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Lall MD, Jayaprakash N, Carrick A, Chang BP, Himelfarb NT, Thomas Y, Wong ML, Dobiesz V, Raukar NP. Consensus-Driven Recommendations to Support Physician Pregnancy, Adoption, Surrogacy, Parental Leave, and Lactation in Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med 2024:S0196-0644(24)00151-3. [PMID: 38639673 DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
The emergency department clinical environment is unique, and guidelines for promoting supportive and equitable workplace cultures ensure success and longevity for pregnant persons and parents in emergency medicine. There is paucity, variability, and dissatisfaction with current parental (historically referred to as maternity and paternity) leave policies. This paper describes the development of consensus-derived recommendations to serve as a framework for emergency departments across the country for incorporating family-friendly policies. Policies that foster a family-inclusive workplace by allowing for professional advancement without sacrificing personal values regardless of sex, gender, and gender identity are critical for emergency medicine recruitment and retention.
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- Michelle D Lall
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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- Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Wichita, KS; Department of Emergency Medicine, Hutchison Regional Medical Center, Hutchison, KS
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Henry J.N. Taub Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN
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Colbenson K, Raukar NP. A Structured Approach to the Collapsed Athlete: The First Minute Matters. Curr Sports Med Rep 2023; 22:273-275. [PMID: 37549210 DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0000000000001091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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Drezner JA, Heinz WM, Asif IM, Batten CG, Fields KB, Raukar NP, Valentine VD, Walter KD, Baggish AL. Cardiopulmonary Considerations for High School Student-Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Update to the NFHS-AMSSM Guidance Statement. Sports Health 2022; 14:369-371. [PMID: 35188000 PMCID: PMC8863923 DOI: 10.1177/19417381221077138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Jonathan A. Drezner
- Jonathan A. Drezner, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Director, UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology, University of Washington, Box 354060, 3800 Montlake Boulevard NE, Seattle, WA 98195 ()
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Cullinan SM, Heaton HA, Mullan A, O'Horo J, Binnicker MJ, Tande AJ, Post JA, Campbell RL, Raukar NP. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Respiratory Infection Rates. Mayo Clin Proc 2022; 97:1023-1025. [PMID: 35512874 PMCID: PMC8942707 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Susan M Cullinan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire, WI
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Linden JA, Baird J, Madsen TE, Rounds K, Lall MD, Raukar NP, Fang A, Lin M, Sethuraman K, Dobiesz VA. Diversity of leadership in academic emergency medicine: Are we making progress? Am J Emerg Med 2022; 57:6-13. [PMID: 35462120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Faculty who identify as women or racial/ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM) are less likely to occupy senior leadership positions or be promoted. Recent attention has focused on interventions to decrease this gap; thus, we aim to evaluate changes in leadership and academic promotion for these populations over time. METHODS Successive cross-sectional observational study of six years (2015 to 2020) of data from the Academy of Administrators/Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine- Benchmark Survey. Primary analyses focused on gender/URiM differences in leadership roles and academic rank. Secondary analysis focused on disparities during the first 10 years of practice. Statistical modeling was conducted to address the primary aim of assessing differences in gender/URiM representation in EM leadership roles/rank over time. RESULTS 12,967 responses were included (4589 women, 8378 men). Women had less median years as faculty (7 vs 11). Women and URiM were less likely to hold a leadership role and had lower academic rank with no change over the study period. More women were consistently in the early career cohort (within 10 years or less as faculty) : 2015 =-75.0% [95% CI:± 3.8%] v 61.4% [95% CI:± 3.0%]; 2020 =-75.1% [95% CI: ± 2.9%] v 63.3%, [95% CI:: ± 2.5%]. Men were significantly more likely to have any leadership role compared to women in 2015 and 2020 (2015 = 54.3% [95% CI: ± 3.1%] v 44.8%, [95% CI: ± 4.3%]; 2020 = 43.1% [95% CI:± 2.5%] v 34.8 [95% CI:± 3.1%]). Higher academic rank (associate/professor) was significantly more frequent among early career men than women in 2015 (21.1% [95% CI:± 2.58%] v 12.9%; [95% CI:± 3.0%]) and 2020 (23.1% [95% CI:± 2.2%] v 17.4%; [95% CI:± 2.5%]). CONCLUSIONS Disparities in women and URiM faculty leadership and academic rank persist, with no change over a six-year time span. Men early career faculty are more likely to hold leadership positions and be promoted to higher academic rank, suggesting early career inequities must be a target for future interventions.
