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Resident Efficiency In A Pediatric Emergency Department., M Denise Dowd, Celeste Tarantino, Theodore M. Barnett, Laura Fitzmaurice, Jane F. Knapp
Resident Efficiency In A Pediatric Emergency Department., M Denise Dowd, Celeste Tarantino, Theodore M. Barnett, Laura Fitzmaurice, Jane F. Knapp
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OBJECTIVES: To measure the hourly rate of patients evaluated and treated by resident physicians in an academic pediatric emergency department (PED) and examine differences in the rate by subspecialty and year of training.
METHODS: For all residents rotating in an academic, urban children's hospital PED, the rate of patients seen per hour over the course of their rotation was calculated using an electronic tracking system, EmSTAT, for calendar year 2000. Rates are reported as the mean number of patients seen per resident hour worked. Mean differences are reported for resident subspecialties (emergency medicine, pediatrics, and family practice) and postgraduate year …
Cardiac Transplant Following Failed Fontan Or Glenn Procedures., Naveen L. Pereira, Girish S. Shirali
Cardiac Transplant Following Failed Fontan Or Glenn Procedures., Naveen L. Pereira, Girish S. Shirali
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No abstract provided.
Emergency Physicians' Practices And Attitudes Regarding Procedural Anaesthesia For Nasogastric Tube Insertion., G A. Juhl, Gregory P. Conners
Emergency Physicians' Practices And Attitudes Regarding Procedural Anaesthesia For Nasogastric Tube Insertion., G A. Juhl, Gregory P. Conners
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OBJECTIVE: To determine practice and attitudes of emergency physicians regarding procedural anaesthesia for nasogastric tube insertion (NGT).
METHODS: Survey of resident/attending emergency physicians working in a tertiary care medical centre.
RESULTS: Of 68 physicians, 46 responded: 98% believed that awake and alert patients find NGT insertion uncomfortable/painful; 93% used measures to reduce this, most commonly lubricant gel, topical anaesthetic spray, lidocaine gel, and distraction/use of a child life worker; 28% believed these provided adequate pain control and 37% believed they were inadequate. Topical anaesthetic spray, lidocaine gel, and nebulised/atomised anaesthetics were believed the most practical to administer and 44% actually …
Surgical Images: Soft Tissue. Incarcerated Gallbladder In A Parastomal Hernia., Shawn D. St Peter, Jacques Heppell
Surgical Images: Soft Tissue. Incarcerated Gallbladder In A Parastomal Hernia., Shawn D. St Peter, Jacques Heppell
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No abstract provided.