Outpatient PE Treatment Safer – Maybe
Managing PE as an outpatient may not only be safe, it may be safer than hospitalization.
February 2017
Anterior TWI – No Arrhythmia Risk
Anterior TWI in V1 and V2 appears to be a normal variant in young healthy white people, assuming no family history of arrhythmia.
Why a Femoral Line Is OK
Femoral lines are as safe as IJ lines and almost as safe as SC lines, when placed with meticulous sterile technique.
Update of Surviving Sepsis
Surviving Sepsis has taken the emphasis off protocolized initial resuscitation and placed it on common sense, rapid treatments.
Sending Upper GI Bleeds Home
A Glasgow Blatchford score of ≤1 accurately predicted which patients presenting with upper GI bleed could be safely managed as outpatients.
Deadly Duo for EMS in TBI
Hypotension or hypoxia increase mortality in head-injured patients, and both together are even worse.
Etomidate or Ketamine Safe for Trauma Airway
Etomidate and ketamine were equally safe when used as trauma airway induction agents.
Divided HEART – EM and Cardiology Disagree
Emergency Physicians’ HEART score calculations and those of cardiology were not the same. EM scored the history as suspicious more often.
Why We Use Dexamethasone in Bacterial Meningitis
Pretreatment with dexamethasone 10mg IV before or with antibiotics for adults with bacterial meningitis improved neurological outcome and decreased mortality.
Bolus Nitroglycerin for CHF
This study suggests that in hypertensive patients with acute decompensated heart failure and shortness of breath, bolus IV NTG 1 or 2 mg was safe and reduced ICU admission and length of stay.