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- Judith A Linden
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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- Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, United States of America.
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- Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, United States of America.
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- Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, RI, Colorado Animal Specialty & Emergency, United States of America.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States of America.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States of America.
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- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Population Health Science & Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
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Johnson AK, Tweet MS, Rouleau SG, Sadosty AT, Hayes SN, Raukar NP. The presentation of spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the emergency department: Signs and symptoms in an unsuspecting population. Acad Emerg Med 2022; 29:423-428. [PMID: 34897898 PMCID: PMC10403148 DOI: 10.1111/acem.14426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) has emerged as a common cause of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in young women, although it is rarely discussed in the differential diagnosis for chest pain in the emergency department (ED). In a population otherwise considered low risk for myocardial infarction, there is a danger of incomplete workup and missed diagnosis. In this study, we aim to describe the clinical presentation of those who present to the ED with SCAD to increase awareness of this potentially fatal diagnosis among emergency practitioners. METHODS Data were queried from the Mayo Clinic "Virtual" Multicenter SCAD Registry, a large multisite international disease registry. The registry includes demographic information as well as data from both medical records and surveys administered following the SCAD event. Symptom presentation was abstracted from survey narrative responses. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS Of 1196 subjects included, chest pain was reported during initial SCAD event in 95.7%. Most common chest symptoms descriptors were pain, pressure/weight, and tightness, with radiation most often in one or both arms/shoulders. Other common symptoms included nausea, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. Most common electrocardiogram (ECG) findings reported were ST elevation, T-wave abnormality, and normal ECG. Initial troponin values were within normal range in 20.1% of patients. CONCLUSION With young healthy women often considered "low risk" for ACS, it is important to understand that SCAD is a cause of ACS, and familiarity with presentation can improve awareness among emergency physicians. Our data can provide insight in helping to identify young women who present with chest pain due to SCAD so they can be appropriately evaluated.
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- Alexis K. Johnson
- Department of Emergency Medicine University of California at San Diego San Diego California USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine University of California at Davis Davis California USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA
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CONTEXT Myocarditis is a known cause of death in athletes. As we consider clearance of athletes to participate in sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, we offer a brief review of the myocardial effects of SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) through the lens of what is known about myocarditis and exercise. All athletes should be queried about any recent illness suspicious for COVID-19 prior to sports participation. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION The PubMed database was evaluated through 2020, with the following keywords: myocarditis, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, cardiac, and athletes. Selected articles identified through the primary search, along with position statements from around the world, and the relevant references from those articles, were reviewed for pertinent clinical information regarding the identification, evaluation, risk stratification, and management of myocarditis in patients, including athletes, with and without SARS-CoV-2. STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3. RESULTS Since myocarditis can present with a variety of symptoms, and can be asymptomatic, the sports medicine physician needs to have a heightened awareness of athletes who may have had COVID-19 and be at risk for myocarditis and should have a low threshold to obtain further cardiovascular testing. Symptomatic athletes with SARS-CoV-2 may require cardiac evaluation including an electrocardiogram and possibly an echocardiogram. Athletes with cardiomyopathy may benefit from cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the recovery phase and, rarely, endocardial biopsy. CONCLUSION Myocarditis is a known cause of sudden cardiac death in athletes. The currently reported rates of cardiac involvement of COVID-19 makes myocarditis a risk, and physicians who clear athletes for participation in sport as well as sideline personnel should be versed with the diagnosis, management, and clearance of athletes with suspected myocarditis. Given the potentially increased risk of arrhythmias, sideline personnel should practice their emergency action plans and be comfortable using an automated external defibrillator.
