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The authors present an updated review of the use of tissue plasminogen activator in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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Interactive questioning, defined as how communication occurs during handovers, differed in ways that influenced message clarity when comparisons were made between those with more training (attending physicians, nurse practitioners) and less training (residents, staff nurses).
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Managing COPD with noninvasive ventilation following early extubation resulted in significant improvements in several patient-centered outcomes compared to current weaning practices.
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In this examination of outcomes among 17,239 patients admitted to the ICU for an acute exacerbation of COPD, most of them received higher than recommended doses of corticosteroids (> 240 mg/d methylprednisolone equivalent).
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Respiratory illnesses are a common cause for a visit to the pediatric emergency department (ED). A good number of the patients who present for respiratory infections will have illnesses such as upper respiratory infections (i.e., common colds) and bronchiolitis.
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If an emergency physician (EP) and the hospital are both named in a malpractice suit, this can potentially complicate the EPs defense. The hospital, especially a large hospital thats self-insured, is going to have deep pockets, explains Thomas R. McLean, MD, JD, CEO of American Medical Litigation Support Services in Shawnee, KS.
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During residency and medical school, Dainius A. Drukteinis, MD, JD, FACEP, attended a number of lectures on medical malpractice. As I was already a lawyer, it was clear that the concepts could not truly be understood without engaging in the medical malpractice process itself, he says.
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A recent malpractice claim involved a patient who presented to an emergency department (ED) with severe abdominal pain for which abdominal and pelvic CT scans were ordered by the emergency physician (EP).
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Some emergency physicians (EPs) might jump at an employers offer to cover the cost of their professional liability coverage. However, there are some potential downsides to this arrangement, warn legal experts.
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A patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of nausea and right upper quadrant pain radiating to the epigastric area, difficulty walking and climbing stairs, and difficulty breathing, was presumed to be suffering from cholecystitis and prepared for a cholecystectomy.
