SAN DIEGO – Stent retrievers were associated with higher rates of recanalization, shorter recanalization times, and better outcomes than multimodality recanalization strategies, based on a... »

LAS VEGAS – Vancomycin is as safe on the kidneys of critically ill patients as linezolid, so long as trough levels don’t exceed the recommended upper limit of 20 mcg/mL, according to researchers from... »

ORLANDO – Nosocomial infections in cirrhotic patients are associated with acute kidney injury and prolonged hospital stay, and thus adversely affect outcomes, findings from a Swedish population-based... »

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – Ultrasound expedites clinical decision making and often dictates the next step to pursue when managing children in the emergency department.

"It makes sense to use ultrasound for pediatric patients, but there’s been a... »

ED post-concussion instructions lacking

Approximately 30% of concussive patients discharged from the emergency department aren't given proper instruction to prevent further injury. That's according to Dr. Ilene Claudius, assistant professor and emergency department pediatrician at the... »

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. - About half of all children will have a dental injury sometime during their young lives, and when they do they're likely to show up, tooth in hand, at your emergency department.The frequency of these injuries corresponds to... »

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – What’s in a myth?

Maybe just a fanciful explanation of how the elephant got his long nose.

Or maybe a long-standing medical mind-set whose time has come and gone, according to Dr. Sean Fox.

"I love mythology of all... »

Integrating palliative care in the ED

As physicians and hospitals increase their focus on palliative care programs, many are still wary about the practice. At the 2013 Advanced Pediatric Emergency Medicine Assembly, Dr. Patricia O'Malley, director of pediatric palliative care services... »

This year, during the 40th anniversary of the Emergency Medicine Foundation, ACEP will match all individual donations to EMF – dollar for dollar.

Dr. Andrew Sama, ACEP President, said in his induction speech during the Council Meeting on Sunday... »

In a highly anticipated and timely session, members of the ACEP Delivery System Reform Task Force will share their vision for emergency medicine’s role in the wake of health care reform.

"In many ways, our future looks a lot like the... »

The introduction over the past decade of different types of antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications has been a boon for the management of thromboembolic disease, as the newer agents offer multiple advantages over established parenteral and oral... »

What is an emergency physician to do when a pediatric patient presenting in the emergency department needs to be sent for an abdominal CT scan, but refuses to drink contrast?

Create an age-appropriate game, offer to mix the contrast with Sprite or... »

Every year, an abundance of dazzling new smartphone applications promises to change how emergency medicine is practiced.

But in a sea of ever-changing apps, which ones are truly valuable in the emergency department? What are some of the advantages... »