NEJM - Emergency Medicine

A new systematic review suggests that NIV might benefit some patients.

Naloxone was offered to less than a third of patients with opioid use disorder seeking care in EDs.

The American Heart Association has published minor but relevant updates to its resuscitation guidelines.

Lactated Ringer's within the first 24 hours lowered the odds of moderate-to-severe pancreatitis.

The Sudbury Vertigo Risk Score uses 7 patient characteristics to predict serious causes.

Point-of-care ultrasound early in cardiac arrest detected previously unidentified shockable rhythms, but outcomes didn't improve.

Vernakalant beats procainamide for rapid conversion of patients with atrial fibrillation.

Patients who were admitted directly to intensive care derived the greatest benefit from steroids.

In a randomized trial, critically ill patients with acute brain injury who were transfused to a higher hemoglobin goal had better neurological outcomes.

Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy was superior to catheter-directed thrombolysis in a randomized trial.