January 2018 Briefing – Emergency Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Emergency Medicine for January 2018. This roundup includes the...
NSAID Users Commonly Exceed Daily Limit
Educating consumers about dosing directions could improve dosing compliance
AHA: Breast Cancer Patients at Increased Risk for CV Disease
Beyond overlapping risk factors, breast cancer treatments can have negative effect on CV health
Glucagon Underutilized in Prehospital, Emergency Settings
Diabetic problem often incorrectly coded by dispatch; paramedic access to give glucagon also an issue
Health Care Spending Up, Mainly Due to Rising Prices
Spending increasing despite no change or decline in utilization of most health care services
Pharmacist Education May Cut Junior Doctor Prescription Errors
Regular and targeted feedback by pharmacists reduces Rx errors; effect of e-learning tools unclear
Heart Disease, Stroke Risk Up Even Smoking 1 Cigarette/Day
Men who smoked just one cigarette/day had 46 percent of excess relative risk of smoking 20/day
Prescribing of Opioids Adds to Patient Satisfaction With Care
Findings strongest with higher opioid use among patients with musculoskeletal conditions
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Differs With Time of Day
Survival lower for in-hospital cardiac arrest that happens overnight and/or on weekends
ASA: Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Rising in Pregnancy
Proportion of sSAH higher for African-American and Hispanic women, and for those aged 20 to 29 years
