BMJ4h
Serum amylase and acute pancreatitis
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether a normal serum amylase value rules out the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Altogether 191 papers were found using the reported search, of which ...
BMJ2d
Isolated Horner’s syndrome caused by intraoral gunshot
1 Department of Neurology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Ramón Y Cajal, Madrid, Spain Correspondence to: R Toledano Department of Neurology, ...
BMJ5d
Spontaneous pneumothorax: Is it under tension?
A diagnosis of tension pneumothorax is usually only considered within the context of trauma, incorrect chest drain insertion or positive pressure ventilation. Four patients are presented who developed ...
BMJ6d
Perspectives of emergency department attendees on outcomes of resuscitation efforts: origins and impact on cardiopulmonary resuscitation preference
Correspondence to Dr Norkamari Shakira Bandolin, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA; sbandolin{at}ucdavis.edu Background Previous studies have ...
BMJ8d
Online First
Psychometric validation of a patient-reported experience measure for older adults attending the emergency department: the PREM-ED 65 study ...
BMJ12d
Effervescent agents for oesophageal food bolus impaction
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether fizzy drinks alone are effective at resolving food bolus impaction. Altogether 46 papers were found using the reported search, of which six ...
BMJ16d
Diagnosis and management of hidradenitis suppurativa: a review for the emergency clinician
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a complex, chronic skin disease characterised by painful inflammatory nodules, abscesses, dermal tunnels, sinus tracts and fistulae with a predilection for ...
BMJ21d
Developing leaders in emergency medicine
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BMJ25d
Cerebral oximetry levels during CPR are associated with return of spontaneous circulation following cardiac arrest: an observational study
Correspondence to Dr Adam J Singer, Department of Emergency Medicine, HSC-L4-080, 8350 SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8350, USA; adam.singer{at}stonybrook.edu Methods We conducted a retrospective, ...
BMJ27d
Accessing mechanical thrombectomy treatment for stroke in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: the importance of the emergency pathway
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BMJ1mon
Black and white: how good are clinicians at diagnosing elbow injuries from paediatric elbow radiographs alone?
Objectives Paediatric trauma elbow radiographs are difficult to interpret and there is a potential for harm if misdiagnosed. The primary goal of this study was to assess the ability of healthcare ...