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Unique Legal Risks Posed by ED “Bridge Orders”
The expectation of everyone involved should be that bridge orders are just that — a bridge to fill the gap from when the EP relinquishes care and the admitting physician actively assumes care.
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Court Rules on Standard of Care for Pediatric Patients in “General” EDs
Recent malpractice litigation involved an infant who died of complications of enterovirus infection after being discharged from an ED.
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Damage Control Resuscitation
MONOGRAPH: Exsanguinating hemorrhage is one of (if not the) most common preventable cause of death after trauma.
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Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Review for the Practicing Emergency Physician
Supraventricular tachycardias are a common category of dysrhythmia seen in the emergency setting.
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Kidney stone patients often require return visits; researchers target access, care quality issues
New data suggest that as many as one in nine patients with kidney stones will return for a second emergency visit.
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Ease crowding by adjusting physician schedules, adding a second rounding team
A new study highlights how schedule changes among inpatient providers on the upper floors can impact crowding and boarding in the ED.
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Reforming emergency care: Experts put focus on value, better alignment
While most healthcare reforms have thus far been focused outside of the ED, they nonetheless have big implications for emergency providers, according to a panel of experts who discussed the future of emergency care at a conference sponsored by the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.
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The Borderline Personality Disorder and Its Paradoxical Association with Pain
Borderline personality disorder is a striking personality dysfunction characterized by inherent difficulties with self-regulation as well as chronic self-destructive behavior.
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Palliative Care Principles for Emergency Providers
Palliative care can be accessed at any stage of serious illness, using a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals looking at aspects of a patient’s care including input from family at every level. The team works collaboratively with the primary medical team to maximize symptom control, improve quality of life, and support patients and families.
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Right Heart Protective Ventilation Strategies
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Right ventricle performance is vulnerable to the effects of both pulmonary disease and positive pressure ventilation.