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- Neha P. Raukar
- Department of Emergency Medicine,
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular
Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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Hosokawa Y, Adams WM, Casa DJ, Vanos JK, Cooper ER, Grundstein AJ, Jay O, McDermott BP, Otani H, Raukar NP, Stearns RL, Tripp BL. Roundtable on Preseason Heat Safety in Secondary School Athletics: Environmental Monitoring During Activities in the Heat. J Athl Train 2021; 56:362-371. [PMID: 33400785 DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-0067.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To develop best-practice recommendations using thermal indices to determine work-to-rest ratios and facilitate further implementation of environmental monitoring for heat safety in secondary school athletics in the United States. DATA SOURCES A narrative review of the current literature in environmental monitoring for heat safety during athletics was conducted by content experts. A list of action-oriented recommendations was established from the narrative review and further refined using the Delphi method. CONCLUSIONS Assessment of wet bulb globe temperature at the site of activity throughout the duration of the event is recommended to assist clinicians and administrators in making appropriate decisions regarding the duration and frequency of activity and rest periods. Activity modification guidelines should be predetermined and approved by stakeholders and should outline specific actions to be followed, such as the work-to-rest ratio, frequency and timing of hydration breaks, and adjustment of total exercise duration, equipment, and clothing. Furthermore, integration of exertional heat illness injury data with environmental condition characteristics is critical for the development of evidence-based heat safety guidelines for secondary school athletics. Athletic trainers play an essential role in conducting prospective injury data collection, recording onsite wet bulb globe temperature levels, and implementing recommendations to protect the health and safety of athletes.
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- Yuri Hosokawa
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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- Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs
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- Department of ‖Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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- Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Himeji Dokkyo University, Hyōgo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Korey Stringer Institute, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville
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Heaton HA, Luke A, Sztajnkrycer MD, Clements CM, De Moraes AG, Raukar NP. Best Practices in Managing Cardiac Arrest in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clin Proc 2020; 95:2704-2708. [PMID: 33276842 PMCID: PMC7566671 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has led to cardiac complications including an increasing incidence of cardiac arrest. The resuscitation of these patients requires a conscious effort to minimize the spread of the virus. We present a best-practice model based in four guiding principles: (1) reduce the risk of exposure to the entire health care team; (2) decrease the number of aerosol generating procedures; (3) use a small resuscitation team to limit potential exposure; and (4) consider early termination of resuscitative efforts.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Gil H, Finn RM, Raukar NP. 48-year-old with Coronavirus Disease 2019. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med 2020; 4:464-465. [PMID: 32926714 PMCID: PMC7434236 DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.4.47648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of an upper respiratory infection was seen at an urgent care, he had a negative chest radiograph and was discharged. With no other cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the state, the patient presented to the emergency department two days later with worsening shortness of breath. DISCUSSION There are a variety of findings on both chest radiograph and computed tomography of the chest that suggests COVID-19.
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- Holly Gil
- Brown University, Department of Radiology, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Mayo Clinic, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Mayo Clinic, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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Drezner JA, Heinz WM, Asif IM, Batten CG, Fields KB, Raukar NP, Valentine VD, Walter KD. Cardiopulmonary Considerations for High School Student-Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: NFHS-AMSSM Guidance Statement. Sports Health 2020; 12:459-461. [PMID: 32640879 PMCID: PMC7459195 DOI: 10.1177/1941738120941490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Jonathan A Drezner
- Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine Center for Sports Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- National Federation of State High School Associations, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Cone Health Sports Medicine, Greensboro, North Carolina
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery & Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Cheng Y, Pereira M, Raukar NP, Reagan JL, Quesenberry M, Goldberg L, Borgovan T, LaFrance Jr WC, Dooner M, Deregibus M, Camussi G, Ramratnam B, Quesenberry P. Inflammation-related gene expression profiles of salivary extracellular vesicles in patients with head trauma. Neural Regen Res 2020; 15:676-681. [PMID: 31638091 PMCID: PMC6975135 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.266924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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At present, there is no reliable biomarker for the diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Studies have shown that extracellular vesicles released by damaged cells into biological fluids can be used as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of TBI and evaluation of TBI severity. We hypothesize that the genetic profile of salivary extracellular vesicles in patients with head trauma differs from that in uninjured subjects. Findings from this hypothesis would help investigate the severity of TBI. This study included 19 subjects, consisting of seven healthy controls who denied history of head trauma, six patients diagnosed with concussion injury from an outpatient concussion clinic, and six patients with TBI who received treatment in the emergency department within 24 hours after injury. Real-time PCR analysis of salivary extracellular vesicles in participants was performed using TaqMan Human Inflammation array. Gene expression analysis revealed nine upregulated genes in emergency department patients (LOX5, ANXA3, CASP1, IL2RG, ITGAM, ITGB2, LTA4H, MAPK14, and TNFRSF1A) and 13 upregulated genes in concussion clinic patients compared with healthy participants (ADRB1, ADRB2, BDKRB1, HRH1, HRH2, LTB4R2, LTB4R, PTAFR, CYSLTR1, CES1, KLK1, MC2R, and PTGER3). Each patient group had a unique profile. Comparison between groups showed that 15 inflammation-related genes had significant expression change. Our results indicate that inflammation biomarkers can be used for diagnosis of TBI and evaluation of disease severity. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board on December 18, 2015 (approval No. 0078-12) and on June 9, 2016 (approval No. 4093-16).
