Acute hallucinogen use demonstrates increased in-hospital mortality
1. People receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use had an increased risk of mortality compared with the general population. ...
Tag: emergency medicine
Maternal obesity associated with increased risk of perinatal ischemic stroke
1. There is a dose-response relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and perinatal ischemic stroke (PIS) risk Evidence Rating ...
Similar patient characteristics and hospital outcomes at community and academic hospitals
1. In this retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to general medicine wards at hospitals across Ontario, Canada, community and ...
Thymosin α1 administration not associated with improved mortality in septic patients
1. The use of thymosin α1 in adult patients with sepsis was not associated with a reduction in all cause ...
Beta-blocker interruption not noninferior to continuation following myocardial infarction
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy ...
MRI-Based prediction of macrovascular causes of intracerebral hemorrhage
1. The MRI Assessment of the Causes of intracerebral hemorrhage (MACRO) score shows greater predictive accuracy than existing CT-based scores ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 21, 2024
In Utero Exposure to Maternal COVID-19 and Offspring Neurodevelopment Through Age 24 Months 1. In utero exposure to maternal COVID-19 ...
Plasma biomarkers may have a role in adolescent traumatic brain injuries
1. GFAP, UCH-L1, NfL, and t-tau are all promising plasma biomarkers that show sex specific changes in adolescents post sport-related ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 9, 2024
Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking in Veterans With Paralysis 1. In veterans with spinal cord injuries, exoskeletons showed no clear benefits (medical, physical ...
Biomarkers may help guide antibiotic stewardship in community acquired pneumonia
1. Using either procalcitonin or c-reactive protein as a biomarker to guide antibiotic treatment in patients with community-acquired pneumonia reduces ...
