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View article: Clinical Presentation, Imaging Features, and Management of Morel-Lavallee Lesions: A Scoping Review
Clinical Presentation, Imaging Features, and Management of Morel-Lavallee Lesions: A Scoping Review Open
Background: Morel-Lavallee lesions (MLLs) are rare closed soft tissue degloving injuries caused by shearing forces that separate skin and subcutaneous tissue from underlying fascia. These injuries may be underrecognized in polytrauma patie…
View article: De novo colorectal cancer after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
De novo colorectal cancer after kidney transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
De novo CRC was diagnosed in under 10 years after KT, and nearly 40% of patients already have advanced stage disease at diagnosis. The pooled rate of 5-year survival was 31.8%. However, there was wide heterogeneity between studies and furt…
View article: Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study
Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study Open
Background Recent surveys indicate that 48% of consumers actively use generative artificial intelligence (AI) for health-related inquiries. Despite widespread adoption and the potential to improve health care access, scant research examine…
View article: Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study (Preprint)
Accuracy of Prospective Assessments of 4 Large Language Model Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions About Emergency Care: Experimental Comparative Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Recent surveys indicate that 48% of consumers actively use generative artificial intelligence (AI) for health-related inquiries. Despite widespread adoption and the potential to improve health care access, scant research examin…
View article: Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain Control Following Knee or Hip Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Duloxetine for Postoperative Pain Control Following Knee or Hip Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Duloxetine appears to decrease postoperative pain and opioid consumption following total joint arthroplasty. However, definitive conclusions are limited by small sample size and study heterogeneity. While there is a need for follow-up stud…
View article: The Risk of Cancer from CT Scans and Other Sources of Low-Dose Radiation: A Critical Appraisal of Methodologic Quality
The Risk of Cancer from CT Scans and Other Sources of Low-Dose Radiation: A Critical Appraisal of Methodologic Quality Open
Introduction: Concern exists that radiation exposure from computerized tomography (CT) will cause thousands of malignancies. Other experts share the same perspective regarding the risk from additional sources of low-dose ionizing radiation…
View article: Which Applicant Factors Predict Success in Emergency Medicine Training Programs? A Scoping Review
Which Applicant Factors Predict Success in Emergency Medicine Training Programs? A Scoping Review Open
Background Program directors (PDs) in emergency medicine (EM) receive an abundance of applications for very few residency training spots. It is unclear which selection strategies will yield the most successful residents. Many authors have …
View article: Implementing A One-Day Testing Model Improves Timeliness of Workup for Patients with Lung Cancer
Implementing A One-Day Testing Model Improves Timeliness of Workup for Patients with Lung Cancer Open
Background: Patients with lung cancer often experience stressful delays throughout the diagnostic phase of care. To address that situation, our multidisciplinary team created a “Navigation Day,” during which patients partake in a single-da…
View article: Depletion of activated macrophages with a folate receptor-beta-specific antibody improves symptoms in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis
Depletion of activated macrophages with a folate receptor-beta-specific antibody improves symptoms in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis Open
These data suggest that specific elimination of FR-β-expressing macrophages may constitute a highly specific therapy for multiple autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and that a recently developed human anti-human FR-β monoclonal antibody …
View article: Additional file 2: of Depletion of activated macrophages with a folate receptor-beta-specific antibody improves symptoms in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis
Additional file 2: of Depletion of activated macrophages with a folate receptor-beta-specific antibody improves symptoms in mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis Open
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View article: Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics Part I: Writing and Publishing
Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics Part I: Writing and Publishing Open
The landscape of scholarly writing, publishing, and university promotion can be complex and challenging. Mentorship may be limited. To be successful it is important to understand the key components of writing and publishing. In this articl…
View article: Measuring Scholarly Productivity: A Primer for Junior Faculty. Part III: Understanding Publication Metrics
Measuring Scholarly Productivity: A Primer for Junior Faculty. Part III: Understanding Publication Metrics Open
There are approximately 78 indexed journals in the specialty of emergency medicine (EM), making it challenging to determine which is the best option for junior faculty. This paper is the final component of a three-part series focused on gu…
View article: Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics: Part II: Promoting Your Career and Achieving Your Goals
Scholarship in Emergency Medicine: A Primer for Junior Academics: Part II: Promoting Your Career and Achieving Your Goals Open
Scholarship is an important component of success for academic emergency physicians. Scholarship can take many forms, but all require careful planning. In this article, we provide expert consensus recommendations for improving junior facult…
View article: Screening emergency department patients for opioid drug use: A qualitative systematic review
Screening emergency department patients for opioid drug use: A qualitative systematic review Open
INTRODUCTION:The opioid drug epidemic is a major public health concern and an economic burden in the United States. The purpose of this systematic review is to assess the reliability and validity of screening instruments used in emergency …
View article: Accuracy and precision of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring devices in perioperative medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Accuracy and precision of non-invasive cardiac output monitoring devices in perioperative medicine: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Cardiac output (CO) measurement is crucial for the guidance of therapeutic decisions in critically ill and high-risk surgical patients. Newly developed completely non-invasive CO technologies are commercially available; however, their accu…
View article: Discriminating Between Legitimate and Predatory Open Access Journals: Report from the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Research Committee
Discriminating Between Legitimate and Predatory Open Access Journals: Report from the International Federation for Emergency Medicine Research Committee Open
OA journals are proliferating rapidly. About half in EM are legitimate. The rest take substantial money from unsuspecting, usually junior, researchers and provide no value for true dissemination of findings. Researchers should be educated …
View article: Getting Found: Indexing and the Independent Open Access Journal
Getting Found: Indexing and the Independent Open Access Journal Open
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