Tag: resources
Trauma Electives in South Africa Provide Valuable Training for International Surgeons
Trauma training and trauma preparedness are increasingly areas of concern worldwide. Formal military conflicts over the past 2 decades have ensured that most military surgeons have been exposed to a significant volume of... read more
3 Tools Doctors Can Use to Prevent Burnout
A broad-based study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 2015 using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) found that 54.4 percent of all physicians combined were experiencing at least one symptom of burnout, and there... read more
Did This Health Care Policy Do Harm?
A well-intentioned program created by the Affordable Care Act may have led to patient deaths. No patient leaves the hospital hoping to return soon. But a decade ago, one in five Medicare patients who were hospitalized for... read more
When is Patient Feedback Valid? Supporting Patient Feedback as a Catalyst for Change
As part of the revalidation process, doctors must collect patient feedback at least once every five years. While it is encouraging to see patient feedback included in this process, questions must be asked about what message,... read more
Ethical dilemmas in Emergency Medicine
When we talk about triage, we could mean several things. We might mean the triage of patients arriving in the ED to assign clinical priority (because not everyone can be seen instantly); we might mean the triage of patients... read more
The Social Media Index as an Indicator of Quality for Emergency Medicine Blogs
The Social Media Index’s correlation with multiple quality evaluation instruments over time supports the hypothesis that it is associated with overall Web site quality. It can play a role in guiding individuals to high-quality... read more
Policies That Limit Emergency Department Visits and Reimbursements Undermine the Emergency Care System
Emergency department (ED) visit rates in the United States have been rising over the past 2 decades, outpacing population growth.1 These visits are portrayed in the lay press as unnecessary visits that must be reduced or... read more
The A.S.P.E.N. Pediatric Nutrition Support Core Curriculum
A valuable resource for certification preparation and the daily nutrition care of pediatric patients focusing on the importance of nutrition to the growth and development of children. Written with an interdisciplinary evidence-based... read more
The Value of 24/7 In-House ICU Staffing 24/7 Intensivist in the ICU
Staffing of high-volume, high-intensity ICUs with 24 × 7 intensivist coverage facilitates the system changes, which allow ICU teams to provide 24 × 7 critical care.... read more
Advanced Perioperative Crisis Management
Advanced Perioperative Crisis Management is an ideal resource for trainees, clinicians, and nurses who work in the perioperative arena, from the operating room to the postoperative surgical ward. Advanced Perioperative Crisis... read more
What’s Your Doctor Reading? How Social Media is Disrupting Medical Education
Traditionally, research would be presented at conferences, discussed at meetings, and gradually incorporated into international guidelines and textbooks. It would then filter down into clinical practice, years after its original... read more
Evidence-based Recommendations on the Use of Intravenous Lipid Emulsion Therapy in Poisoning
Although intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) was first used to treat life-threatening local anesthetic (LA) toxicity, its use has expanded to include both non-local anesthetic (non-LA) poisoning and less severe manifestations... read more
Developing the Role of the Critical Care Pharmacist
The evolution of the critical care pharmacist — from lone practitioner to integral multidisciplinary team member. Pharmacists keen on a career in critical care need to understand that this is a complicated area and that... read more
No Electrodes, No Problems
This is what Emmanuel had to say about his innovation: “There are times in the emergency department (ED) when there are no electrodes available to place patient on a monitor. In resource limited settings like Ghana, it... read more
Heuristic Thinking in the Emergency Department
This paper explores the use of heuristics among highly-trained physicians diagnosing heart disease in the emergency department, a common task with life-or-death consequences. Using data from a large private-payer claims database,... read more
Preventing Harm in the ICU – Building a Culture of Safety and Engaging Patients and Families
Preventing harm remains a persistent challenge in the ICU despite evidence-based practices known to reduce the prevalence of adverse events. This review seeks to describe the critical role of safety culture and patient and... read more
Association Between Survival and Time of Day for RRT Calls
Rapid response team activation is less frequent during the early morning and is followed by a spike in mortality in the 7 AM hour. These findings suggest that failure to rescue deteriorating patients is more common overnight.... read more
