CCTA
Additional details about the accuracy and role of CCTA have been added to the Other diagnostic modalities in ACS page.
Updates
HUS causes
The section on HUS has been revised, particularly with an extended list of potential triggers, on the Thrombotic microangiopathies page.
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome has moved
The section on HUS that was on the Paediatric gastroenteritis page has been moved to the section on HUS on the Thrombotic micorangiopathies page.
Indications for admission following blunt head trauma
The Management of head trauma page has been updated with a revision of the indications for hospital admission.
GA vs sedation for interventional stroke management
The Stroke management page has been updated to indicate that the association between GA and poorer outcome for interventional stroke treatment is no longer thought to exist. Schonenberger, S, Uhlmann, L, Hacke, W, et al. Effect of Conscious Sedation vs General Anesthesia on Early Neurological Improvement Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy: A … Read more
Prevalence of immunosuppression
The Immunodeficiency page has been updated with information about the prevalence of immunosuppression.
Duration of AF and stroke risk
The Stroke prevention in Atrial fibrillation/flutter page has been updated with some additional information about the duration of AF thought to confer increased stroke risk.
Post intubation gastric decompression
The Post intubation care page has been modified to increase the importance of early gastric decompression following intubation in ED patients.
Intubation first pass success rate
The Endotracheal intubation page has been updated with information about the first pass success rate in ED patients.
Urine collection contamination rates in children
The Urinary tract infection in children page has been updated with information about the relative rates of contamination of the various urine collection methods.
Diagnostic yield of CTPA
Some information about the approximate diagnostic yield from CTPA has been added to the Investigations in PE – imaging page.
Casemix weighting for EDs
Some additional information about casemix weighting for EDs and the national efficient price has been added to the Financial issues page.
Budgets
Some additional information about budgets has been added to the Financial issues page.
Casemix funding
Some additional information about casemix funding of Emergency Departments in Australia has been added to the Financial issues page.
Measuring tetanus immunity
The Tetanus page has been updated with a segment on the measurement of tetanus immunity.
Braxton Hicks contractions
The Normal labour and delivery page has been updated with additional information about Braxton Hicks contractions.
Premature labour
The Premature labour page has been extensively revised and updated.
Labour and delivery revisions
The Normal labour and delivery page has had a number of updates are revisions.
Canadian syncope risk score
Details of the Canadian syncope risk score have been added to the Syncope page following the publication of the article: Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V, Kwong, K, Wells, GA, et al. Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope. CMAJ 2016;188(12):E289-98.
Calcium channel antagonist toxicity
The Calcium channel antagonists page has been revised following the publication of the following article. St-Onge, M, Anseeuw, K, Cantrell, FL, et al. Experts Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Calcium Channel Blocker Poisoning in Adults. Critical Care Medicine 2016.