Screening for acute ischemic stroke using the Los Angeles Motor Scale may be feasible and improve time to imaging
1. Incorporating acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) screening using the Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) is...
Emergency
A mobile progressive muscle relaxation program may reduce migraine-related disability
1. Among adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with migraine, a smartphone-based progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) program significantly reduced...
Multidomain rehabilitation after myocardial infarction improves outcomes in older adults
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a multidomain rehabilitation program significantly reduced cardiovascular death and unplanned cardiac hospitalizations in older...
Use of fibrinogen concentrate and prothrombin complex concentrate may lead to similar efficacy and safety outcomes as use of frozen plasma in trauma
1. Replacing clotting factors with fibrinogen concentrate (FC) and prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) versus frozen plasma (FP) did not lead...
Use of etomidate and ketamine is associated with similar rates of peri-intubation hypotension and mortality
1. There was no significant difference in peri-intubation hypotension (PIH) and 28-day mortality between etomidate and ketamine as a single...
Half of adults with severe encephalitis requiring intensive care unit care may have poor prognosis at 3 months
1. Poor prognosis (disability or death) at 3 months was observed in half of adult patients with severe encephalitis requiring...
The proportion of gastrointestinal bleeding-related computed tomographic angiography examinations may be rising with a drop in diagnostic yield
1. Between the years 2017 and 2023, the proportion of total computed tomographic angiography (CTA) examinations related to gastrointestinal bleeding...
Similar outcomes between lactated Ringer’s and normal saline for hospitalized patients
1. Among randomized hospitalized patients in this trial, routine use of lactated Ringer’s (LR) solution did not reduce the risk...
Long term safety and efficacy of rabies monoclonal antibody in post-exposure prophylaxis
1. The rate of adverse events and seroresponse was similar between groups. 2. There were no incidents of rabies development...
Artificial intelligence-guided ultrasound lacks sufficient accuracy for deep vein thrombosis detection
1. Curry and colleagues tested an artificial intelligence (AI) software that guided non-radiology specialists in diagnosing proximal deep vein thrombosis...
