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The 2026 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: ...

Practice Takeaways: Do not equate “sepsis” with “needs 30 mL/kg.” Especially in patients with HF, renal failure, RV dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, or clinical congestion, reassess physiology before continuing fluid. Earlier...

Safety of Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Em...

Conclusions: Outpatient management of low-risk pulmonary embolism diagnosed in the ED appeared safe in this two-ED Canadian cohort. Among patients discharged by ED physicians with thrombosis clinic follow-up within 48...

Needle Thoracostomy: Chest Wall Thickness, Anat...

Conclusions: In patients with class II and III obesity, chest wall thickness was lower at the 2nd intercostal space midclavicular line than at the 4th/5th intercostal space anterior axillary line....

Diagnostic Yield of Hospitalization for ED Pati...

Conclusions: For adults ≥40 with syncope/presyncope and no serious ED diagnosis, hospitalization was associated with higher diagnostic yield for serious adverse outcomes and faster time to diagnosis. This supports admitting...

What Is the Utility of POCUS for Diagnosing Ret...

Conclusions: Emergency clinician-performed ocular POCUS is highly accurate for diagnosing retinal detachment. Across summarized systematic reviews/meta-analyses, POCUS showed high sensitivity and specificity, making it a valuable ED adjunct when fundoscopic...

Quantity Matters: Impact of Provider-in-Triage ...

Conclusions: Implementation of a provider-in-triage (PIT) split-flow model was associated with a significant increase in advanced imaging utilization, especially CT. Among abdominal pain patients, PIT exposure was independently associated with...