The American journal of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Can the new McGrath laryngoscope rival the GlideScope Ranger portable video laryngoscope? A randomized manikin study.
We hypothesized that novices would be able to use the McGrath MAC (Aircraft Medical Ltd, Edinburgh, UK) equally as well as the GlideScope Ranger (Verathon, Inc, Bothell, WA) for intubation in regular simulated airways. ⋯ The intubation performance of novices using the McGrath MAC was equal to their performance using the GlideScope Ranger in regular simulated airways.
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Multicenter Study
Factors influencing the development of antibiotic associated diarrhea in ED patients discharged home: risk of administering intravenous antibiotics.
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are well-known outcomes from antibiotic administration. Because emergency department (ED) visits frequently result in antibiotic use, we evaluated the frequency of AAD/CDI in adults treated and discharged home with new prescriptions for antibiotics to identify risk factors for acquiring AAD/CDI. ⋯ Intravenous antibiotic therapy administered to ED patients before discharge was associated with higher rates of AAD and with 2 cases of CDI. Care should be taken when deciding to use broad-spectrum IV antibiotics to treat ED patients before discharge home.