Publications by authors named "D Abi Haidar"

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  • A study evaluated the effectiveness of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in diagnosing hand infections in emergency department patients over six years.
  • The review included 50 cases, with common symptoms being pain, swelling, and redness; POCUS helped influence medical decisions in 68% of cases and changed patient management in 38%.
  • The findings suggest that POCUS is a valuable tool in assessing hand infections, aiding in quicker treatment and decision-making processes.
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Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) is one of few specialties with variable training lengths. Hiring a three-year graduate to continue fellowship training in a department that supports a four-year residency program can lead to conflicts around resident supervision. We sought to understand hiring and clinical supervision, or staffing, patterns of non-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) fellowships hosted at institutions supporting four-year residency programs.

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Coronary sinus Reducer implantation is a percutaneous technique used to treat patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris. The device narrows the coronary sinus, increases the back pressure in the myocardial venous system and forces redistribution of coronary blood flow from less ischemic subepicardium to the more ischemic subendocardium. Multiple clinical studies had proven its efficacy to alleviate myocardial ischemia and related symptoms, and to improve the quality of life of patients with refractory symptomatic chronic coronary artery disease for whom coronary revascularization is deemed unsuitable.

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