Renal point-of-care ultrasound may be effective at identifying patients with nephrolithiasis
1. Renal point-of-care ultrasound (rPOCUS) findings of hydronephrosis in adult patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with suspected renal...
Emergency
Drying prior to plastic wrapping may not provide thermoregulatory benefits in infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit
1. Drying before plastic wrapping did not benefit very preterm infants in maintaining normothermia at admission to the neonatal intensive...
Emergency department screening tool predicts firearm violence risk
1. In this prospective longitudinal study, the SaFETy score effectively predicted firearm violence risk among young adults presenting to the...
Early control of systolic blood pressure following intracerebral hemorrhage may improve functional recovery
1. Maintaining systolic blood pressure in a lower, stable range during the first 24 hours after intracerebral hemorrhage was associated...
Delivery of evidence-based interventions for alcohol misuse in the emergency department is low
1. Alcohol misuse among older adults is common but the delivery of evidence-based interventions such as referral services and pharmacotherapy...
Computed tomography angiography of the head and neck may inform emergency management in patients with suspected stroke
1. Computed tomography angiography of the head and neck (CTAHN) is most likely to reveal an acute finding that changes...
Placebo may be inferior compared to acetaminophen when given with morphine for the management of acute pain in the emergency department
1. Morphine plus placebo is not noninferior to morphine plus acetaminophen in the management of acute pain in the emergency...
Two plasma-based biomarkers may accurately predict positive CT head scans in traumatic brain injury
1. A plasma cartridge measuring Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) has the potential to reduce...
Status epilepticus cause may predict likelihood of neurologic recovery but not short-term mortality
1. The underlying cause of status epilepticus is strongly associated with the likelihood of neurologic recovery, but does not independently...
Sustained participation in hospital-based intervention programs reduces future community violence
1. In this retrospective cohort study, sustained participation in hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) reduced the risk of future violence,...
