Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy Safe and Effective for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Adding Solitaire thrombectomy to treatment with intravenous tPA significantly improves functional outcomes in stroke patients and reduces…
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Stent-Retriever Thrombectomy Safe and Effective for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Adding Solitaire thrombectomy to treatment with intravenous tPA significantly improves functional outcomes in stroke patients and reduces... -
Sepsis and Septic Shock Get New International Consensus Definitions
The Sepsis Definitions Task Force, using expanded quantitative information, has updated its definitions for sepsis and septic... -
World Health Organization Recommendations for Community Management of Opioid Overdose Reviewed by ACEP Clinical Policies Committee
Editor’s Note: The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies....
Sepsis and Septic Shock Get New International Consensus Definitions
The Sepsis Definitions Task Force, using expanded quantitative information, has updated its definitions for sepsis and septic…
World Health Organization Recommendations for Community Management of Opioid Overdose Reviewed by ACEP Clinical Policies Committee
Editor’s Note: The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies….
European Association of Urology Guidelines for Evaluating, Managing Blunt Renal Trauma
The ACEP Clinical Policies Committee regularly reviews guidelines published by other organizations and professional societies. Periodically, new…
One-hour Acute Myocardial Infarction Rule-Out Not Ready for Prime Time
Case: A 57-year-old woman presents with left-sided chest pain that started 90 minutes ago. The pain radiates…
Shift in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Management Improves Care
Over the last several years there has been a gradual shift in management of mild traumatic brain…
When to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Skull Fractures
Case: A 21-month-old girl presents after a witnessed fall off a chair onto a tile floor. She…
Tips for Managing Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), previously known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), is a chronic neuropathic pain…
ACEP Board Approves tPA Clinical Policy
ACEP’s “Clinical Policy: Use of Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in…
Thoracic Aortic Dissection Clinical Policy Approved by ACEP Board
In October 2014, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a new clinical policy, developed by ACEP’s Clinical…
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