Reducing Unplanned Extubations in the ICU
A New Jersey hospital reversed an upward trend of unplanned extubation rates and maintained the improvement for five years.
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Critical Care
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Football vs Fútbol: Which Youth Sport Leads to More Emergency Visits?
A 10-year analysis of emergency department data shows one sport poses a greater risk of severe injury to youth athletes.
Critical Care
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‘Mold Busters’ Program Reduced Asthma Emergency Visits
A large-scale mold intervention in New York City public housing resulted in nearly 2,800 fewer annual asthma-related emergency department visits.
ICU & Ventilation
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Emergency Intubation Study to Examine Neuromuscular Blockers
The INSPIRE study will examine whether seriously ill patients being intubated should receive sedation alone or with the addition of a neuromuscular blocker.
Emergency Room
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ED Screening Tool Predicts Gun Violence Risk in Young Adults
A study of emergency department patients found that the SaFETy score can identify the risk of firearm-related incidents within one year.
Ambulance & EMS
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Concern Over Preparedness for Teen Cardiac Emergencies
A national parent poll reports gaps in community preparedness for teen cardiac emergencies and concerns about school readiness.
ARDS
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Rapid Test Detects ARDS Subtypes
An immunoassay measured key inflammatory biomarkers and classified patients into two ARDS subtypes—hyperinflammatory and hypoinflammatory—within approximately one hour.
Sepsis
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Illness Severity Alters Sepsis Survival Risk
Sepsis reduced 30-day survival in patients with less severe acute kidney injury but was paradoxically associated with higher survival rates in the most severely ill AKI patients.
Other Acute Disorders
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NBA All-Star Suffers Pneumothorax
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a pneumothorax in his left lung and will miss "an extended period of time," according to multiple media reports including ESPN.