Category: Emergency Medicine

A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine

POCUS: Lichtenstein

In patients with acute respiratory failure can bedside ultrasound, compared to standard diagnostic methods, provide an accurate diagnosis?

Foulds

In patients with cervical immobilisation, does the Mcgrath® videolaryngoscope compared to the Macintosh laryngoscope provide a better view of the larynx?

Grissa

30 September 2016 David Slessor Emergency Medicine 2 comments

In patients with acute pain in the Emergency Department, is acupuncture compared with intravenous morphine, more likely to reduce pain by >=50%?

PATCH

23 September 2016 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine 2 comments

In patients with acute intracerebral haemorrhage, associated with antiplatelet therapy, does platelet transfusion compared with standard care reduce death or dependence?

RESCUEicp

8 September 2016 Steve Mathieu Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine 10 comments

In patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and refractory intracranial hypertension, does decompressive craniectomy, result in more favourable mortality and neurological outcomes at 6 months, compared with barbiturate coma and continued medical management?

Subtle STEMI

19 August 2016 David Slessor Emergency Medicine 3 comments

Are there specific ECG characteristics that can differentiate between anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and early repolarisation?

PROCAMIO

29 July 2016 David Slessor Emergency Medicine 4 comments

In patients with wide QRS (probably ventricular) tachycardia, does intravenous procainamide compared with intravenous amiodarone reduce major adverse cardiac events?

HOT-ER

22 July 2016 Duncan Chambler Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine 2 comments

In hypoxic adults presenting to the emergency department, does nasal high-flow oxygen compared to standard oxygen therapy reduce the need for advanced respiratory support?

ATACH-2 Trial

15 July 2016 Adrian Wong Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine 3 comments

In patients with acute intracerebral haemorrhage and who are hypertensive, does rapid lowering of systolic blood pressure compared to standard therapy improve patient outcomes ?

REACT 2

8 July 2016 David Slessor Emergency Medicine 11 comments

In patients with severe trauma does immediate total body CT scanning compared with standard workup with selective CT scanning, reduce hospital mortality?

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