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- Best Practices for Advanced Cardiac Life SupportThe American Heart Association has published minor but relevant updates to its resuscitation guidelines.Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, MHM, FACP
- Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: An Opportunity to Prevent HospitalizationsNearly two thirds of patients with low-risk PE are hospitalized.Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, MHM, FACP
- Another Benefit of a Primary Care Continuity RelationshipSubsequent emergency department use was lower following a virtual visit with a patient's own family physician compared with a visit with another physician.Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- Steroids for Community-Acquired PneumoniaPatients who were admitted directly to intensive care derived the greatest benefit from steroids.Patricia Kritek, MD
- Holding Off on Intubation for Airway Protection After a Toxic IngestionThis practice was safe and also resulted in fewer intensive care unit admissions.Patricia Kritek, MD
- Are Overnight Stays in the Emergency Department Problematic?Risk for death was 40% higher in older adults who stayed in the ED overnight before admission to the hospital.Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- Is Piperacillin-Tazobactam More Likely Than Cefepime to Be Associated with Acute Kidney Injury?In a randomized trial of initial empirical therapy in patients with suspected infection, the answer was no.Allan S. Brett, MD
- Dexamethasone Dose for Migraine Treatment in the Emergency DepartmentAn intravenous dexamethasone dose of 16 mg did not offer greater clinical benefit than 4 mg in reducing post-discharge headaches following acute migraine treatment.Robyn-Jenia Wilcha, MD,Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc
- Is Lactated Ringer's Superior to Normal Saline in Acute Pancreatitis?Lactated Ringer's within the first 24 hours lowered the odds of moderate-to-severe pancreatitis.Aaron J. Calderon, MD, FACP, SFHM
- ECMO Strikes Out in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic ShockA major randomized trial showed no mortality difference with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus supportive care alone.David J. Cohen, MD, MSc