Can J Emerg Med
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Review Meta Analysis
Tamsulosin for treatment of unilateral distal ureterolithiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The lifetime prevalence of ureterolithiasis is approximately 13% for men and 7% for women in the United States. Tamsulosin, an α-antagonist, has been used as therapy to facilitate the expulsion of lithiasis. Whether it is a good treatment for distal lithiasis remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of tamsulosin on the passage of distal ureterolithiasis. ⋯ Tamsulosin increases the rate of spontaneous passage of distal ureterolithiasis (≤ 10 mm).
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Socioeconomic status of emergency department users in Ontario, 2003 to 2009.
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding in Canada is an ongoing problem resulting in prolonged wait times, service declines, increased patient suffering, and adverse patient outcomes. We explored the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and ED use in Canada's universal health care system to improve our understanding of the nature of ED users to both improve health care to the most deprived populations and reduce ED patient input. ⋯ Social determinants of health clearly impact ED use patterns. People of the lowest SES use ED services disproportionately more than other socioeconomic groups. Focused health system planning and policy development directed at optimizing health services for the lowest SES populations are essential to changing ED use patterns and may be one method of decreasing ED overcrowding.
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Successful emergency medicine (EM) education scholarship requires a systematic approach that includes searching the (grey) literature, mobilizing resources, adopting frameworks to focus the innovation, integrating a component of program evaluation, and disseminating the innovation via traditional and emerging avenues. This paper provides direction for EM teachers and educators looking to transform their education innovation into scholarship. Recommendations on producing EM education scholarship from the 2013 consensus conference of the Academic Section of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians are presented.