Objective To describe our experience performing ED procedural sedation in a country where
emergency medicine (EM) is a relatively new specialty. Methods This is a prospective …

Represcription of medication that was withdrawn after the occurrence of an adverse drug
event (including allergy), is a recognized medication safety issue on a patient level. We …

Background Ensuring that lung-protective ventilation is achieved at scale is challenging in
perioperative practice. Fully automated ventilation may be more effective in delivering lung …

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a common, and often preventable, cause of hospital
admission, especially in the elderly, and can occur during hospitalization. In this current …

Drug–drug interactions (DDIs) frequently trigger adverse drug events or reduced efficacy.
Most DDI alerts, however, are overridden because of irrelevance for the specific patient …

OBJECTIVE: The optimal use of pulsed wave Doppler tissue imaging (DTI) in predicting left
ventricular (LV) reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) was …

Dear Editor, Central venous catheterization-related complications still occur despite
ultrasound (US) guidance. Two-dimensional (2D) US-guided access is performed in either …

Methods. We studied the medical records (paper and/or electronic) of consecutive patients
admitted to the geriatric and internal medicine wards of the University Medical Center …

Study objective The three-dimensional shape of the ultrasound beam produces a thicker
scan plane than most users assume. Viewed longitudinally, a needle placed lateral to a …

Background Earlier studies have shown poor documentation of the reasons for medication
discontinuation during hospitalization. Communication of reasons for discontinuation, eg …