Improved Stroke-Thrombolysis Times Seen with Regional Learning Collaboratives
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of a regional learning collaborative model is associated with significantly reduced…
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Improved Stroke-Thrombolysis Times Seen with Regional Learning Collaboratives
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Use of a regional learning collaborative model is associated with significantly reduced... -
Recommendations Issued for Use of Thoracotomy in the Emergency Department
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new... -
Episodes of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Detected by Cardiac Rhythm Devices Appear Benign
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Brief episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia detected by cardiac rhythm management devices were...
Recommendations Issued for Use of Thoracotomy in the Emergency Department
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
Episodes of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Detected by Cardiac Rhythm Devices Appear Benign
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Brief episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmia detected by cardiac rhythm management devices were…
Pain Scales Often Fail to Capture What ED Patients Feel
(Reuters Health) – Asking patients in the emergency department to rate their pain on a visual scale…
Endovascular Therapy May be Effective for Strokes from More Distal Occlusions
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endovascular therapy (EVT) may be effective for acute ischemic stroke caused by…
Researchers Find First U.S. Bacteria With Worrisome Superbug Genes
(Reuters)—New Jersey researchers say they have identified perhaps the first strain of E. Coli bacteria in the…
New Recommendations Issued for Management of an Unprovoked First Seizure in Adults
Editor’s Note: The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies….
Tips on Treating Medical Emergencies at End of Life for Patients Who Don’t Want Resuscitation
Your patient has terminal metastatic cancer. In his record, you find a Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment…
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in the ED: Exciting Medicine, Ethical Challenges
A previously healthy 45-year-old man is brought into the emergency department with chest pain and arrests immediately…
Naloxone Distribution to Patients in Emergency Department Raises Controversy
The article “Naloxone Distribution Strategies Needed in Emergency Departments” by Samuels et al (ACEP Now, March 2016)…
