The American journal of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Acupuncture vs intravenous morphine in the management of acute pain in the ED.
Acupuncture is one of the oldest techniques to treat pain and is commonly used for a large number of indications. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support its application in acute medical settings. ⋯ This article provides an update on one of the oldest pain relief techniques (acupuncture) that could find a central place in the management of acute care settings. This should be considered especially in today's increasingly complicated and polymedicated patients to avoid adverse drug reactions.
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The first aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics for elderly patients with acute heart failure presenting to the emergency department (ED). The second aim was to determine the characteristics of these elderly patients associated with serious adverse events. ⋯ Elderly patients with heart failure are a high-risk group. Careful assessment of these factors could help physicians identify those patients most at risk for adverse outcomes and, therefore, most in need of hospital admission.