Spinal anesthesia for hip fracture surgery associated with increased pain and analgesic use
1. Spinal anesthesia, as compared with general anesthesia, was associated with a small but...
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Emergency
Intravenous vitamin C increases mortality and organ dysfunction in sepsis patients
1. In patients with sepsis receiving a vasopressor in the intensive care unit (ICU), intravenous...
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CYP2C19 loss-of-function carriers have modest benefit from ticagrelor and aspirin following cerebrovascular event: CHANCE-2 Trial
1. Patients carrying the CYP2C19 loss-of-function mutation (C-LOF), who had experienced a minor...
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Incidence of Kawasaki disease found to be lower during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
1. This multicenter cohort study of 3922 children with Kawasaki disease (KD) demonstrated that...
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Albuterol-budesonide combination efficacious for asthma exacerbation rescue
1. A high-dose combination inhaler of albuterol and budesonide was superior to albuterol alone in...
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Social risk factors associated with increased pediatric emergency department utilization
1. In a large cohort of children screened for risk factors such as food insecurity and housing...
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#VisualAbstract: CT Associated With Lower Complication Risks than Invasive Coronary Angiography
1. In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery...
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High pediatric sequential organ failure assessment (pSOFA) score may predict hospital mortality in emergency department setting
1. In a large cohort study, children presenting to emergency departments with a score of 2 or...
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Awake prone positioning does not seem to offer benefit in reducing endotracheal intubation for COVID-19-induced acute respiratory failure: COVI-PRONE trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated no difference in the risk of endotracheal...
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Canadian Syncope Risk Score demonstrates international external validation
1. The Canadian Syncope Risk Score was superior when compared to the Osservatorio Epidemiologico...
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Risks associated with nonoperative management of uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis
1. In a retrospective cohort study of approximately 73,000 children...
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Awake prone positioning may not offer clinical benefits among patients hospitalized with COVID-19-associated hypoxemia
1. In this non-randomized controlled trial including 501 patients with COVID-19-associated...
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Endovascular therapy for large ischemic strokes provides better functional outcomes
1. Compared to medical care alone, treatment of large cerebral infarctions had better functional...
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No Risk for AKI in Patients With Burns Who Have CT With IV CM
For patients with burn injuries who received a CT scan with IV contrast, there was no increased...
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Large vessel occlusion stroke is associated with poor prognosis in children
1. Pediatric patients presenting with large vessel occlusion stroke have a high probability of...
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Hydrocortisone does not improve bronchopulmonary dysplasia outcomes in pre-term babies
1. In extremely preterm infants on mechanical ventilation, hydrocortisone was unable to improve...
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Ultrasonographic views, landmarks, and patient-specific factors to consider in a consensus-based definition of the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in children with abdominal injury
1. A consensus was achieved among a panel of pediatric emergency point-of-care ultrasonography...
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Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk of impairments after ICU hospitalization
1. Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk for decline in function and...
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Tranexamic acid is unlikely to induce signs suggestive of cerebral ischemia in the treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage: TICH-2 study
1. Patients presenting with acute intracerebral hemorrhage were not more likely to have...
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Rates of recurrent ischemic stroke among young adults with prior embolic stroke of undetermined source– the Young ESUS longitudinal cohort study
1. In patients with prior history of embolic stroke of undetermined source, there was a relatively...
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