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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

REBEL EM

PMID: 35387313 Clinical Question: Do prehospital antibiotics impact 28 day mortality, length of stay in the hospital and ICU length of stay for patients triggering sepsis compared to usual care (No prehospital antibiotics)? Health Sci Rep 2022. to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26 to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91

Hospital 131
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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

AuntMinnie

The findings offer another way to foster breast cancer early detection, improve patient survival rates across different populations, and reduce disparity in survival rates, said study lead author Leslie Lamb, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston in a statement. “In Image and caption courtesy of RSNA.

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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

REBEL EM

CVC vs PIV The critically ill patient is often associated with pathology that makes IV access difficult such as shock state, hypovolemia, obesity, IV drug abuse, end-stage renal disease, cardiac arrest, as well as other conditions. Clinical Management of Intraosseous Access in Adults in Critical Situations for Health Professionals.

Hospital 104
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Is Artificial Intelligence a glorified red dot system?

The British Institute of Radiology

How this is done in practice can vary between hospitals, in the era of films the radiographer would place a red dot sticker on the film itself before returning it to clinician or radiologist. The red dot system is a human alert system, often two pairs of eyes are better than one and assist with near misses.

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The Needle Vs. The Knife for Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Closer Look at the EXPRED Study

REBEL EM

PMID: 36693146 Clinical Question: In patients aged 18-50 years with primary and complete pneumothorax, is simple aspiration non-inferior to chest tube drainage for rates of pulmonary re-expansion within 24 hours? Including only hospitals with extensive specialist networks may not reflect the conditions in less-resourced hospitals.

Hospital 104
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Serial PoCUS for ED Patients with Acute Dyspnea: Is More Actually Better?

REBEL EM

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is a valuable clinical tool in the assessment of acute dyspnea. Thus, PoCUS is an important facilitator that can narrow differential diagnoses and guide treatment plans with better predictive value than traditional clinical practice [6]. Article: Arvig MD, Lassen AT, Gæde PH, et al.

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Teleradiology in The Times of Coronavirus Pandemic

Future Teleradiology

But there does not have to be disease of the soul Yes there is even death. Pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. H1N1 flu in 2009 was the last pandemic killing millions worldwide. Hospitals and healthcare professionals are struggling to treat thousands of patients, working round the clock beyond human capacity.