Successful first-attempt peripheral intravenous cannulation in patients with difficult venous access can avoid delays in administering medications in the emergency department. Is bi-plane imaging the long-sought answer?
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks are included in the emergency physicians scope of practice, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians policy statement. But how safe and effective are they in this setting?
When considering all large thyroid nodules > 4 cm, false negative rates declined compared with considering only large nodules in patients that had undergone surgery, in a new analysis.
While mechanical subcision of fat septa with a scalpel or a large bore needle is a tried-and-true treatment for cellulite, other technologies have emerged as alternatives.
Patients with early breast cancer and negative ultrasound axillary lymph node staging had similar locoregional relapse and distant DFS at 5 years whether or not they received SLN biopsy.