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- Yan Cheng
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino TO, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Torino TO, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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A systematic approach is required for patients with a suspected concussion. Although standardized tools can aid in assessment, the diagnosis of concussion remains a clinical one. At the time of diagnosis, patients should be given both verbal and written review of the common symptoms of concussion, expected course of recovery, as well as strategies to manage symptoms. Most patients benefit from a brief period of rest, followed by a gradual reintroduction of activities, and a graduated return-to-sport protocol. Patients with prolonged recovery from a concussion may benefit from exercise, vestibular, and cognitive rehabilitation programs.
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- Michael Robert Misch
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Gil H, Tuttle AA, Dean LA, Johnson DA, Portelli D, Baird J, Raukar NP. Dedicated MRI in the emergency department to expedite diagnostic management of hip fracture. Emerg Radiol 2019; 27:41-44. [PMID: 31617107 DOI: 10.1007/s10140-019-01729-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the effect on time to diagnosis of making MRI imaging for hip fractures available directly in the emergency department (ED). METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients with MRI imaging of the hip for suspected occult fracture, comparing time to diagnosis and time to disposition of populations imaged in the year preceding and the year following installation of an MRI scanner in the ED. RESULTS Time to diagnosis of hip fractures was 709 min before installation of a dedicated ED MRI scanner and 280 min after, a 60% reduction. Including the MRI in the diagnostic workup did not increase ED throughput time, and we were able to save 48% of the patients who had an ED-based MRI from an admission to the hospital. CONCLUSION Implementation of an MRI scanner for dedicated emergency department use enables faster hip fracture diagnosis and surgical consultation, or definitive disposition without increasing ED throughput time.
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- Holly Gil
- Department of Radiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. .,Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Spader HS, Dean DC, LaFrance WC, Raukar NP, Cosgrove GR, Eyerly-Webb SA, Ellermeier A, Correia S, Deoni SCL, Rogg J. Prospective study of myelin water fraction changes after mild traumatic brain injury in collegiate contact sports. J Neurosurg 2018:1-9. [PMID: 29712487 DOI: 10.3171/2017.12.jns171597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVEMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in athletes, including concussion, is increasingly being found to have long-term sequelae. Current imaging techniques have not been able to identify early damage caused by mTBI that is predictive of long-term symptoms or chronic traumatic encephalopathy. In this preliminary feasibility study, the authors investigated the use of an emerging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, multicomponent driven equilibrium single pulse observation of T1 and T2 (mcDESPOT), in visualizing acute and chronic white matter changes after mTBI in collegiate football and rugby players.METHODSThis study was a nonrandomized, nonblinded prospective trial designed to quantify changes in the myelin water fraction (MWF), used as a surrogate MRI measure of myelin content, in a group of male collegiate football and rugby players, classified here as a contact sport player (CSP) cohort, at the time of mTBI diagnosis and 3 months after injury when the acute symptoms of the injury had resolved. In addition, differences in the MWF between the CSP cohort and a control cohort of noncontact sport players (NCSPs) were quantified. T-tests and a threshold-free cluster enhancement (TFCE) statistical analysis technique were used to identify brain structures with significant changes in the MWF between the CSP and NCSP cohorts and between immediately postinjury and follow-up images obtained in the CSP cohort.RESULTSBrain MR images of 12 right-handed male CSPs were analyzed and compared with brain images of 10 right-handed male NCSPs from the same institution. A comparison of CSP and NCSP baseline images using TFCE showed significantly higher MWFs in the bilateral basal ganglia, anterior and posterior corpora callosa, left corticospinal tract, and left anterior and superior temporal lobe (p < 0.05). At the 3-month follow-up examination, images from the CSP cohort still showed significantly higher MWFs than those identified on baseline images from the NCSP cohort in the bilateral basal ganglia, anterior and posterior corpora callosa, and left anterior temporal lobe, and also in the bilateral corticospinal tracts, parahippocampal gyrus, and bilateral juxtapositional (previously known as supplemental motor) areas (p < 0.05). In the CSP cohort, a t-test comparing the MWF at the time of injury and 3 months later showed a significant increase in the overall MWF at follow-up (p < 0.005). These increases were greatest in the bilateral basal ganglia and deep white matter. MWF decreases were seen in more superficial white matter (p < 0.005).CONCLUSIONSIn this preliminary study, MWF was found to be increased in the brains of CSPs compared with the brains of controls, suggesting acute/chronic MWF alterations in CSPs from previous injuries. Increases in the MWF were also demonstrated in the brains of CSPs 3 months after the players sustained an mTBI. The full clinical significance of an increased MWF and whether this reflects axon neuropathology or disorderly remyelination leading to hypermyelination has yet to be determined.
