Evaluating Gait with Force Sensing Insoles 6 Months after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: An Autograft Comparison.

Introduction: Aberrant knee mechanics during gait 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are associated with markers of knee cartilage degeneration. The purpose of this study was to compare loading during walking gait in quadriceps tendon, bone-patellar tendon-bone (BPTB), and hamstring tendon autograft patients 6 months post-ACLR using loadsol single sensor insoles, and to evaluate associations between loading and patient-reported outcomes.

Methods: Seventy-two patients (13 to 40 yr) who underwent unilateral, primary ACLR with BPTB, quadriceps tendon, or hamstring tendon autograft completed treadmill gait assessment, the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) survey, and the ACL-Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) survey 6 ± 1 months post-ACLR.

Charge capture in the BICU: Increasing revenue by improving documentation behaviors.

Documentation by a healthcare provider is the key to capturing appropriate reimbursement for effort, expertize, and time given to patients. However, patient encounters are known to be under-coded; often describing a level of service that does not reflect the physician's labor. If there is deficient medical decision making (MDM) documentation, this will ultimately lead to a loss of revenue, as coders can only evaluate service levels from the documentation during the encounter.

The revised Approved Instructional Resources score: An improved quality evaluation tool for online educational resources.

Background: Free Open-Access Medical education (FOAM) use among residents continues to rise. However, it often lacks quality assurance processes and residents receive little guidance on quality assessment. The Academic Life in Emergency Medicine Approved Instructional Resources tool (AAT) was created for FOAM appraisal by and for expert educators and has demonstrated validity in this context.

Barriers to Utilizing Social Media Platforms in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs.

Background Residency programs seek to incorporate various social media (SoMe) platforms into their educational curricula, yet little is known regarding the potential roadblocks towards implementation. Our objective was to assess the current utilization of SoMe platforms and identify common barriers to implementation by emergency medicine (EM) residency programs. Methods Members of the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Information Technology (IT) Committee developed an anonymous survey distributed to representatives from EM residency programs using the "CORD Community" internet forum.

Life-threatening flecainide overdose treated with intralipid and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Flecainide is a Class Ic antiarrythmic agent associated with adverse events due to its pro-arrythmic effects. We report the case of a 33-year-old female presenting in cardiac arrest after a flecainide overdose treated with intravenous fat emulsion (IFE), sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This case reviews the pathophysiology and management of flecainide toxicity including novel strategies of IFE and ECMO.

Septo-optic dysplasia and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an infant.

Macrophage activation in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) leads to severe inflammation resulting in cytopenias and multi-organ dysfunction. Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is an as-yet unaffiliated disorder that manifests with optic, hepatic, endocrine and/or constitutional defects. We detail the first reported occurrence of both HLH and SOD in one patient.