Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To examine the patterns of antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections (ARIs) in acute care settings. ⋯ Acute care settings are important targets for reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. The mechanisms accounting for lower antibiotic prescription rates observed with housestaff-associated visits merit further study.
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To describe the frequency of depression among emergency medicine (EM) residents by month, gender, rotation type, postgraduate year (PGY), and number of hours worked. ⋯ Season, number of hours worked, rotation type, PGY, and gender all failed to predict depression among EM residents in this single-center trial. The prevalence of depression was comparable to that of the general population.
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Editorial Comment
Ultrasound is a necessary skill for emergency physicians.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of triage-applied Ottawa Ankle Rules on the length of stay in a Canadian urgent care department: a randomized controlled trial.
To determine whether triage nurses ordering ankle or foot radiographs according to the Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR) before physician evaluation decreases the length of stay for patients visiting an urgent care department. ⋯ The use of OAR and the ordering of roentgenograms by triage nurses before physician evaluation for twisting ankle or foot injuries does not decrease the length of stay in an urgent care department.