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The RAMPP Trial: Randomised Ambulatory Management of Primary Pneumothorax

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PMID: 32622394 Clinical Question: Can ambulatory management of patients with primary spontaneous pneumothorax reduce the length of hospitalization? Patients were observed for 1-2 hours for clinical stability, and placement was confirmed with a chest x-ray. Paper: Hallifax RJ et al. 2020;396(10243):39-49. Arch Intern Med 154: 157–163.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, October 2022

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Patient demographics, aneurysm characteristics, surgical procedures, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Of the patients with radiographically proven adverse radiation effects (AREs; 15%), 4 were symptomatic. Illustrations and clinical examples with isodose lines are shown in Fig. 3 in the manuscript.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, June 2023

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0000000000001232 Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is one of the most common clinical conditions that a neuroimager will encounter. CSVD is associated with an increased risk of clinical ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, silent infarcts, and cognitive decline and dementia. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2023;29(2):501-518. doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000001232

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