The American journal of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Airway scope vs Macintosh laryngoscope during chest compressions on a fresh cadaver model.
This study compared the Airway scope (AWS) to the Macintosh laryngoscope (ML) during chest compressions on a fresh cadaver. ⋯ Considering the lack of experience with the AWS, AWS could be an alternative intubation device during chest compressions after practices with AWS.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Phloroglucinol as an adjuvant analgesic to treat renal colic.
We tested whether the addition of phloroglucinol to piroxicam could improve pain relief in patients with acute renal colic visiting the emergency department. ⋯ There was no evidence that the addition of phloroglucinol improved the efficiency of piroxicam to relieve pain in acute renal colic.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Impact of procalcitonin on the management of children aged 1 to 36 months presenting with fever without source: a randomized controlled trial.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of procalcitonin (PCT) measurement on antibiotic use in children with fever without source. ⋯ Semiquantitative PCT measurement had no impact on antibiotic use in children aged 1 to 36 months who presented with fever without source. However, a strategy to use prophylactic antibiotics in all patients with abnormal PCT results would have resulted in an increase use of antibiotics.