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Surgical repair or reconstruction of the cruciate ligaments in patients with traumatic knee dislocations is superior to nonsurgical treatment.
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Low intensity warfarin therapy effectively prevents recurrent venous thromboembolism, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. After a median of 6.5 months of full-dose anticoagulation therapy, 508 patients with idiopathic venous thromboembolism were randomized to placebo or low intensity warfarin therapy with target INRs of 1.5 to 2.0.
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Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair with mattress sutures and standard bone anchors worked reasonably well with no added holding strength provided by using a modified Mason-Allen stitch. Concerns remain that holding strength would still be inferior to transosseous tunnels with a standard open technique.
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The prevalence of self-reported disordered eating behaviors or problem drinking behaviors does not differ among intercollegiate athletes as compared with a control population of nonathletes.
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You should add a D for disability caused by neurological deficits to the A, B, C tenets of airway, breathing, and circulation. Your goal is to determine if the patient is awake, alert, and oriented.
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When the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations looked at delays in treatment, 23 of 29 ED-related cases involved misdiagnosis, and meningitis was missed in seven of these cases, according to a Sentinel Event Alert.
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A recent study looked at 1,532 children treated in a pediatric ED and found that one in 10 had a medication error. The most common cause of the drug errors were mistakes in dosages. Unlike adults, children receive every single medication calculated on a per-weight basis.
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The ENA Staffing Best Practices Tool and Guidelines enable ED managers to determine the necessary number of direct care full-time equivalents required to provide care to patients seeking emergency care.
