Trauma
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VIDEO: Anticipatory guidance can reduce chronic postconcussion syndrome
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Idarucizumab reverses dabigatran’s anticoagulant effects
Key clinical point: The investigational monoclonal antibody idarucizumab reversed the anticoagulant effects of dabigatran. Major finding:...
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SAEM: Pelvic CT may not be needed to diagnose intra-abdominal injury in children
CT limited to the radiographic abdomen – the region between the dome of the diaphragm to the top of the iliac crest – may be able to capture the...
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Decreased physical activity following car accident increases chance of persistent pain in older adults
Older adults who had a decrease in physical activity in the weeks following a motor vehicle collision were more likely to experience moderate to...
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Trauma surgeons can safely manage many TBI patients
Key clinical point: Patients with less severe TBIs can be safely managed by intensivists or trauma surgeons. Major finding: For TBI patients,...
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Weekend surgery safer with more nurses, EMR use
Key clinical point: Surgeon-independent factors impacted patient outcomes for urgent surgical procedures.
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VIDEO: Dermatologists should embrace tissue adhesive
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FDA proposes 1-year blood donor deferral for gay and bisexual men
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Frozen RBCs match fresh in safety, effectiveness
Key clinical point: Cryopreserved red blood cells were as safe and effective to use for trauma transfusions as were fresh red blood cells. Major...
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New guidelines address hypopituitarism in TBI
Key clinical point: Screening for and treating pituitary hormone deficiencies is recommended for people with complicated mild traumatic brain...
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Ultrasound accurately predicts trauma thoracotomy survival
Key clinical point: Trauma arrest victims who will survive resuscitative thoracotomy can be predicted using focused assessment with sonography in...