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Best Evidence Topic report: Antithrombotic therapy and endovascular intervention for blunt cerebrovascular injury
Best Evidence Topic report: Antithrombotic therapy and endovascular intervention for blunt cerebrovascular injury
A short cut review of the literature was carried out to examine the evidence supporting antithrombotic treatment and/or en...
Outcomes of repeat X-rays of the chest recommended by radiology of patients discharged from the emergency department
Outcomes of repeat X-rays of the chest recommended by radiology of patients discharged from the emergency department
Reviewing and acting on diagnostic reports is a professional obligation.1 This includes X-ray of the chest (CXR) reports w...
Diagnostic accuracy of venous system ultrasound for subtypes of acute kidney injury
Diagnostic accuracy of venous system ultrasound for subtypes of acute kidney injury
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Adolescent with painful swallowing
Adolescent with painful swallowing
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Acutely shaky hand
Acutely shaky hand
A 57-year-old man presented acutely with involuntary movements of his left hand. He had hypertension, chronic kidney disea...
RCEM best practice guideline: suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments
RCEM best practice guideline: suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments
PrefaceThe Royal College of Emergency Medicine best practice guideline (BPG) was produced by members of the Toxicology Spe...
Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?
Electronic cigarettes: beneficial for smoking cessation but harmful to public health?
Since electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) first appeared in the tobacco product marketplace over a decade ago, they have ...
Opportunistic screening in the emergency department
Opportunistic screening in the emergency department
Smoking cessation is currently topical with recent government announcements regarding restricting the sale of disposable v...
GP patients in the emergency department
GP patients in the emergency department
In this edition of the Emergency Medicine Journal, Dr Cooper and her colleagues explore the facilitators and barriers to t...
Recurrent calf pain after sport activity
Recurrent calf pain after sport activity
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Understanding RCEM Best Practice Guidelines
Understanding RCEM Best Practice Guidelines
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Best Practice Guidelines are produced by a variety of special interest groups o...
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial
IntroductionTobacco kills more than 8 million people each year worldwide.1 In the UK 6.4 million people continue to smoke,...
Trends in the mortality of intra-abdominal infections in adults over 25 years in the USA, 1999-2021
Trends in the mortality of intra-abdominal infections in adults over 25 years in the USA, 1999-2021
Intra-abdominal infections are the second most common source of severe sepsis and successful treatment relies on early int...
Determination of a whole-blood single-test low-risk threshold for a point-of-care high-sensitivity troponin assay
Determination of a whole-blood single-test low-risk threshold for a point-of-care high-sensitivity troponin assay
High-sensitivity troponin (hsTn) is used with ECG and clinical evaluation to stratify patients attending ED as low risk fo...
Developing an implementation intervention for managing acute vertigo in the emergency department
Developing an implementation intervention for managing acute vertigo in the emergency department
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2028 Is language a barrier to inclusion in research in paediatric emergency medicine? A rapid review of PEM research in the UK
2028 Is language a barrier to inclusion in research in paediatric emergency medicine? A rapid review of PEM research in the UK
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2113 Preferences of 16-17 year olds in the emergency setting as to their preferred ward area (adults or children) on admission
2113 Preferences of 16-17 year olds in the emergency setting as to their preferred ward area (adults or children) on admission
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2152 Opt out blood borne virus (BBV) testing in emergency departments (EDs) in areas
2152 Opt out blood borne virus (BBV) testing in emergency departments (EDs) in areas
Aims and Objectives On World AIDS Day 2021, the UK Government committed £20 million to expand opt-out HIV testing in EDs i...
2106 Salbutamol for analgesia in renal colic
2106 Salbutamol for analgesia in renal colic
Aims and Objectives This project was supported by the RCEM Dragon’s Den event in 2014, the inaugural Young Investigator’s ...
2177 A qualitative evaluation of patient perspectives on crowding in the emergency department
2177 A qualitative evaluation of patient perspectives on crowding in the emergency department
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1 A descriptive cross-sectional study of 'alternative pre-hospital pathway team activity on patients aged 75 and over
1 A descriptive cross-sectional study of 'alternative pre-hospital pathway team activity on patients aged 75 and over
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2232 The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and 30-day patient outcomes in delayed treatment of decompression sickness
2232 The efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and 30-day patient outcomes in delayed treatment of decompression sickness
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