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- Heather S Spader
- 1Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, and
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- 2Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin
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- 3Division of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology.,5Department of Neurology, and
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- 10Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- 4Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior.,9Providence VA Medical Center, Providence; and
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- 11Advanced Baby Imaging Lab, School of Engineering, Brown University; and.,12Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; and
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- 7Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rhode Island Hospital
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Belval LN, Casa DJ, Adams WM, Chiampas GT, Holschen JC, Hosokawa Y, Jardine J, Kane SF, Labotz M, Lemieux RS, McClaine KB, Nye NS, O'Connor FG, Prine B, Raukar NP, Smith MS, Stearns RL. Consensus Statement- Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Stroke. PREHOSP EMERG CARE 2018; 22:392-397. [PMID: 29336710 DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2017.1392666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is one of the most common causes of sudden death in athletes. It also represents a unique medical challenge to the prehospital healthcare provider due to the time sensitive nature of treatment. In cases of EHS, when cooling is delayed, there is a significant increase in organ damage, morbidity, and mortality after 30 minutes, faster than the average EMS transport and ED evaluation window. The purpose of this document is to present a paradigm for prehospital healthcare systems to minimize the risk of morbidity and mortality for EHS patients. With proper planning, EHS can be managed successfully by the prehospital healthcare provider.
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Kuehl DR, Berdahl CT, Jackson TD, Venkatesh AK, Mistry RD, Bhargavan-Chatfield M, Raukar NP, Carr BG, Schuur JD, Kocher KE. Advancing the Use of Administrative Data for Emergency Department Diagnostic Imaging Research. Acad Emerg Med 2015; 22:1417-26. [PMID: 26575944 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Administrative data are critical to describing patterns of use, cost, and appropriateness of imaging in emergency care. These data encompass a range of source materials that have been collected primarily for a nonresearch use: documenting clinical care (e.g., medical records), administering care (e.g., picture archiving and communication systems), or financial transactions (e.g., insurance claims). These data have served as the foundation for large, descriptive studies that have documented the rise and expanded role of diagnostic imaging in the emergency department (ED). This article summarizes the discussions of the breakout session on the use of administrative data for emergency imaging research at the May 2015 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference, "Diagnostic Imaging in the Emergency Department: A Research Agenda to Optimize Utilization." The authors describe the areas where administrative data have been applied to research evaluating the use of diagnostic imaging in the ED, the common sources for these data, and the strengths and limitations of administrative data. Next, the future role of administrative data is examined for answering key research questions in an evolving health system increasingly focused on measuring appropriateness, ensuring quality, and improving value for health spending. This article specifically focuses on four thematic areas: data quality, appropriateness and value, special populations, and policy interventions.
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- Damon R. Kuehl
- Department of Emergency Medicine; Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine; Roanoke VA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center; Los Angeles CA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Alabama Birmingham; Birmingham AL
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Section of Emergency Medicine; Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora CO
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Providence RI
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Thomas Jefferson University; Philadelphia PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Michigan School of Medicine; Ann Arbor MI
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Greenberg MR, Kane BG, Totten VY, Raukar NP, Moore EC, Sanson T, Barraco RD, Nguyen MC, Vaca FE. Injury due to mechanical falls: future directions in gender-specific surveillance, screening, and interventions in emergency department patients. Acad Emerg Med 2015; 21:1380-5. [PMID: 25491707 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that among older adults (≥65 years), falls are the leading cause of injury-related death. Fall-related fractures among older women are more than twice as frequent as those for men. Gender-specific evidence-based fall prevention strategy and intervention studies show that improved patient-centered outcomes are elusive. There is a paucity of emergency medicine literature on the topic. As part of the 2014 Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) consensus conference on "Gender-Specific Research in Emergency Care: Investigate, Understand, and Translate How Gender Affects Patient Outcomes," a breakout group convened to generate a research agenda on priority questions to be answered on this topic. The consensus-based priority research agenda is presented in this article.
