August 2023
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Aug 03 2023
How Accurate Is Gestalt Alone for PE?
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In this individual patient data meta-analysis, researchers found that a positive clinician gestalt was associated with a three times higher rate of pulmonary embolism (PE) compared to negative gestalt.Source
Accuracy of the Physicians' Intuitive Risk Estimation in the Diagnostic Management of Pulmonary Embolism: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 May 30:S1538-7836(23)00438-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.05.023. Epub ahead of print. -
Aug 02 2023
CT FIRST – Full Body CT Post-OHCA – Does CT Help?
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A full-body CT protocol in resuscitated adults with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) more often - and more quickly - found the cause of arrest than standard of care CT but did not improve neurologically intact survival. -
Aug 01 2023
How Helpful Is CT Post-Arrest?
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Computed tomography (CT) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) often identifies clinically important pathology such as the etiology of the arrest, traumatic injuries from resuscitation, and consequences from inadequate perfusion.Source
Diagnostic yield of computed tomography after non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2023 Aug;189:109898. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109898. Epub 2023 Jul 6.