Central Venous Catheterization
Parienti JJ, Mongardon N, Mégarbane B, Mira JP, Kalfon P, Gros A, et al; 3SITES Study Group. Intravascular complications of central venous catheterization by insertion site. N Engl J Med 2015 Sep;373(13):1220-9.
Chest Pain
Mahler SA, Riley RF, Hiestand BC, Russell GB, Hoekstra JW, Lefebvre CW, et al. The HEART Pathway randomized trial: identifying emergency department patients with acute chest pain for early discharge. Cir Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2015 Mar;8(2):195-203.
Pair with associated editorial:
Atzema CL, Schull MJ. Finding the holy grail is not a short-term project. Cir Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2015 Mar;8(2):135-7.
Elder Abuse
Lachs MS, Pillemer KA. Elder abuse. N Engl J Med 2015 Nov;373(20):1947-56.
Fever in Pediatric Patient
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Pediatric Fever, Mace SE, Gemme SR, Valente JH, Eskin B, Bakes K, et al. Clinical policy for well-appearing infants and children younger than 2 years of age presenting to the emergency department with fever. Ann Emerg Med 2016 May;67(5):625-39.
Imaging Foreign Bodies
Tseng HJ, Hanna TN, Shuaib W, Aized M, Khosa F, Linnau KF. Imaging foreign bodies: ingested, aspirated, and inserted. Ann Emerg Med 2015 Dec;66(6):570-82.
Management of Suicidal Patients
Betz ME, Boudreaux ED. Managing suicidal patients in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med 2016 Feb;67(2):276-82.
Multitasking
Skaugset LM, Farrell S, Carney M, Wolff M, Santen SA, Perry M, et al. Can you multitask? Evidence and limitations of task switching and multitasking in emergency medicine. Ann Emerg Med 2016 Aug;68(2):189-95. [Published online Nov 13, 2015]
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Brunham RC, Gottlieb SL, Paavonen J. Pelvic inflammatory disease. N Engl J Med 2015 May;372(21):2039-48.
Shared Decision-making
Hess EP, Grudzen CR, Thomson R, Raja AS, Carpenter CR. Shared decision-making in the emergency department: respecting patient autonomy when seconds count. Acad Emerg Med 2015 Jul;22(7):856-64.
Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage
American Heart Association Stroke Council; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Clinical Cardiology. Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke 2015 Jul;46(7):2032-60.
Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Greer IA. Clinical Practice. Pregnancy complicated by venous thrombosis. N Engl J Med 2015 Aug;373(6):540-7.
Angioedema
Moellman JJ, Bernstein JA, Lindsell C., et al.; American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI); Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). A consensus parameter for the evaluation and management of angioedema in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med Apr 2014;21(4):469-84.
Aortic Dissection
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee (Writing Committee) on Thoracic Aortic Dissection. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients with suspected acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection. Ann Emerg Med Jan 2015;65(1):32-42.
Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose
St-Onge M, Dubé PA, Gosselin S, Guimont C, Godwin J, Archambault PM, et al. Treatment for calcium channel blocker poisoning: a systematic review. Clin Toxicol (Phila) Nov 2014;52(9):926-44.
Delirium Tremens
Schuckit MA. Recognition and management of withdrawal delirium (delirium tremens). N Engl J Med Nov 2014;371(22):2109-13.
Human Trafficking
Becker HJ, Bechtel K. Recognizing victims of human trafficking in the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care Feb 2015;31(2):144-7. [For this article, click the blue "Get It" button in the PubMed window.]
Infection Control
Liang SY, Theodoro DL, Schuur JD, Marschall J. Infection prevention in the emergency department. Ann Emerg Med Sep 2014;64(3):299-313.
Lyme Disease
Shapiro ED. Clinical practice. Lyme disease. N Engl J Med May 2014;370(18):1724-31.
Nephrolithiasis
Smith-Bindman R, Aubin C, Bailitz J, Bengiamin RN, Camargo CA Jr, Corbo J, et al. Ultrasonography versus computed tomography for suspected nephrolithiasis. N Engl J Med Sep 2014;371(12):1100-10.
Palliative Care
Lamba S, DeSandre PL, Todd KH, Bryant EN, Chan GK, et al.; Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine Board. Integration of palliative care into emergency medicine: the Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine (IPAL-EM) collaboration. J Emerg Med Feb 2014;46(2):264-70.
Toxic Industrial Chemicals
Tomassoni AJ, French RN, Walter FG. Toxic industrial chemicals and chemical weapons: exposure, identification, and management by syndrome. Emerg Med Clin North Am Feb 2015;33(1):13-36.
Trauma Airway Management
Horton CL, Brown CA 3rd, Raja AS. Trauma airway management. J Emerg Med Jun 2014;46(6):814-20.
Venous Thromboembolism
Wells PS, Forgie MA, Rodger MA. Treatment of venous thromboembolism. JAMA Feb 2014;311(7):717-28.