for the treatment of severe acute infections Cochrane Reviews, April 15, 2013    Review Article

14 Comparison of Prasugrel and Ticagrelor Loading Doses in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients RAPID (Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs) Primary PCI Study JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013

15 Pulmonary Embolectomy in High-Risk Acute Pulmonary Embolism: The Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Therapeutic Algorithm Including Extracorporeal Life Support Resuscitation, April 15, 2013

16 Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Hypotonic 0.225% Sodium Chloride Infusion for the Treatment of Hypernatremia in Critically Ill Patients Nutrition in Clinical Practice, April 24, 2013

17 Emergency management of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia: what is new since the 2007 Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society guidelines The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, February 7, 2013    Clinical Guideline

18 The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 4, 2013    Review Article

19 Randomized Clinical Trial of the Effect of Supplemental Opioids in Procedural Sedation with Propofol on Serum Catecholamines Academic Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2013

20 Nitrous Oxide for Early Analgesia in the Emergency Setting: A Randomized, Double-blind Multicenter Prehospital Trial Academic Emergency Medicine, February 26, 2013