Annals of emergency medicine
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Multicenter Study
The First National Institutes of Health Institutional Training Program in Emergency Care Research: Productivity and Outcomes.
We assess the productivity, outcomes, and experiences of participants in the National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded K12 institutional research training programs in emergency care research. ⋯ This training program produced 43 interdisciplinary investigators in emergency care research, with demonstrated productivity in grant funding and publications.
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We evaluate the additive value of pelvic examinations in predicting sexually transmitted infection for young female patients with suspected cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease in a pediatric emergency department (ED). ⋯ For young female patients with suspected cervicitis or pelvic inflammatory disease, the pelvic examination does not increase the sensitivity or specificity of diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomonas compared with taking a history alone. Because the test characteristics for the pelvic examination are not adequate, its routine performance should be reconsidered.