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 Articles  in  52  Weeks  

University  of  Washington  Emergency  Medicine  

Airway/Respiratory  
1. The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Network. Ventilation with Lower Tidal Volumes as
Compared with Traditional Tidal Volumes for Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory
Distress Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 2000; 342.18: 1301-1308.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10793162
2. Brochard L, et al. Noninvasive Ventilation for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 1995; 333.13: 817-22.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7651472
3. Burton JH, et al. Does End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Detect Respiratory Events Prior to
Current Sedation Monitoring Practices? Academic Emergency Medicine. 2006; 13(5): 500-504.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16569750
4. Kheterpal S, et al. Incidence and Predictors of Difficult and Impossible Mask Ventilation.
Anesthesiology. 2006; 105(5): 885-891. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17065880
5. Kline JA, et al. Prospective multicenter evaluation of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria.
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2008; 6.5: 772-780.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18318689
6. Reed MJ, Dunn MJ, & McKeown DW. Can an Airway Assessment Score Predict Difficulty at
Intubation in the Emergency Department? Emergency Medicine Journal. 2005; 22(2): 99-102.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15662057
7. Weingart SD and Levitan RM. Preoxygenation and prevention of desaturation during
emergency airway management. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012; 59.3: 165-175.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22050948
8. Wells PS, et al. Excluding pulmonary embolism at the bedside without diagnostic imaging:
Management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism presenting to the emergency
department by using a simple clinical model and D-dimer. Annals of Internal Medicine.
2001;135:98-107. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11453709

Cardiology
9. Andersen HR, et al. A comparison of coronary angioplasty with fibrinolytic therapy in acute
myocardial infarction. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2003; 349.8: 733-42.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12930925
10. Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest Study Group. Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia to Improve the
Neurologic Outcome after Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal of Medicine. 2002; 346 (8):
549-556. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11856793
11. Mehta S, et al. Routine vs Selective Invasive Strategies in Patients with Acute Coronary
Syndromes: A Collaborative Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. The Journal Of The
American Medical Association. 2005; 293 (23): 2908 – 2917.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15956636
12. Quinn J, et al. Prospective validation of the San Francisco Syncope Rule to predict patients
with serious outcomes. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2006; 47(5):448-54.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16631985
 13. Sgarbossa E, et al (GUSTO-1 (Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen
Activator for Occluded Coronary Arteries) Investigators). Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of
Evolving Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Presence of Left Bundle-Branch Block. New
England Journal of Medicine 1996; 334 (8): 481 – 487.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8559200
14. Than M, et al. 2-Hour Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol to Assess Patients With Chest Pain
Symptoms Using Contemporary Troponins as the Only Biomarker: The ADAPT Trial. Journal
of the American College of Cardiology. 2012; 59.23: 2091-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22578923
15. Weigner M, et al. Risk for Clinical Thromboembolism Associated with Conversion to Sinus
Rhythm in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Lasting Less than 48 Hours. Annals of Internal
Medicine. 1997; 126(8): 615 – 620. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9103128
16. Wenzel V, et al. A Comparison of Vasopressin and Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. New England Journal of Medicine. 2004; 350(2): 105 – 113.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14711909
17. Wyse DG, et al. A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial
fibrillation. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2002; 347.23: 1825-1833.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12466506

Gastrointestinal  
18. Lau J, et al. Omeprazole Before Endoscopy in Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding. New
England Journal of Medicine. 2007; 356: 1631-40.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17442905
19. Palamidessi N, et al. Nasogastric aspiration and lavage in emergency department patients with
hematochezia or melena without hematemesis. Academic Emergency Medicine. 2010; 17.2:
126-132. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20370741
20. Villanueva C, et al. Transfusion strategies for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The New
England Journal of Medicine. 2013; 368.1: 11-21.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23281973

Infectious  Disease  
21. Marik PE, Flemmer M, and Harrison W. The risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection with
femoral venous catheters as compared to subclavian and internal jugular venous catheters: A
systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis. Critical Care Medicine. 2012; 40.8: 2479-
85. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22809915
22. Medeiros I and Saconato H. Antibiotic prophylaxis for mammalian bites. Cochrane database of
systematic reviews. 2001: CD001738. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11406003
23. Wong C, et al. The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) score: a tool
for distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis from other soft tissue infections. Critical Care Medicine.
2004; 32.7: 1535-1541. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15241098

Immunology  
24. Lin R, et al. Improved Outcomes in Patients with Acute Allergic Syndromes Who are Treated
with Combined H1 and H2 Antagonists. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2000; 36(5): 462-468.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11054200
Musculoskeletal  
25. Stiell IG, et al. Decision Rules for the Use of Radiography in Acute Ankle Injuries. The Journal
of the American Medical Association 1993; 269 (9): 1127 – 1132.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8433468

