We are once again buried in a wave of viral respiratory illnesses, and much of the burden of […] Paxlovid evidence: still very little reason to prescribe 6 comments
Transfusion seems like the simplest intervention in medicine. The patient is losing blood, so let’s put some back […] Massive hemorrhage: a very deep dive 6 comments
In a lecture series entitled “Get off the fence”, in which I discuss practice changing evidence based medicine, […] Antibiotics are not needed in uncomplicated diverticulitis 4 comments
Over the last decade, I have heard the language around balanced transfusions shift from an ‘interesting new idea’ […] Balanced transfusion: Less evidence than you might think 1 comment
This evidence review is the handout for the talk I gave at the Emergency Medicine Cases Summit entitled […] Clinical decision rules are ruining medicine 14 comments
We have finally reached the end of the laceration repair series. So far, it seems like nothing we […] Laceration evidence part 7: Aftercare instructions 5 comments
In part 4 of the laceration evidence series, we learned that wound eversion is probably dogma. In part […] How far should sutures be spaced? 2 comments
As discussed in the post “Does closure technique matter”, I rarely use sutures anymore. Tissue adhesives and/or steri-strips […] Laceration evidence: absorbable sutures or not? 6 comments
There are a lot of strong opinions about how lacerations should be repaired. There may be even more […] Lacerations: Does closure technique matter? 2 comments