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December 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for December 2015. This roundup includes the...
Patients with sudden cardiac arrest frequently have warning symptoms

Many Ignore Warning Symptoms Before Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Survival significantly higher for patients who call emergency services in response to symptoms
The presence of medical students in the emergency department is associated with increased length of stay

Presence of Medical Students in ER Slightly Ups Length of Stay

Increase of about five minutes in ER length of stay is significant, but unlikely to be clinically relevant
A mobile stroke treatment unit is feasible for providing acute stroke treatment

Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit Feasible for Acute Stroke Care

Significantly shorter times from door to CT completion and to intravenous thrombolysis

November 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for November 2015. This roundup includes the...
Emergency major abdominal surgical procedures are associated with high mortality in older adults

Mortality Rate Increases With Age in Emergency Abdominal Surgery

Mortality also increased versus older adults undergoing elective procedures
Hypertension-related emergency department visits are relatively common and increased from 2006 to 2012

Hypertension-Linked ER Visits Common and Increasing

Estimated yearly incidence rate up by 5.2 percent per year from 2006 to 2012 for HTN-linked ER visits
For patients with urinary tract infections

Continuation of Antibiotics for UTI Often Inappropriate

Antibiotics frequently initiated inappropriately in ER; continuation after admission inappropriate for 68%
Nearly 17 percent of patients are readmitted to a hospital after having emergency surgery

Emergency Sx Patients Often Readmitted to Different Hospital

Nearly 17 percent of readmitted patients ended up in hospital other than where they had surgery

October 2015 Briefing – Emergency Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for October 2015. This roundup includes the...