Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
- Nov 25th, 2023
- Clay Smith
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#1: 900% Greater Odds of Going Home – Nasal Fentanyl for Pediatric Sickle Cell Crisis
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In this large, multi-center retrospective study of academic pediatric emergency departments across the US and Canada, researchers found that children presenting with sickle cell disease vaso-occlusive events had nine times (900%) greater adjusted odds of discharge home if given intranasal fentanyl (INF).
Source
Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective. Am J Hematol. 2023 Apr;98(4):620-627. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26837. Epub 2023 Feb 6.
#2: NINJA RCT – Should We Replace the Nail After Nail Bed Repair?
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In this multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing suturing the fingernail back onto the nail bed versus simply covering the nail bed with a non-adherent dressing after repair of a nail bed injury, there was no statistically significant difference in infection rate or cosmetic outcome.
Source
Effectiveness of nail bed repair in children with or without replacing the fingernail: NINJA multicentre randomized clinical trial. Br J Surg. 2023 Mar 30;110(4):432-438. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad031.
