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AuntMinnie 2014: Health information exchange lowers repeat emergency imaging

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Our top article in 2014 reported on the financial benefits of health information exchanges. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). "As

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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

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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?

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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

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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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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. Last year, he was awarded a grant through the American Roentgen Ray Society's (ARRS) clinician educator development program.

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

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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

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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.