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External Validation of Stroke Screening Tools f...

Utility in Practice: VAN, VES, and LARIO provide diagnostic performance comparable to NIHSS, but with the advantage of simplicity and faster application. Clinical Implications: These tools can support rapid triage...

Cardiopulmonary Ultrasound to Predict Care Esca...

Key Predictor: Presence of ≥4 B-lines was significantly associated with care escalation within 12 hours. Improved Predictive Power: Combining B-lines with LVF and RV size assessments increased specificity, highlighting its...

Rescue Sedation after 5 mg or 10 mg of Droperid...

Patients receiving 5 mg of droperidol required less rescue sedation than those receiving 10 mg, both within 1 hour and over the course of their ED stay. There was a modest reduction in...

Cephalosporins for Outpatient Pyelonephritis in...

Oral cephalosporins are an effective alternative to guideline-recommended treatments (fluoroquinolones, TMP-SMX) for outpatient management of pyelonephritis in patients discharged from the ED. Treatment failure rates and culture-based appropriateness of empiric...

Comparison of Supination/Flexion Maneuver to Hy...

The hyperpronation maneuver demonstrated significantly higher first-attempt success rates compared to the supination/flexion maneuver for reducing RHS in children ≤6 years. Given its superior effectiveness on the first attempt and...

Tranq Dope: Characterization of an ED Cohort Tr...

Fentanyl and xylazine withdrawal, associated with tranq dope, presents significant challenges for both patients and providers in the ED setting. The novel withdrawal order set, which included micro-induction of buprenorphine...