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Emergency Medicine Top Stories of 2009: Editors' Choice
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Decision Rules for Children with Head Trauma Can Prevent Unnecessary CTs
- September 25, 2009
- Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
- Emergency Medicine
A large multicenter study provides robust support for avoiding head CT scans in children at low risk.
- Reviewing:
- Kuppermann N et al. Lancet 2009 Sep 15
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Is ED Boarding Associated with Undesirable Events?
- October 9, 2009
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Nearly 30% of ED boarders at a single tertiary care hospital experienced undesirable events.
- Reviewing:
- Liu SW et al. Ann Emerg Med 2009 Sep; 54:381
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Chest Compression Fraction and Survival from Cardiac Arrest
- October 30, 2009
- Aaron E. Bair, MD, MSc, FAAEM, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Minimizing interruption of chest compressions is associated with improved survival.
- Reviewing:
- Christenson J et al. Circulation 2009 Sep 29; 120:1241
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Induced Hypothermia After VF Cardiac Arrest Improves Outcomes
- November 6, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Hypothermia led to significantly better survival rates and neurological outcomes in patients with ventricular fibrillation but not in those with other initial rhythms.
- Reviewing:
- Don CW et al. Crit Care Med 2009 Sep 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Analgesia in Children: Ibuprofen as Effective as Acetaminophen-Codeine
- September 18, 2009
- Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
IIbuprofen and acetaminophen-codeine provided similar relief of traumatic extremity pain in children aged 5 to 17 years.
- Reviewing:
- Friday JH et al. Acad Emerg Med 2009 Aug; 16:711
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Ketamine and Etomidate: Good Choices for RSI in Critically Ill Patients
- July 2, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Mortality rates were similar in patients who received single doses of etomidate or ketamine.
- Reviewing:
- Jabre P et al. Lancet 2009 Jul 1
Wenzel V and Lindner KH. Lancet 2009 Jul 1
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
LP Is Not Needed for Young Children with First Simple Febrile Seizure
- February 27, 2009
- Jill M. Baren, MD, MBE, FACEP, FAAP
- Emergency Medicine
It’s time for the American Academy of Pediatrics to revise its recommendations for LP.
- Reviewing:
- Kimia AA et al. Pediatrics 2009 Jan; 123:6
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
More Disturbing News About Prehospital Trauma Intubation
- September 18, 2009
- Ron M. Walls, MD, FRCPC, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Prehospital intubation failed in 31% of trauma patients in a large urban trauma system.
- Reviewing:
- Cobas MA et al. Anesth Analg 2009 Aug; 109:489
Herff H et al. Anesth Analg 2009 Aug; 109:303
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Steroids Might Relieve Sore Throat Pain
- August 28, 2009
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
A meta-analysis shows that a single dose of steroids, given in addition to standard antibiotics, hastens resolution of pain in adults with exudative pharyngitis or bacterial pharyngitis.
- Reviewing:
- Hayward G et al. BMJ 2009 Aug 6; 339:b2976
Little P. BMJ 2009 Aug 6; 339:b2476
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Tamsulosin for Treatment of ED Patients with Renal Colic?
- October 9, 2009
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Tamsulosin provided no benefit over conventional outpatient analgesic therapy in adult ED patients with small, distal renal ureteral stones.
- Reviewing:
- Ferre RM et al. Ann Emerg Med 2009 Sep; 54:432.
