Emergency Evidence Updates – January 2024
Randomised Controlled Trials
Comparing the efficacy of intravenous morphine versus ibuprofen or the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients with closed limb fractures: a randomized clinical trial BMC Emergency Medicine
Effect of wet clothing removal on skin temperature in subjects exposed to cold and wrapped in a vapor barrier: a human, randomized, crossover field study BMC Emergency Medicine
Fibrinogen levels in severe trauma: A preliminary comparison of Clauss Fibrinogen, ROTEM Sigma, ROTEM Delta and TEG 6s assays from the FEISTY pilot randomised clinical trial Emergency Medicine Australasia
NICE
Artificial intelligence (AI)-derived software to help clinical decision making in stroke DG57
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 NG191
Temperature control to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest IPG782
Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management NG51
Other Guidance/Reports
PIER Guidelines
RCEM
Cochrane
Psychological interventions for asthma in children and adolescents
Primary Research
Prehospital
Ambulance nurses’ experiences as the sole caregiver with critical patients during long ambulance transports: an interview study Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Effects of an advanced first aid course or real-time video communication with ambulance personnel on layperson first response for building-site severe injury events: a simulation study BMC Emergency Medicine
Imposter or knight in shining armor? Pelvic circumferential compression devices (PCCD) for severe pelvic injuries in patients with multiple trauma: a trauma-registry analysis Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Is the occurrence of reversed airflow in manual ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation associated with reduced net tidal volumes? Resuscitation Plus
General
Cause of death in the ED of a major trauma centre in the UK Emergency Medicine Journal
Evaluating the Oncology-Related Education Needs of Emergency Nurses Journal of Emergency Nursing
Evaluating the Reliability of a Remote Acuity Prediction Tool in a Canadian Academic Emergency Department Annals of Emergency Medicine
Perceived barriers and opportunities to improve working conditions and staff retention in emergency departments: a qualitative study Emergency Medicine Journal
Reality of treatment for severely injured patients: are there age-specific differences? BMC Emergency Medicine
Time is brain, so we must BEFAST: Improving stroke identification and triage in a rural emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia
Using an artificial intelligence software improves emergency medicine physician intracranial haemorrhage detection to radiologist levels Emergency Medicine Journal
Paediatrics
A Dedicated Outpatient Pharmacy Improves Access to Discharge Medications in a Pediatric Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Study Annals of Emergency Medicine
Association of Designated Pediatric Trauma Center and Outcomes of Severely Injured Children Who Were Mechanically Ventilated and Underwent Tracheostomy: A Propensity-Matched Analysis Pediatric Emergency Care
Computer Simulation to Assess Emergency Department Length of Stay in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Pediatric Emergency Care
Efficacy, Safety, and Complications of Pigtail Thoracostomy for the Treatment of Pediatric Pleuropneumonia Pediatric Emergency Care
Is it Smoke and Mirrors? Detection of Inferior Vena Cava Thrombus by Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Pediatric Emergency Care
Medication errors involving intravenous paracetamol in children: experience from enquiries to the National Poisons Information Service Archives of Disease in Childhood
Reliability and Accuracy of the Pediatric Swiss Emergency Triage Scale—the SETSped Study Pediatric Emergency Care
The Effects of Moral Distress on Resilience in Pediatric Emergency Department Nurses Journal of Emergency Nursing
Understanding low acuity emergency department presentations in infancy: A cohort study Emergency Medicine Australasia
Variability in Occult Injury Screening Among Siblings/Household Contacts of Physical Abuse Victims Pediatric Emergency Care
Which low urgent triaged febrile children are suitable for a fast track? An observational European study Emergency Medicine Journal
Adults
Assessment and management of older patients with abdominal pain in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia
Changes in Clinical Management Following 14-Day Ambulatory ECG Monitoring Following Emergency Department Evaluation for Unexplained Syncope Annals of Emergency Medicine
Effect of acute alcohol consumption on blunt bowel mesenteric injury: a retrospective analysis BMC Emergency Medicine
Factors associated with serious abdominal conditions in geriatric patients visiting the emergency department BMC Emergency Medicine
Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate versus andexanet alfa for the reversal of traumatic brain injuries Emergency Medicine Journal
Investigating the effects of frailty on six-month outcomes in older trauma patients admitted to UK major trauma centres: a multi-centre follow up study Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Predictors of adverse outcomes in elders hospitalised for isolated orthopaedic trauma: a multicentre cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Metadata
Summary author: Rebecca Howes @ClinicalLibsPHU
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