Emergency Medicine
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Even Overdose Doesn’t Stop Opioid Prescribing
Few receive medication-assisted treatment after hospital discharge, researchers find
Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors
Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
Study Highlights Readmit Factors Post Atrial Flutter Ablation
Readmission rate found to be 18.19 percent
Opioid Rx Frequently Issued for Nonspecific, Spinal Conditions
Spine, orthopedic disorders most prominent among categories of conditions linked to initial opioid Rx
Emergency Departments See Few Cases of Sepsis in Adolescents
Every 100 years, each of 12 emergency departments would treat 2.8 fatal sepsis cases
Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score Estimates Unfavorable Discharge
GTOS II estimates the probability of unfavorable discharge in injured elders with moderate accuracy
Frequency, Degree of Pubic Hair Grooming Linked to Injury Risk
Men and women who removed all their pubic hair 11 times during their life had increased risk for injury
Diverse Spectrum of Neurologic Syndromes Seen With Zika
Increase in admissions for Guillain-Barré syndrome, encephalitis compared with before outbreak
Studies Used for FDA Approval of Device Changes Often Low Quality
And, efficacy of drugs granted accelerated approval often confirmed only years after approval
Short-Term Risk of Arterial Embolism Up in Cancer Patients
Increased risk of arterial thromboembolism, MI, ischemic stroke for cancer patients
