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NEJM Journal Watch | Emergency Medicine

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NEJM Journal Watch reviews over 250 scientific and medical journals to present important clinical research findings and insightful commentary. Here you'll find summaries of and commentary on emergency medicine journal articles covering topics such as cardiac arrest, stroke, airway management, and trauma.

Best Practices for Advanced Cardiac Life Support

NEJM Journal Watch | Emergency Medicine

by Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, MHM, FACP

2M ago

The American Heart Association has published minor but relevant updates to its resuscitation guidelines ..read more

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Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: An Opportunity to Prevent Hospitalizations

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by Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, MHM, FACP

2M ago

Nearly two thirds of patients with low-risk PE are hospitalized ..read more

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Another Benefit of a Primary Care Continuity Relationship

NEJM Journal Watch | Emergency Medicine

by Thomas L. Schwenk, MD

3M ago

Subsequent emergency department use was lower following a virtual visit with a patient's own family physician compared with a visit with another physician ..read more

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Steroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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by Patricia Kritek, MD

4M ago

Patients who were admitted directly to intensive care derived the greatest benefit from steroids ..read more

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Are Overnight Stays in the Emergency Department Problematic?

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by Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP

5M ago

Risk for death was 40% higher in older adults who stayed in the ED overnight before admission to the hospital ..read more

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Thrombectomy for Large-Volume Stroke with Simplified Imaging

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by Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

6M ago

Even without advanced imaging, thrombectomy was beneficial for large-volume stroke ..read more

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Is Piperacillin-Tazobactam More Likely Than Cefepime to Be Associated with Acute Kidney Injury?

NEJM Journal Watch | Emergency Medicine

by Allan S. Brett, MD

6M ago

In a randomized trial of initial empirical therapy in patients with suspected infection, the answer was no ..read more

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Dexamethasone Dose for Migraine Treatment in the Emergency Department

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by Robyn-Jenia Wilcha, MD,Peter Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc

7M ago

An intravenous dexamethasone dose of 16 mg did not offer greater clinical benefit than 4 mg in reducing post-discharge headaches following acute migraine treatment ..read more

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Is Lactated Ringer's Superior to Normal Saline in Acute Pancreatitis?

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by Aaron J. Calderon, MD, FACP, SFHM

8M ago

Lactated Ringer's within the first 24 hours lowered the odds of moderate-to-severe pancreatitis ..read more

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ECMO Strikes Out in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock

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by David J. Cohen, MD, MSc

8M ago

A major randomized trial showed no mortality difference with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation versus supportive care alone ..read more

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