Research Letter  Pacific Coast Surgical Association September 25, 2024 Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgical Site Infection After Traumatic Hollow Viscus Injury Janelle Cyprich, Amy H. Kaji, Alexandra Moulton, et al JAMA Surg. Published online September 25, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2024.3827 Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major cause of morbidity after trauma laparotomy. Hollow viscus injury (HVI) inc...

Invited Commentary  Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion September 24, 2024 The Glass Ceiling—Racial Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents Alden M. Landry, Italo Brown JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2432606. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32606 The role of a chief resident extends beyond a mere title; it is a gateway to opportunities and a stepping stone to leadership roles in both academic and community emergency medicine (EM) se...

Impact of Machine Learning on Predicting Clinical Deterioration In ICU Tue, 23 Jul 2024 Machine learning algorithms are transforming healthcare by enhancing the prediction of clinical deterioration. Despite their potential, real-world efficacy data remains limited. A recent study hypothesised that real-time machine learning-generated alerts, sent directly to front-line providers, could significantly reduce patient escalations. A recent article pub...

Original Investigation  Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology September 26, 2024 Tongxinluo and Functional Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial Yi Dong, Kaifu Jiang, Zhenguang Li, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2433463. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.33463 Key Points Question  Can the antioxidant drug Tongxinluo, which consists of 12 traditional Chi...

Original Investigation  Health Policy September 27, 2024 Treatment Effects in Randomized and Nonrandomized Studies of Pharmacological Interventions: A Meta-Analysis Maximilian Salcher-Konrad, Mary Nguyen, Jelena Savović, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2436230. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36230 Key Points Question  How do treatment effects for drugs compare when obtained from nonrandomi...

Editorial  September 25, 2024 Feasibility of Fever Prevention in Vascular Brain Injury Teresa May, Lori Shutter JAMA. Published online September 25, 2024. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.16415 How to manage fever in the neurocritical care unit in patients with acute stroke was clearly a question in need of an answer. The association of fever burden with poor outcome for diverse conditions in the neurocritical care unit has been well described.1-3 Howev...

Perioperative Cardiac Output Monitoring: From Yellow Catheters to Green Algorithms In ICU Fri, 17 May 2024 We discuss the economic and environmental advantages of green pulse wave analysis (PWA) techniques and the integration of PWA algorithms into standard bedside monitors that will likely contribute to democratisation of perioperative cardiac output monitoring. Haemodynamic instability frequently manifests during the perioperative course of high-risk ...

Original Investigation  Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion September 24, 2024 Race and Sex Disparities Among Emergency Medicine Chief Residents Jennifer W. Tsai, Mytien Nguyen, Sarah N. Dudgeon, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2432679. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32679 Key Points Question  Do racial disparities for selecting emergency medicine chief residency exist? Findings  ...

Original Investigation  Pediatrics September 25, 2024 Lung Recruitment Before Surfactant Administration in Extremely Preterm Neonates: 2-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Francesca Gallini, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Roberta Iuliano, et al JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(9):e2435347. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.35347 Key Points Question  Did infants who underwent the intubate-recruit-s...

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