Simon Carley is on his own once more, talking through the highlights of the November 2016's EMJ.
Here are links to the discussed highlights:
Diagnostic accuracy of PAT-POPS and ManChEWS for admissions of children from the emergency department - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/756.full
Related editorial: Paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) in the ED - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/754.extract
Early warning scores: a health warning - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/812.abstract
Engaging the public in healthcare decision-making: results from a Citizens’ Jury on emergency care services - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/782.full
ED healthcare professionals and their notions of productivity - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/789.abstract
Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in acute care: a strong marker of disease presence and severity, readmission and mortality. A retrospective cohort study - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/769.full
Burden of emergency conditions and emergency care usage: new estimates from 40 countries - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/794.abstract
Best Bets:
BET 1: Tranexamic acid in epistaxis: who bloody nose? - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/823.2.full
BET 2: Usefulness of IV lidocaine in the treatment of renal colic - http://emj.bmj.com/content/33/11/825.full
Discussed blog articles:
Nuances of Neurogenic Shock - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/11/04/nuances-of-neurogenic-shock/
The weekend effect. Part 1 - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/10/28/645/
The weekend effect: Part 2 – a traumatic time! - http://blogs.bmj.com/emj/2016/10/29/the-weekend-effect-part-2-a-traumatic-time/
