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Head bath promising for primary headaches
Key clinical point: Reasonably effective treatment for primary headaches via placement of the back of a patient’s head in a slowly cooling water...
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Thrombectomy during primary PCI lacks 1-year benefits
Key clinical point: Thrombus aspiration during primary PCI in acute STEMI patients produced no survival benefit 1 year after treatment in a...
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Novel single-dose flu drug found safe, effective
Key clinical point: A single-dose flu treatment could be on the way. Major finding: Single-dose injectable neuraminidase inhibitor reduced median...
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Prehospital administration of ticagrelor confers no benefit over in-hospital
Key clinical point: Prehospital administration of ticagrelor did not improve PCI outcomes above the rates achieved with in-hospital administration...
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Prednisolone, immunotherapy ineffective for most tuberculous pericarditis
Key clinical point: Although treatment with either prednisolone or M. indicus pranii did not improve overall outcomes in patients with...
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Waiving protections can affect payment investigations
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Know your risks when selling your practice
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Big gains shown in ED pediatric readiness
Key clinical point: The nation’s hospital emergency departments are markedly better prepared to treat pediatric patients than they were 7 years...
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Rhythm control protocol succeeds in recent onset atrial fibrillation
Key clinical point: Select patients with recent-onset AF were safely and effectively converted to sinus rhythm in the ED using the Ottawa...
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Five factors predict biphasic reactions in children with anaphylaxis
Key clinical point: Children with anaphylaxis may reasonably be discharged from the ED at 6 hours provided they don’t have any of five newly...
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New protocol improves diabetic acidosis management in ED
Key clinical point: Use of the protocol increases the discharge rate of patients presenting with mild to moderate diabetic ketoacidosis. Major...