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Noninvasive testing for chest pain may lead to increased invasive testing
1. Based on insurance claims data from emergency departments visits for chest pain, patients who did not undergo any testing...
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Prochlorperazine for migraine may lower likelihood of ED return
1. In acute migraine, prochlorperazine administration was associated with fewer emergency department (ED) return visits when compared to treatment with...
Deaths of extremely premature infants decrease, necrotizing enterocolitis deaths on the rise
1. From 2000 to 2011, the overall mortality of extremely premature infants decreased. 2. Death attributed to pulmonary and infectious...
Withholding and withdrawing care viewed as different among Asian intensivists
1. This survey of Asian intensive care unit physicians’ attitudes towards end of life care showed that, for patients who...
Stroke expansion following intra-arterial therapy may explain worse outcomes
1. Following complete revascularization by intra-arterial therapy, growth of the core infarct occurred in approximately one-third of patients suffering large...
AAP outlines best practices to improve Emergency Department flow
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recognizes that increased utilization and decreased resources have led to emergency department (ED) overcrowding...
Intraarterial therapy improves outcomes in acute ischemic stroke
1. Patients with confirmed occlusion of a proximal intracranial artery who underwent intraarterial treatment in addition to the typical alteplase...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 7 – December 14, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Association...
Reperfusion therapy may be suboptimal for STEMIs requiring transfers
1. Based on data from the Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry–Get With the Guidelines (ACTION Registry-GWTG), only...
Basic life support associated with greater survival in cardiac arrest
1. Amongst Medicare beneficiaries who experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in urban areas, those who received basic life support (BLS)...
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