Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up
- Jan 27th, 2024
- Clay Smith
- categories:
#1: Do Febrile Neonates with COVID-19 Need a Full Workup?
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This systematic review and meta-analysis of almost 4,000 febrile infants ≤ 90 days old diagnosed with COVID-19 indicated that these patients have a low prevalence of invasive bacterial infection (IBI), especially the subgroup >28 days old.
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Prevalence of invasive bacterial infection in febrile infants ≤90 days with a COVID-19 positive test: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Emerg Med J. Published online December 6, 2023. doi:10.1136/emermed-2023-213483
#2: Grandma MIGHT Have Hit Her Head…CT or Not?
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Overall rates of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients >65 years of age with either definite or uncertain head trauma were found to be 11.4% and 1.7%, respectively, leading these authors to recommend head CT imaging on all geriatric patients presenting with possible head trauma.
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Computed Tomography Imaging of Geriatric Patients with Uncertain Head Trauma. J Emerg Med. 2023 Jul 25;65(6):511-516. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.07.009.
