Emergency Medicine - Adult and Pediatric
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Pharmacology Watch - Full February 2012 Issue in PDF
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Patient Flow Solutions: New 'Patent Accelerated Care Environment' aims to facilitate work flow, free up ED for acute care needs
With surging demand for emergency care, many hospitals across the country are building larger EDs or expanding existing facilities to make room for more beds. -
Boost efficiency, patient satisfaction with staff-driven improvements
When Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, NJ, redesigned the ED to handle increasing patient volume back in 2001, its guarantee to see and treat patients quickly kind of "went by the wayside," explains Lisa Breza, RN, BSN, the hospital's chief nursing officer. -
Clinical pharmacists with EM training slash medication errors, help to optimize therapies in the ED
Despite continuing pressure to streamline operations, a small but growing number of EDs are adding clinical pharmacists with specialized training in emergency medicine to their ranks. -
News Briefs: Survey: Physicians are worried about the impact of health reform on ED volume
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Abstract & Commentary: Patients Placed in Contact Isolation Are at Increased Risk for Delirium
To examine the association between being placed in contact isolation and delirium, Day and colleagues at the University of Maryland Medical Center reviewed administrative data on all patients admitted during a 2-year period ending in 2009. -
Abstract & Commentary: Detecting Airflow Obstruction in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Lemyze and colleagues studied a simple bedside procedure for detecting expiratory airflow obstruction in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients. -
Abstract & Commentary: Perceived Inappropriateness of Care Among ICU Clinicians
This study was a survey of all the physicians and nurses working in 82 adult ICUs on a particular day in 2010. It was conducted by a study group of the Ethics Section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, and the ICUs involved were in nine European countries plus Israel. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 16, 2012 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format