Diphenhydramine, Sodium Bicarbonate, or Combination for Acute Peripheral Vertigo
1. Intravenous diphenhydramine and sodium bicarbonate together are significantly more effective than diphenhydramine alone at reducing the severity of acute ...
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Code stroke of large vessel occlusion at triage improves candidate selection and workflow efficiency of endovascular thrombectomy
1. Incorporating acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO) screening using the Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS) is ...
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 ...
Factors in the Initial Resuscitation of Patients With Severe Trauma: The FiiRST-2 Randomized Clinical Trial
1. Replacing clotting factors with fibrinogen concentrate (FC) and prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) versus frozen plasma (FP) did not lead ...
The effect between etomidate and ketamine on peri-intubation hypotension in elderly patients in the emergency department
1. There was no significant difference in peri-intubation hypotension (PIH) and 28-day mortality between etomidate and ketamine as a single ...
Computed Tomographic Angiography and Yield for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Emergency Department
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 ...
Thrombolysis-to-puncture time greater than 70 minutes decreases odds of successful thrombectomy
1. Thrombolysis-to-puncture time (TTP) >70 minutes significantly reduces the odds of successful recanalization and 90-day functional independence. 2. There was ...
Delayed alteplase has clinical benefits in posterior circulation stroke outcomes
1. In this randomized controlled trial of patients with posterior circulation stroke not for thrombectomy, treatment with alteplase 4.5 to ...
Liberal transfusion strategy not beneficial in treating aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
1. Among critically ill adults with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and anemia, a liberal transfusion strategy did not improve ...
