Effect of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Implementation on ED Opioid Prescriptions
Prescription drug monitoring programs may reduce the overall opioid prescribing rate in emergency departments.
Emergency Medicine
Adding Video, Written Discharge Orders May Improve Recall for ED Patients
Researchers used information they gleaned from a systematic review of articles focused on discharge instructions in the ED to assess differences in comprehension or recall of verbal, verbal plus written, and verbal plus video discharge instructions.
Analgesic Ceiling Dose of Ibuprofen for Acute Pain in the ED Determined
Ibuprofen doses of 400, 600, and 800 mg were found to provide comparable analgesia in adult patients seen in the emergency department with moderate to severe acute pain.
Many Visiting Emergency Department for Acute Gout Prescribed Opioids
Over a quarter of patients with acute gout received a prescription for opioids at discharge from the emergency department.
Opioid Prescription Trends for Migraine in Youth in the ED
PHILADELPHIA – The use of opioids in emergency departments (EDs) for the management of migraine pain in adolescents and young adults was found to be common and to be associated with biases, according to study results presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, held July 11 to 14 in Philadelphia,…
Rate of Pediatric Emergency Department Use After ACA Implementation
The slope of emergency department visit rates over time did increase significantly in 2014 to 2016 compared with previous trends but these effects were independent of insurance coverage.
Prochlorperazine Effectively Halts Acute Migraine in Emergency Department
Researchers found data which showed that prochlorperazine (3-mg oral or 10-mg intravenous or 10-mg intramuscular or 25-mg rectal) is effective in acute migraine headache, when it is used for patients who present within an emergency department setting, but they caution that compared with placebo prochlorperazine carries the risk for adverse effects.
Axillary Nerve Block May Be Effective for Closed Distal Radius Fracture Reduction
Ultrasound-guided axillary nerve block may offer adequate analgesia for the nonoperative management of distal radius fractures in the emergency department.
IV Lidocaine/Ketorolac Combination Superior to Lidocaine Alone for Renal Colic Pain
A combination of intravenous lidocaine and ketorolac was found to be superior to IV lidocaine alone and comparable with IV ketorolac alone for alleviating suspected renal colic pain.
Many Non-Emergency Medicine-Trained Physicians in ER Care
The emergency medicine workforce comprises many non-emergency medicine trained physicians.
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