Benzodiazepine initiation post stroke associated with increased falls risk
1. In older adults post-acute ischemic stroke, benzodiazepine initiation was associated with an increase in 10-day fall and fall-related injury...
Emergency
Tenecteplase and alteplase demonstrate similar efficacy for acute ischemic stroke
1. The usage of tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke was associated with similar effectiveness and safety compared with...
Liberal transfusion strategy not beneficial in treating aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
1. Among critically ill adults with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and anemia, a liberal transfusion strategy did not improve...
Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein levels may be helpful to aid diagnosis of sports related head injuries
1. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels peak around 24 hours after traumatic brain injury (TBI) 2. Higher GFAP levels...
Acute hallucinogen use demonstrates increased in-hospital mortality
1. People receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use had an increased risk of mortality compared with the general population....
Coronary CT-angiography-guided management improves outcomes in patients with stable chest pain
1. Composite of coronary heart disease death and non-fatal myocardial infarction was less frequent in the CCTA group compared to...
Abelacimab reduces bleeding risk compared to rivaroxaban in atrial fibrillation
1. In this randomized controlled trial, abelacimab led to significantly lower rates of major or clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding compared...
Intraosseous and intravenous vascular access are equally effective for ROSC following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
1. In this randomized clinical trial, among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, no significant difference was found in...
Intraosseous drug administration does not improve survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest
1. In this randomized trial, intraosseous-first vascular access did not result in higher 30-day survival than intravenous-first strategies in adults...
Spironolactone ineffective for patients with preserved ejection fraction after myocardial infarction
1. In this randomized controlled trial, spironolactone did not significantly reduce death from cardiovascular causes or new or worsening heart...