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In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome does a rapid diagnostic pathway allow early discharge from hospital without more adverse effects when compared with a conventional diagnostic assessment and discharge plan?
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A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine
Waldman
In patients with corneal abrasions, is topical tetracaine, compared with saline, for 24 hours a safe and effective analgesic?
Continue reading »Jacobs
In patients with cardiac arrest does adrenaline, compared to placebo, improve survival to hospital discharge?
Continue reading »Villanueva
In patients who present with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleed, does a restrictive transfusion goal compared with a liberal transfusion goal affect mortality?
Continue reading »Olasveengen
In patients with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest does removing the use of intravenous medications improve survival?
Continue reading »Hagihara
In patients with out-of-hospital (OOH) cardiac arrest is the use of adrenaline, compared to not using adrenaline, associated with an improved mortality?
Continue reading »SAFE Study
Does fluid resuscitation with albumin, compared to saline, affect mortality for patients in the ICU?
Continue reading »HACA
In adults who suffer cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation, does mild hypothermia compared with standard normothermia improve neurological outcome at 6 months?
Continue reading »Bickell
In hypotensive patients with penetrating torso trauma, does a delayed fluid strategy, in comparison to an immediate fluid resuscitation strategy, lead to an improved survival?
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Can a clinical decision rule be derived and validated for use in the Emergency Department that allows immediate exclusion of ACS?
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