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Should Psych Patient Be Held in ED, Or Discharged Home?
Unrestrained patients bolt past ED security — and hospital gets sued.
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Special Report: The 9th International Conference on Diagnostic Error in Medicine
We will all be patients at some time or another, so efforts to reduce diagnostic errors will help us all receive better diagnostic care when we need it.
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An Update on Care in Geriatric Trauma
As the country’s population ages, the geriatric population is one of the fastest growing segments of the American public. There are approximately 46.2 million persons 65 years of age or older in the United States. -
Combined Pediatric ED/Inpatient Unit Concept Catches On with Maryland Community Hospitals
Maximizing resources while pleasing patients and families takes high-level buy-in, sufficient staff, and plenty of resources, developers say.
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The Puzzle of Financing Effective Stroke Care
The somewhat tepid reception in the United States to mobile stroke units may have to do with the way such programs are funded.
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New Mobile Stroke Unit Programs Aim to Improve Outcomes
With just a handful of such programs operating in the United States, investigators hope to demonstrate the concept can deliver both clinical and financial rewards.
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Understanding and Managing Angioedema in the Emergency Department
Angioedema is a complex and potentially deadly condition that has multiple causes, not all of which are well understood.
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Assessment of Tetanus Risk in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Tetanus is a life-threatening, preventable disease. It is most commonly acquired from a wound site; however, it can be obtained via injuries of other tissues. Both primary and secondary measures of prevention contribute to the eradication of tetanus. Therefore, appropriate tetanus prophylaxis should be administered in a timely fashion when patients present with wounds or infected tissue. Because tetanus prevention can be so effective, it is imperative to review, document, and address any tetanus deficiencies.
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High-flow Nasal Cannula vs. Noninvasive Ventilation in Postextubation Failure: Does It Matter?
In this multicenter, randomized, clinical trial of critically ill adults at high risk for reintubation, high-flow conditioned oxygen therapy was not inferior to noninvasive mechanical ventilation with regard to preventing reintubation and postextubation respiratory failure within 72 hours of extubation.
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Should We Use Non-invasive Ventilation to Treat Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Managing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with non-invasive ventilation was associated with increased failure as the severity of ARDS increased.