Test characteristics of clinical findings and clinical decision rules for the diagnosis of septic arthritis in children with ...

Introduction Interarm systolic BP differential is a classic sign of acute aortic dissection (AAD). All previous studies looking at the association of BP differential with AAD combine systolic BP ...

Background Patients with traumatic wounds frequently present to the ED. Literature on whether to treat these wounds sterile or non-sterile is sparse. Non-sterile treatment has the advantage of saving ...

Background Vital signs in triage are essential for effective risk stratification in the emergency department (ED). They are also increasingly used to calculate an early warning score at the time of ...

Objective—To determine if the 8 cm upper limit for mediastinal width applies in the trauma setting of today. To define the upper limit of normal mediastinal width for supine chest films. Methods—A ...

Correspondence to: Dr Adrian A Boyle Emergency Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK; boylea{at}doctors.org.uk Objective: To establish whether UK emergency physicians ...

1 Accident and Emergency Department, Ayr Hospital, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, Scotland 2 Accident and Emergency Department, Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock Overdoses of tricyclic antidepressants are ...

Children’s Emergency Department, Starship Children’s Health, Auckland, New Zealand Dr D Herd, Children’s Emergency Department, Starship Children’s Hospital, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand; ...

Objectives: Several trials have been published examining the role of antibiotics in dog bite wound management. A meta-analysis of these suggests that there is very little benefit to routine antibiotic ...

Background Andexanet alfa was approved in 2018 for reversal of direct oral anticoagulants but due to issues of cost and access, four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) continues to be ...

Correspondence to Dr Anna Collini, Centre for Education, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, SE1 1UL, UK; anna.collini{at}kcl.ac.uk Background Uncertainty is ...

Background Alternatives to prospective informed consent enable the conduct of paediatric emergency and critical care trials. Research without prior consent (RWPC) involves practitioners approaching ...