Emergency Evidence Updates – April 2023
Randomised Controlled Trials
CATCH IT: The Effect of Bladder Ultrasound in Decreasing the Time to Collect a Clean-Catch Urine Sample in the Nontoilet-Trained Child – A Randomized Control Trial Pediatric Emergency Care
Emergency Medicine Journal
Other Guidance/Reports
Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage Annals of Emergency Medicine
Emergency and perioperative management of adrenal insufficiency in children and young people: British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes consensus guidance Archives of Disease in Childhood
Emergency Department Management of Patients With Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol Withdrawal, and Alcohol Use Disorder: A White Paper Prepared for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Strategies to Improve Emergency Department Care of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Patient Journal of Emergency Nursing
Suspected nitrous oxide toxicity in the ED guidance – April 2023 RCEM
Cochrane
Chest physiotherapy for acute bronchiolitis in paediatric patients between 0 and 24 months old
Nebulised hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
Primary Research
Prehospital
Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool BMC Emergency Medicine
Association between the number of prehospital defibrillation attempts and a sustained return of spontaneous circulation: a retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study Emergency Medicine Journal
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation and cardiac rhythm change over time in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Emergency Medicine Journal
Differential diagnosis and cause-specific treatment during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective descriptive study Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
External validation of the Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes ECG risk model within a pre-hospital setting Emergency Medicine Journal
Factors influencing on-scene time in a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Multifaceted implementation and sustainability of a protocol for prehospital anaesthesia: a retrospective analysis of 2115 patients from helicopter emergency medical services Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Prehospital Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – 3rd Edition Prehospital Emergency Care
The Effect of Time to Treatment With Antiarrhythmic Drugs on Survival and Neurological Outcomes in Shock Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Critical Care Medicine
Department
Association of an Emergency Critical Care Program With Survival and Early Downgrade Among Critically Ill Medical Patients in the Emergency Department Critical Care Medicine
Barriers and Facilitators to the Outpatient Management of Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism from the Emergency Department Annals of Emergency Medicine
Expediting Treatment of Trauma Patients in the Emergency Department: Rapid Trauma Evaluation (RTE) The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Exploratory Descriptive Analysis of Smart Speaker Utilization in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Feasibility of a rapid diagnosis discussion tool for reducing misdiagnosis of patients presenting to emergency departments with abdominal pain Emergency Medicine Australasia
How did the use of ED change during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the UK: an observational study Emergency Medicine Journal
How Emergency Medicine Residents Have Conversations About Life-Sustaining Treatments in Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study Using Inductive Thematic Analysis Annals of Emergency Medicine
Time to embrace sepsis pathways and antibiotic prescribing decision support in the emergency department: Observations from a retrospective single site clinical audit Emergency Medicine Australasia
Paediatric
A Deadly Case of Dehydration: Organic Acidemias in the Emergency Department The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Are children with prolonged fever at a higher risk for serious illness? A prospective observational study Archives of Disease in Childhood
Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Dehydration Severity in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis Annals of Emergency Medicine
Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Septic Shock Caused by Acute Appendicitis A Case Series Pediatric Emergency Care
Diagnostic Yield of Abdominal Radiographs in the Pediatric Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care
Effectiveness of asthma preventer dispensing for preventing childhood asthma readmissions: a multisite cohort linkage study Archives of Disease in Childhood
Evaluation of age-banded dosing of oral paracetamol in hospitalised children: a retrospective analysis using clinical data in a tertiary paediatric hospital Archives of Disease in Childhood
Evaluation of the Renal Angina Index to Predict the Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Children With Sepsis Who Live in Middle-Income Countries Pediatric Emergency Care
Imaging Evaluation for Thoracic Spine Fractures in Pediatric Trauma Patients A Single-Center Experience at an Academic Children’s Hospital Pediatric Emergency Care
Invasive bacterial infection in children with fever and petechial rash in the emergency department: a national prospective observational study Archives of Disease in Childhood
Penetrating e-bike handlebar injury Archives of Disease in Childhood
Predictors of Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric CNS Tumors in the Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care
Self-Efficacy in the Cannulation Technique for Intraosseous Access in Pediatric Cardiac Arrest – Egg Versus Bone Pediatric Emergency Care
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Infants Younger Than 90 Days Presenting to the Pediatric Emergency Department – Clinical Characteristics and Risk of Serious Bacterial Infection Pediatric Emergency Care
Staff competence in caring for LGBTQ+ patients in the paediatric emergency department Archives of Disease in Childhood
Adult
Bilateral Emboli and Highest Heart Rate Predict Hospitalization of Emergency Department Patients With Acute, Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Annals of Emergency Medicine
Cannabis Use Patterns and Whole-Blood Cannabinoid Profiles of Emergency Department Patients With Suspected Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Annals of Emergency Medicine
Decompression Technique Using Subcutaneous Angiocatheter Insertion to Relieve Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema: A Case Report The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Department use by Young Adults with Chronic Illness Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Journal of Emergency Nursing
External validation of Glasgow-Blatchford, modified Glasgow-Blatchford and CANUKA scores to identify low-risk patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in emergency departments: a retrospective cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Influence of Patient and Clinician Gender on Emergency Department HEART Scores: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Observational Trial Annals of Emergency Medicine
Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation: Does Use of a Video Laryngoscope Facilitate Both Steps of the Procedure? Annals of Emergency Medicine
Myocardial injury defined as elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is associated with higher mortality in patients seeking care at emergency departments with acute dyspnea BMC Emergency Medicine
Out-of-Hospital Arterial to End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Gradient in Patients With Return of Spontaneous Circulation After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Study Annals of Emergency Medicine
Predicting deterioration of patients with early sepsis at the emergency department using continuous heart rate variability analysis: a model-based approach Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Resuscitation room management of patients with non-traumatic critical illness in the emergency department (OBSERvE-DUS-study) BMC Emergency Medicine
Short Axis In-Plane Ultrasound-Guided Technique for Internal Jugular Vein Cannulation The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Metadata
Summary author: Rebecca Howes @ClinicalLibsPHU
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