Category: Emergency Medicine

A collection of TBL summaries relevant to Emergency Medicine

Gujjar

20 April 2018 David Slessor Emergency Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with status epilepticus (SE) and cluster attacks of seizures, (CS) does IV levetiracetam vs. IV phenytoin improve rate of control of seizures?

DEFUSE 3

30 March 2018 Anthony Hackett Emergency Medicine Leave a comment

In patients with proximal internal carotid (ICA) or middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion with likely salvageable ischaemic brain tissue, does thrombectomy, at 6-16 hours post ischaemic stroke, in addition to medical therapy, compared to medical therapy alone, improve functional outcome at 90 days?

SALT-ED

In non-critically ill adult patients admitted to hospital from the Emergency Department, does the administration of a balanced salt solution compared with normal saline, reduce hospital free days to day 28?

CURE

12 January 2018 David Slessor Emergency Medicine, Summaries 3 comments

In patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST elevation, does clopidogrel + aspirin, compared with aspirin alone, reduce a composite outcome of death from cardiovascular causes, acute myocardial infarction and stroke?

PRESERVE

1 December 2017 Fraser Magee Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine One comment

In high-risk patients undergoing angiography, does the administration of bicarbonate and/or acetylcysteine, compared with placebo, prevent major adverse events and acute kidney injury?

SSSP2

17 November 2017 Fraser Magee Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine Leave a comment

In Zambian adults with sepsis and hypotension, does a resuscitation protocol implemented early after presentation to the Emergency Department improve in-hospital mortality compared with usual care?

CHECK-UP Position

3 November 2017 Alex Smith Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine Leave a comment

In critically ill patients undergoing emergency intubation, does the ramped position compared to sniffing position reduce the incidence of oxygen desaturation?

CHECK-UP Checklist

3 November 2017 Alex Smith Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Peri-operative Medicine One comment

In critically ill patients undergoing intubation, does the use of a pre-intubation checklist compared to no checklist prevent oxygen desaturation or systolic hypotension?