I’m still not done reviewing abstracts from next month’s annual meeting of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST). There are yet more oral and poster abstracts that I want to pick apart. Here are some that are coming in the January issue:
How long is DVT a potential risk in TBI?
Measuring volume status using jugular ultrasound
Pain as a predictor of tourniquet efficiency p23
Nursing interruptions in the SICU p18
And more…!
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The December newsletter is now available! Click the link below to download. This month’s issues some of the best abstracts (in my opinion) that will be presented at the EAST meeting next month. There are a lot of them, so I’m continuing this theme into the January issue..
In this issue you’ll find articles on:
Brain hypoxia after TBI during aeromedical evacuation
N-acetylcysteine (mucomyst) and pulmonary infection
(F)utility of tramsfusion in flight?
(F)utility of CPR in hemorrhagic shock
Scene time and mortality
Lower mortality in patients taking new oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin (how not to write your abstract)
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Last year, a lot of the papers presented at EAST were a bit ho-hum. But I’ve been reviewing the abstracts for the upcoming January 2016 meeting, and there’s a lot of good stuff! Although you do need to take this with a grain of salt, because sometimes the paper does not live up to the hype of the abstract. But many of the abstracts look so good, that I’m going to dedicate both December and January Trauma MedEd newsletters to reviewing them.
There are lots of intriguing ideas coming! Here are a few that I will be writing about:
Suction evacuation of hemothorax
(F)utility of CPR in hemorrhagic shock
(F)utility of blood administration in the helicopter
EMS scene time and mortality
Does Mucomyst (acetylcysteine) predispose to pneumonia?
Distracted driving prevention
How long is DVT a potential risk in TBI?
Plus I’ll pick apart a number of really crappy abstracts
And more…!
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The November newsletter is now available! Click the link below to download. This month’s topic is “History”, and I look at the impact of articles written 20-25 years ago on your current practice.
In this issue you’ll find articles on:
Trauma and critical care
CT imaging of the aorta
ED intubation for head injury
Seatbelt injuries
CAVR for hypothermia
Early or delayed femur fracture fixation
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The November Trauma MedEd Newsletter will be released to subscribers tonight. This month, I’m concentrating on a little bit of history. I show how stuff found in the Journal of Trauma 20-25 years ago has influenced our current day practice. Articles will deal with:
Integration of critical care with trauma
Rapid warming for hypothermia
Early femur fixation
And more!
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