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- Marna R Greenberg
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network/USF Morsani College of Medicine, Allentown, PA
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Wilcox BJ, Beckwith JG, Greenwald RM, Raukar NP, Chu JJ, McAllister TW, Flashman LA, Maerlender AC, Duhaime AC, Crisco JJ. Biomechanics of head impacts associated with diagnosed concussion in female collegiate ice hockey players. J Biomech 2015; 48:2201-4. [PMID: 25913243 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Epidemiological evidence suggests that female athletes may be at a greater risk of concussion than their male counterparts. The purpose of this study was to examine the biomechanics of head impacts associated with diagnosed concussions in a cohort of female collegiate ice hockey players. Instrumented helmets were worn by 58 female ice hockey players from 2 NCAA programs over a three year period. Kinematic measures of single impacts associated with diagnosed concussion and head impact exposure on days with and without diagnosed concussion were evaluated. Nine concussions were diagnosed. Head impact exposure was greater in frequency and magnitude on days of diagnosed concussions than on days without diagnosed concussion for individual athletes. Peak linear accelerations of head impacts associated with diagnosed concussion in this study are substantially lower than those previously reported in male athletes, while peak rotational accelerations are comparable. Further research is warranted to determine the extent to which female athletes' biomechanical tolerance to concussion injuries differs from males.
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- Bethany J Wilcox
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
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- Simbex, Lebanon, NH, USA; Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Center for Brain Biology and Behavior, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Raukar NP, Zonfrillo MR, Kane K, Davenport M, Espinoza TR, Weiland J, Franco V, Vaca FE. Gender- and sex-specific sports-related injury research in emergency medicine: a consensus on future research direction and focused application. Acad Emerg Med 2014; 21:1370-9. [PMID: 25420669 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Revised: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Title IX, the commercialization of sports, the social change in sports participation, and the response to the obesity epidemic have contributed to the rapid proliferation of participation in both competitive organized sports and nontraditional athletic events. As a consequence, emergency physicians are regularly involved in the acute diagnosis, management, disposition, and counseling of a broad range of sports-related pathology. Three important and highly publicized mechanisms of injury in sports relevant to emergency medicine (EM) include concussion, heat illness, and sudden cardiac death. In conjunction with the 2014 Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference "Gender-specific Research in Emergency Care: Investigate, Understand, and Translate How Gender Affects Patient Outcomes," a consensus group consisting of experts in EM, emergency neurology, sports medicine, and public health convened to deliberate and develop research questions that could ultimately advance the field of sports medicine and allow for meaningful application in the emergency department (ED) clinical setting. Sex differences in injury risk, diagnosis, ED treatment, and counseling are identified in each of these themes. This article presents the consensus-based priority research agenda.
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- Neha P. Raukar
- Department of Emergency Medicine; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University; Providence RI
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- Division of Emergency Medicine and Center for Injury Research and Prevention; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Philadelphia PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Lehigh Valley Hospital/USF Morsani College of Medicine; Allentown PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Allegheny General Hospital; Pittsburgh PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Lehigh Valley Hospital/USF Morsani College of Medicine; Allentown PA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles CA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Yale University School of Medicine; New Haven CT
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Morrissey D, Raukar NP, Andrade-Koziol J, Mello M. Statewide assessment of the Rhode Island School and Youth Programs Concussion Act. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2014; 77:S8-11. [DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000000331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Background: Pain control is a factor in the sideline treatment of competitive athletes. Ketorolac injections by team physicians as a pain control measure are seemingly becoming more mainstream, although there have been very little data published on its use. Hypothesis: Intramuscular ketorolac injections are being used regularly by orthopaedic surgeons and primary care sports medicine physicians in their care of athletes. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: A 19-question survey was generated online for physician members of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. The survey link was e-mailed, with reminders sent every 1 to 2 weeks, and results were collected from April to June 2011. Results: The survey was e-mailed to 6950 physicians, with 1100 respondents completing it (60% orthopaedic surgeons, 40% nonsurgical sports medicine physicians). Approximately 49% use intramuscular ketorolac in the treatment of athletes, primarily at the collegiate and professional levels; 95.8% reported effective pain control after administration; 2.9% reported bleeding complications; and 1.9% reported kidney complications from its use. Conclusion: Intramuscular ketorolac injections are used by approximately half of all team physicians in their sideline treatment of competitive athletes.
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- Gregory A Sawyer
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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