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15 Year Trend in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Utilization Before and After FDA Communications: Data from the National Inpatient Sample 2005-2019

JVIR

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contemporary trends in IVC filter utilization in the inpatient setting following the FDA safety communications and to compare those trends in relation to incidence of hospital admissions involving venous thromboembolism. The National Inpatient Sample was queried between 2005-2019.

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

REBEL EM

This finding persists when looking at a number of other infections including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) ( First10EM ), pyelonephritis ( Strohmeier 2014 ) and even bone and joint infections ( Li 2019 ). A prospective randomized study of inpatient iv. 2014; PMID: 25066627 Li HK et al. 2014; 32(10):1195-9.

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REBEL Core Cast 107.0 – Vertebral Osteomyelitis

REBEL EM

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2014 Winters ME, Kluetz P et al. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Aug; 39(1):10-7. PMID: 18550153 Pruitt CR, Perron AD. Specific Disorders of the Spine. In: Sherman SC eds. Simon’s Emergency Orthopedics. Back Pain Emergencies. Med Clin North Am, 2006 May;90(3):505-23. PMID: 16473102 Zimmerli W. Vertebral Osteomyelitis.

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Return Encounters in Emergency Department Patients Treated with Phenobarbital Versus Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal

REBEL EM

1, 2 Phenobarbital has been studied as an alternative or adjunct to benzodiazepines with encouraging results, but primarily among inpatient services. N Engl J Med 2014 , 371 (22), 2109-2113. 5 Paper: Lebin J et al. New England Journal of Medicine 2003 , 348 (18), 1786-1795. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra020617. (2) 2) Schuckit, M.

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REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal

REBEL EM

The study does not address crossover, i.e., did some patients fail benzodiazepine treatment while inpatient and then get started on phenobarbital? 2014 May-Jun;49(3):287-91. Epub 2014 Jan 8. Phenobarbital is also used in practice as a benzodiazepine-sparing adjunct in treating alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol Alcohol. PMID: 24407777.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

AJNR

This was a cohort study of adults with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion admitted between 6 and 24 hours after last-seen-well at 5 participating Swiss stroke centers between 2014 and 2021. 0000000000002192 The authors investigated inpatient mortality after conservative management of large aSDHs. Neurosurgery. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000002192

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, October 2022

AJNR

Data for this case-control study was obtained from MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters between 2008 and 2014. Patients 18 to 65 years old who experienced a stroke were matched on age and admission date to a control, defined as patients with head trauma or ankle sprain at an inpatient or emergency department visit.

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