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ED Makes Discharge Safer for Pediatric Patients
Preventable, serious safety events related to discharge from the ED motivated clinicians at Boston Children’s Hospital to implement a standardized process. Staff follow and review all events locally within the department of emergency medicine, which can include some return visits. The emphasis is on family engagement and multidisciplinary communication.
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Pediatric Mental Health Crisis Is ECRI’s Top Safety Concern for 2023
The ED assessment should include appropriate triage: screening for harm of self or others, a thorough assessment, and consideration of social determinants of health.
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Endotracheal Intubation Lawsuits Often Name ED Providers
After analyzing 214 relevant claims, researchers reported payments averaged $2.5 million. Intubation injuries occurred in the operating room most often, followed by the ED (16.3% of cases). Most cases involving the ED resulted in some type of payout (either a settlement or a jury award). Anesthesiologists were most likely to be named in the lawsuits (59.8%), and EPs were second most likely (19.2%) to be named. The vast majority of claims (89.2%) alleged permanent deficits, half the cases involved death, and 37.4% of the cases involved anoxic brain injury.
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Bone Density as a Dementia Risk Indicator
Researchers found some associations between bone density loss and a higher risk of developing dementia.
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Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Linked to Slower Memory Decline
In a population-based, prospective cohort study of 29,000 Chinese adults, researchers found healthy lifestyle was associated with slower memory decline, even in the presence of the apolipoprotein E4 allele.
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Self-Treatment of Recurrent Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Using a cell phone-based app, self-treatment of recurrent benign positional paroxysmal vertigo was feasible and effective in most patients.
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Does COVID Vaccination Prevent Car Crashes?
In a large study, lack of COVID vaccination was associated with more incidents of car crash injuries.
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Long-Term Maintenance Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
An extended six-year follow-up of the HOST-EXAM study revealed the consistent benefit of the primary endpoint of fewer major cardiovascular events and less bleeding with clopidogrel vs. low-dose aspirin monotherapy in post-percutaneous coronary intervention patients who were on dual antiplatelet therapy for one year.
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Sparsentan Tablets (Filspari)
Sparsentan can be prescribed to alleviate proteinuria in adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy who are at risk of rapid disease progression — generally, a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio 1.5 mg/g or higher.
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An Update of Soft Tissue Neck Infection in Children
Soft tissue neck infections seem to have surged. Understanding the anatomy, differential, and appropriate antibiotic therapy is critical for every provider to assure the best care for our smallest patients.