Neurosciences  
26. Anderson CS, et al. Intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral haemorrhage trial
(INTERACT): a randomised pilot trial. Lancet. 2008; 7.5: 391-399.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18396107
27. Hacke W, et al. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke. The
New England Journal of Medicine. 2008; 359.13: 1317-1329.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18815396
28. Johnston SC, et al. Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after
transient ischaemic attack. Lancet. 2007; 369(9558): 283-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17258668
29. Morgenstern L, et al. Worst Headache and Subarachinoid Hemorrhage: Prospective, Modern
Computed Tomography and Spinal Fluid Analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 1998;
32:3:1: 297-304. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9737490
30. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group. Tissue
plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. New England Journal of Medicine.
1995; 333.24: 1581-7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7477192
31. Perry JJ, et al. High risk clinical characteristics for subarachnoid haemorrhage in patients with
acute headache: prospective cohort study. British Medical Journal. 2010; 341:c5204.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21030443

Pediatrics  
32. Altamimi S, et al. Single-dose oral dexamethasone in the emergency management of children
with exacerbations of mild to moderate asthma. Pediatric Emergency Care. 2006; 22.12: 786-
793. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17198210
33. Berg AT, et al. A Prospective Study of Recurrent Febrile Seizures. New England Journal of
Medicine. 1992; 327(16): 1122 – 1127. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1528207
34. Holmes J, et al. Validation of a Prediction Rule for the Identification of Children With Intra-
abdominal Injuries After Blunt Torso Trauma. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2009; 54: 528-
533. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19250706
35. Kuppermann N, et al. Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain
injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study. Lancet. 2009; 374.9696: 1160-1170.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19758692

Renal/Urology  
36. Coll DM, Varanelli MJ, and Smith RC. Relationship of spontaneous passage of ureteral calculi
to stone size and location as revealed by unenhanced helical CT.American Journal Of
Roentgenology. 2002; 178.1: 1644. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11756098
37. Luchs JS, et al. Utility of hematuria testing in patients with suspected renal colic: correlation
with unenhanced helical CT results. Urology. 2002; 170.1: 839-842.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12031364
Resuscitation  
38. Dellinger RP, et al; and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines Committee including the
Pediatric Subgroup. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012. Critical Care Medicine. 2013; 41(2):580-637.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23353941
39. Jones AE, et al. Lactate clearance vs central venous oxygen saturation as goals of early
sepsis therapy: a randomized clinical trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association.
2010; 303.8: 739-746. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20179283
40. Rivers E, et al. Early goal-directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock.
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2001; 345.19: 1368-1377.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11794169

Trauma  
41. MacKenzie EJ, et al. A national evaluation of the effect of trauma-center care on mortality. The
New England Journal of Medicine. 2006; 354.4: 366-378.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16436768
42. Stiell IG, et al. The Canadian C-Spine Rule for Radiography in Alert and Stable Trauma
Patients. The Journal Of The American Medical Association. 2001; 286.15: 1841-1848.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11597285
43. Stiell IG, et al. The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury. Lancet. 2001;
357.9266: 1391-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11356436
44. Bickell WH, et al. Immediate Versus Delayed Fluid Resuscitation for Hypotensive Patients with
Penetrating Torso Injuries. New England Journal of Medicine. 1994; 331(17): 1105-1109.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7935634
45. Branney SW, et al. Critical Analysis of Two Decades of Experience with Postinjury Emergency
Department Thoracotomy in a Regional Trauma Center. Journal of Trauma. 1998; 45 (1): 87 –
94. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9680018
46. Chi JH, et al. Prehospital Hypoxia Affects Outcome in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A
Prospective Multicenter Study. Journal of Trauma. 2006; 61 (5): 1134 – 1141.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17099519
47. CRASH-2 trial collaborators. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events,
and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a
randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010; 376(9734):23-32.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20554319
48. Haydel MJ, et al. Indications for Computed Tomography in Patients with Minor Head Injury.
New England Journal of Medicine. 2000; 343 (2): 100 – 105.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10891517
49. Hoffman JR, et al. Selective cervical spine radiography in blunt trauma: methodology of the
National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS). Annals of Emergency
Medicine. 1998; 461-469. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9774931
50. Tsutsumi S, et al. Effects of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study of High-Dose
Methylprednisolone Therapy on Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury-Results in Spinal Injuries
Center. Spine. 2006; 31(26): 2292-2296. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17172994

Ultrasound  
51. Branney SW, et al. Quantitative Sensitivity of Ultrasound in Detecting Free Intraperitoneal
Fluid. Journal of Trauma. 1995; 39 (2): 375-380. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7674411
52. Nagdev AD, et al. Emergency department bedside ultrasonographic measurement of the caval
index for noninvasive determination of low central venous pressure. Annals of Emergency
Medicine. 2010; 55.3: 290-295. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19556029