Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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This article provides information supporting the need for new outcome measures in emergency care. It also addresses the use of these measures in emergency care, the impact of emergency care, identification of at-risk groups, new approaches to measuring patient satisfaction, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness, and the related unique implications for emergency medicine.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Intramuscular ketorolac vs oral ibuprofen in emergency department patients with acute pain.
To determine whether i.m. ketorolac is superior to oral ibuprofen in patients presenting to an ED in moderate to severe pain. ⋯ I.m. ketorolac and oral ibuprofen provide comparable levels of analgesia in ED patients presenting with moderate to severe pain. Unfortunately, 40% of all the patients had inadequate pain relief (pain score > or = 5) from either ketorolac or ibuprofen.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of tissue adhesive (2-octylcyanoacrylate) vs standard wound closure techniques for laceration repair. Stony Brook Octylcyanoacrylate Study Group.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Local anesthesia for lacerations: pain of infiltration inside vs outside the wound.
To compare the pains of infiltration of a local anesthetic for simple lacerations when used from within the wound vs through intact skin. ⋯ Local anesthesia is less painful when injected from within a laceration as compared with intact skin.
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To examine the consistency of Australasian National Triage Scale (NTS) categorization in a large hospital ED, especially in relation to daily activity. ⋯ In this ED, triage categorization according to the Australasian NTS does not vary with daily activity and has been consistent over time. Further study in other settings is required, particularly to identify variation dependent on the presenting population.