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1 Effect on Behavior Problems of Teen Online Problem-Solving for Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury Full Text Pediatrics, October 8, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 7, 2011
2 Randomized Clinical Trial of Rapid Versus 24-Hour Rehydration for Children With Acute Gastroenteritis Full Text Pediatrics, October 6, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 5, 2011
3 Abusive Head Trauma During a Time of Increased Unemployment: A Multicenter Analysis Full Text Pediatrics, October 6, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 5, 2011
4 Intraoperative Factors and the Risk of Respiratory Complications After Pneumonectomy Full Text Annals of Thoracic Surgery, October 6, 2012 Original Publication Date: October 21, 2011
5 Headache Characteristics in Addicts During Substance Abuse, Withdrawal and Rehabilitation Full Text Journal of Neurological Sciences (Turkish), October 4, 2012 Clinical Article
6 The knowledge, attitude and behavior about public health emergencies and the response capacity of primary care medical staffs of Guangdong Province, China Full Text BMC Health Services Research, October 4, 2012
7 Clinical value of total white blood cells and neutrophil counts in patients with suspected appendicitis: retrospective study Full Text World Journal of Emergency Surgery, October 3, 2012
8 Fluoroquinolone therapy and idiosyncratic acute liver injury: a population-based study Full Text Canadian Medical Association Journal, October 3, 2012
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Training family physicians in shared decision-making to reduce the overuse of antibiotics in acute respiratory infections: a cluster randomized trial Full Text
Canadian Medical Association Journal, October 3, 2012
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10 The Efficacy of Patient Education in Whiplash Associated Disorders: A Systematic Review Full Text Pain Physician, October 3, 2012 Evidence Based Medicine
11 Nighttime assaults: using a national emergency department monitoring system to predict occurrence, target prevention and plan services Full Text BMC Public Health, October 2, 2012
12 EAU Guidelines on Iatrogenic Trauma Full Text European Urology, October 2, 2012
13 Postdischarge Complications After Penetrating Cardiac Injury: A Survivable Injury With a High Postdischarge Complication Rate Full Text Archives of Surgery, October 1, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 30, 2011
14 The CT-STAT (Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest Pain Patients to Treatment) Trial Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 1, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 30, 2011
15 Decreasing adrenergic or sympathetic hyperactivity after severe traumatic brain injury using propranolol and clonidine (DASH After TBI Study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, October 1, 2012
16 Intrathoracic displacement of the humeral head in a trauma patient Full Text Indian Journal of Orthopaedics, October 1, 2012
17 Insulin Resistance Is Associated With a Poor Response to Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Full Text Diabetes Care, September 30, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 29, 2011
18 Rapid Exclusion of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Undetectable Troponin Using a High-Sensitivity Assay Full Text JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 29, 2012 Original Publication Date: September 28, 2011
19 CT Angiography for Safe Discharge of Patients with Possible Acute Coronary Syndromes Full Text New England Journal of Medicine, September 29, 2012 Original Publication Date: March 28, 2012 Clinical Article
20 Continuous video-EEG monitoring in pediatric intensive care units Full Text Epilepsia, September 28, 2012 Original Publication Date: April 27, 2011
As published in Pediatric Emergency Care, procalcitonin and CRP levels discriminate between children admitted with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis who may require closer monitoring. The study involved 111 children who were divided into 2 groups based on intra-operative diagnoses of appendicitis (n=69) and peritonitis (n=42). Patients with peritonitis, who were more likely to have complications and require intensive care unit admission, had significantly higher procalcitonin (0.15 vs. 4.95 ng/ml) and CRP levels (3 vs. 14.3 mg/dl) on admission than patients with appendicitis. Using a cut-off procalcitonin level of 0.18 ng/ml, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 97%, 80%, 72%, and 89.3%, respectively. Using a cut-off CRP level of 3 mg/dl, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for peritonitis were 95%, 74%, 68%, and 96.2%, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, patients who vomit during acute strokes have an increased risk of mortality (HR=5.06). Of 1968 stroke patients enrolled in the study, 1349 had cerebral infarctions, 459 had cerebral hemorrhages, and 152 had subarachnoid hemorrhages; 14.5% of all stroke patients vomited during the acute stage of the stroke (cerebral infarction, 8.7%; cerebral hemorrhage, 23.7%; and subarachnoid hemorrhage, 36.8%).
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, patients with T2DM (mean age, 77.3 y; n=932) with a HbA1c < 6% (OR=3.01) or 6.1-7% (OR=2.34) are more likely to sustain a hip fracture than patients with a HbA1c > 8%. All patients had a HbA1c level determined within 3 months preceding the hip fracture. No differences in risk existed between patients treated with oral hypoglycemics or insulin.
Read the article summary1 Validation of the vancouver chest pain rule using troponin as the only biomarker: a prospective cohort study The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 24, 2013
2 Fliker injuries in children European Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 29, 2013
3 Propofol for procedural sedation in the emergency department: a qualitative systematic review Annals of Pharmacotherapy, May 28, 2013 Review Article
4 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
5 Treatment of Non-Traumatic Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest with Active Compression Decompression Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation plus an Impedance Threshold Device Resuscitation, May 14, 2013
6 Increased incidence of hypotension in elderly patients who underwent emergency airway management: an analysis of a multi-centre prospective observational study International Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 6, 2013 Free full text
7 Randomized Clinical Trial of the 2 mg Hydromorphone Bolus Protocol Versus the “1+1” Hydromorphone Titration Protocol in Treatment of Acute, Severe Pain in the First Hour of Emergency Department Presentation Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 21, 2013
8 Ultrasound guided lumbar puncture in emergency department: Time saving and less complications Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
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Evaluation of the association between postintubation hypotension and lidocaine administered as a premedication for rapid sequence intubation: A comparison between traditional regression methods and propensity score matching-based method
Journal of Acute Medicine, May 20, 2013
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10 Customizing Anaphylaxis Guidelines for Emergency Medicine The Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 3, 2013 Clinical Guideline
11 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
12 Quantification of the effect of clopidogrel on enzymatic infarct size related to a percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes: insights from the CHAMPION percutaneous coronary intervention trial Coronary Artery Disease, May 1, 2013
13 A Multicenter Study of the Risk of Intra-Abdominal Injury in Children After Normal Abdominal Computed Tomography Scan Results in the Emergency Department Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 30, 2013
14 The prevalence of psychiatric disease in emergency department patients with unexplained syncope Internal and Emergency Medicine, May 10, 2013
15 Management of acute atrial fibrillation in the emergency department: a systematic review of recent studies European Journal of Emergency Medicine, April 29, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
16 Does Change of Catecholamine Use Improve the Outcome of Patients With Shock Admitted to Intensive Care Unit? American Journal of Therapeutics, May 7, 2013
17 Anesthetic Management of the Patient With Low Ejection Fraction American Journal of Therapeutics, April 8, 2013 Review Article
18 Acute glucocorticoid deficiency and diabetes insipidus are common following acute traumatic brain injury and predict mortality Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 21, 2013 Review Article
19 The impact of antibiotic impregnated PICC lines on the incidence of bacteremia in a regional burn center Burns, May 9, 2013
20 Predictive Value of Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Acute Coronary Artery Lesions Among Patients with Out-Of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest Resuscitation, May 3, 2013 Review Article
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