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SGEM#262: Omadacycline – Is it non-inferior to linezolid for skin and soft tissue infections?

Posted July 20, 201900:30:52

Date: July10th, 2019 Reference: O’Riordan W et al. Omadacycline for Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin-Structure Infections. NEJM Feb 2019 Guest Skeptic:...

SGEM#261: CriSTAL Ball to Assess Older Patients in the Emergency Department

Posted June 29, 201900:16:53

Date: June 28th, 2019 Reference: Cardona et al. Prospective Validation of a Checklist to Predict Short-term Death in Older Patients After Emergency...

SGEM#242: Pain, Pain, Go Away – IN Ketamine vs. IN Fentanyl for Pediatric Pain Management

Posted January 26, 201900:24:17

Date: January 22nd , 2019 Reference:  Frey et al Effect of Intranasal Ketamine vs Fentanyl on Pain Reduction for Extremity Injuries in Children:...

SGEM#241: Wake Me Up Before You Go, Go – Using the HOUR Rule

Posted January 19, 201900:38:49

Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference:  Clemency et al. Hospital Observation Upon Reversal (HOUR) With Naloxone: A Prospective Clinical Prediction Rule...

SGEM#240: I Can’t Get No Satisfaction for My Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Posted January 12, 201900:24:07

Date: January 10th , 2019 Reference:  Busse JW et al. Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA December 2018 Guest...