Contemporary Practices for Medical Evaluation of the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department.

Although emergency department (ED) visits for patients with mental illness are frequent, medical evaluation (i.e., "medical screening") of patients presenting with psychiatric complaints is inconsistent.

Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysms: comparison of treatment modalities, including duplex-guided thrombin injection.

The purpose of our study was to review the results of the three treatment modalities currently used at Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) for iatrogenic pseudoaneuryms. Retrospective records were reviewed of patients treated for pseudoaneurysms (PSA) from July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. In the 12-month period, 69 psedoaneurysms were treated with either ultrasound-guided compression (UGC), duplex-guided thrombin injection, or open operative repair.