The American journal of emergency medicine
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There are more than 18 million patients diagnosed with sepsis every year. In China, Xuebijing (XBJ) injection is a traditional medicine that is widely used in the treatment of sepsis. However, the efficacy of XBJ in treatment of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remains unclear. This meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of XBJ based on randomized case-control studies. ⋯ XBJ injection has a significant clinical efficacy in the therapy of patients with sepsis. However, there is a need for more randomized, lager-sample size, high-quality, and multicenter studies to confirm the extract efficacy of XBJ injection.
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Comparative Study
Factors influencing drainage setting and cost for cutaneous abscesses among pediatric patients.
To evaluate the clinical and microbiological factors associated with skin and soft tissue infections drained in the emergency department (ED) vs operative drainage (OD) in a tertiary care children's hospital. ⋯ Clinical factors associated with OD rather than I&D in the ED included history of abscess, increased abscess length, and labial location. Microbiological factors did not differ based on I&D setting. For smaller, nonlabial abscesses, ED drainage may result in significant cost savings.
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Letter Multicenter Study
Prehospital sepsis care: Understanding provider knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes.