Just Push It Down? Esophageal Bougienage for Coins
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Esophageal bougienage is an underutilized bedside technique for managing retained esophageal coins.
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Esophageal Bougienage for Management of Lodged Esophageal Coins: Safe, Effective, Efficient, and Underused. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Sep 30. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002849. Online ahead of print.
WATERFALL RCT – Are We Flooding Pancreatitis Patients With Fluid?
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Conservative fluid administration in patients with acute pancreatitis can achieve similar clinical outcomes compared with aggressive resuscitation, with less risk of volume overload.
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Aggressive or Moderate Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Pancreatitis. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 15;387(11):989-1000. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2202884.
Is It Just Me or Are We Seeing More Cannabis Hyperemesis?
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Legalization of cannabis in Ontario was not associated with an increase in ED visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome (CHS); however, after legislation passed allowing commercialization of cannabis, there was a large increase in visits for CHS.
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Changes in Emergency Department Visits for Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Following Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Subsequent Commercialization in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 16. Doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31937
A Spoonful of Sugar – Does Open-Label Placebo Work?
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Children with functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome taking an open-label placebo reported significantly less pain and took fewer rescue pain medications.
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Effect of Open-label Placebo on Children and Adolescents With Functional Abdominal Pain or Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Apr 1;176(4):349-356. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.5750. Erratum in: doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.0359.
New Outbreak of Acute Hepatitis in Children – Why?
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A new, rare form of acute hepatitis has been seen in children, mostly under age 5 years, that presents with vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, followed by acute hepatitis with jaundice. If you see a child with a "stomach virus" who has jaundice - check labs!
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Acute hepatitis is identified in more children, but cause remains elusive. BMJ. 2022 May 6;377:o1156. doi: 10.1136/bmj.o1156.
Clear as Mud – Is Your Management of Diverticulitis Evidence-Based?
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There are few studies that address the overall diagnosis and management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis; many, over the past 3 decades, have poor strength of evidence or are largely inconclusive.
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Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Management of Acute Left-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis : A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Mar;175(3):379-387. doi: 10.7326/M21-1645. Epub 2022 Jan 18.