Emergency Evidence Updates – March 2023
Randomised Controlled Trials
Acceptability of multiple coated mini-tablets in comparison to syrup in infants and toddlers: a randomised controlled study Archives of Disease in Childhood
Sodium chloride or plasmalyte-148 for patients presenting to emergency departments with diabetic ketoacidosis: A nested cohort study within a multicentre, cluster, crossover, randomised, controlled trial Emergency Medicine Australasia
NICE
Acute kidney injury QS76
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19 NG191
Type 1 diabetes in adults QS208
Type 2 diabetes in adults QS209
Other Guidance/Reports
Emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound Stewardship – A Joint Position Paper by EuSEM and EFSUMB and Endorsed by IFEM and WFUMB European Journal of Ultrasound
Rapid Tranquilisation of the Paediatric Patient – Updated PIER
The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: sixth edition Critical Care
Cochrane
Ultrasound and shockwave therapy for acute fractures in adults
Ultrasound‐guided arterial cannulation in the paediatric population
Primary Research
Prehospital
An Observational Study and Analysis of Current Pediatric Ambulance Transport Practices Pediatric Emergency Care
Impact of the route of adrenaline administration in patients suffering from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest on 30-day survival with good neurological outcome (ETIVIO study) Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Department
Equivalence of the top-down manoeuvre and bottom-up manoeuvre in speed and accuracy of identifying the cricothyroid membrane: a prospective randomised cross-over study BMC Emergency Medicine
Implementing a Human Trafficking Educational Module and Protocol in the Emergency Department Journal of Emergency Nursing
Introducing a Digital Occupational Violence Risk Assessment Tool Into an Emergency Department: A Pilot Implementation Study Journal of Emergency Nursing
Meeting Patients Where They Are: A Nurse-Driven Quality Improvement Project to Provide Influenza Vaccinations in the Emergency Department Journal of Emergency Nursing
Point-of-care neutrophil CD64 as a rule in diagnostic test for bacterial infections in the emergency department BMC Emergency Medicine
Paediatrics
A Quest for Better Strategy in Pediatric Intraosseous Placement Using Radiographic Measurements in Patients Younger Than 2 Years Pediatric Emergency Care
Adolescent and Caregiver Perspectives on Living With a Limb Fracture – A Qualitative Study Pediatric Emergency Care
Do We Need a Strictly Lateral Radiograph for Fracture Management of Forearm Buckle Fractures in Children? Pediatric Emergency Care
High-flow oxygen therapy in moderate to severe bronchiolitis: a randomised controlled trial Archives of Disease in Childhood
Leukocytosis and C-Reactive Protein Levels as Indicators of Infection in Children With Diabetic Ketoacidosis Pediatric Emergency Care
Low yield from imaging after non-E. coli urine tract infections in children treated in primary care and emergency department Archives of Disease in Childhood
Navigating the unknown: understanding and managing parental anxiety when a child is ill Archives of Disease in Childhood
Negative Appendectomies: Evaluating Diagnostic Imaging Techniques at General versus Pediatric Emergency Departments The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Optimal Dose of Intranasal Dexmedetomidine for Laceration Repair in Children: A Phase II Dose-Ranging Study Annals of Emergency Medicine
Postintubation Sedation Practices Within Multiple Emergency Departments Across a Large Pediatric Health Care Organization Pediatric Emergency Care
Serum-integrated omics reveal the host response landscape for severe pediatric community-acquired pneumonia Critical Care
Setting the Stage: Innovation in Port Access Education for Pediatric Emergency Nurses Journal of Emergency Nursing
The physiologic response to epinephrine and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation outcomes Critical Care
The “Syringe Hickey”: An Alternative Skin Marking Method for Lumbar Puncture The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Adults
Bougie-Facilitated Tamponade Balloon Placement for Massive Esophagogastric Variceal Hemorrhage: A Case Series and Novel Procedural Technique Description The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department BMC Emergency Medicine
Comparison of Intubation Conditions Between Airtraq, McGrath Video Laryngoscopes, and Macintosh Under Conditions of Simulated Trauma Airway and Rapid Sequence Induction Intubation The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Development and External Validation of the International Early Warning Score for Improved Age and Sex Adjusted In-Hospital Mortality Prediction in the Emergency Department Critical Care Medicine
Evaluating the impact of a pulse oximetry remote monitoring programme on mortality and healthcare utilisation in patients with COVID-19 assessed in emergency departments in England: a retrospective matched cohort study Emergency Medicine Journal
Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department BMC Emergency Medicine
SOFTLY: Comparison of outcomes of rigid versus soft collar during emergency department investigation for potential cervical spine injury in low-risk blunt trauma patients – A pilot study Emergency Medicine Australasia
Stercoral Colitis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Review of Presentation, Management, and Outcomes Annals of Emergency Medicine
Successful Glenohumeral Shoulder Reduction With Combined Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Block The Journal of Emergency Medicine
The relationship of ADHD and trauma mortality: An NTDB analysis Trauma
Use of Needle Guide for Dynamic Real-Time Ultrasound-Directed Aspiration of Peritonsillar Abscess in the Emergency Department: A Case Series The Journal of Emergency Medicine
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