There’s been a recent rash of ‘non inferiority’ trials in the medical literature. The new oral anticoagulants are a great example. It’s hard to blame investigators. Proving that Drug B is better than Dug A is a very difficult thing … Read More »
A chap with a 6 month old ileal conduit for urinary diversion rocks up to your ED feeling more than a little unwell. A VBG done at triage is like this: What’s the deal? The reference Tanrikut C, McDougal WS. … Read More »
File this under “uncommon but important”. Like a lot of things in Emergency Medicine really… The main paper for this is linked in the references below [peekaboo_link name=”Epidemiology”]Epidemiology[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Epidemiology”] it’s rare, though to be honest we don’t know how … Read More »
I don’t see that many of these procedures coming back to our ED. A lot are done privately and even overseas. The overseas ones can be particularly challenging as the paperwork is often not in English and often the patient … Read More »
Come on out from under that rock you’ve been hiding under and check out the SMACC website for details of registration. This year it’s capped at 2000 people and it’s expected to sell out. To give you the best chance … Read More »