Evaluating data sharing statements in leading emergency medicine journals: A mixed methods review.

Background: Emergency medicine remains as the front line of healthcare, providing acute care to a diverse population during urgent and critical moments. Our objective was to systematically quantify the prevalence of data sharing statements (DSS) in high-impact emergency medicine journals and assess their implementation by contacting corresponding authors who indicated data available upon request.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to identify the prevalence and content of data sharing statements in clinical studies published in high impact emergency medicine journals between 2018 and 2023, followed by a hierarchical logistic regression analysis to identify variables impacting the incorporation of data sharing statements into emergency medicine studies.

Epidemiology and outcomes of bacterial meningitis in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Objective: Examine pathogen distribution, antibiotic resistance patterns, and hospital outcomes of infants with bacterial meningitis in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the US from 2013-2018.

Study Design: Infants were divided into 2 groups based on age at the time of meningitis: early-onset (0-3 days) and late-onset (>3 days). We compared demographics, clinical characteristics, epidemiology, hospital outcomes, distribution of organisms and resistance, and blood culture timing relative to cerebrospinal fluid culture.

Differentiation between left and right wing stridulatory files in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae).

Male crickets produce acoustic signals by wing stridulation, attracting females for mating. A plectrum on the left forewing's (or tegmen) anal margin rapidly strikes along a serrated vein (stridulatory file, SF) on the opposite tegmen as they close, producing vibrations, ending in a tonal sound. The tooth strike rate of the plectrum across file teeth is equal to the sound frequency produced by the cricket (i.

Implications of positive urine toxicology screening in trauma patients.

Background: Pain management in trauma patients can be difficult due to their varied injuries and presence or absence of illicit substances in their systems. Additionally, trauma patients have variable lengths of stay. Limiting length of stay to what is medically necessary and preventing long-term dependence on narcotic medications are important in trauma patient care.

Relevant Insertion Site Anatomy of the Conventus Distal Radius System.

Background: The Conventus Distal Radius System (DRS) is an intramedullary fixation scaffold inserted into the lateral aspect of the distal radius. The purpose of this study was to identify insertion site anatomy to illustrate risks associated with the minimally invasive nature of radial-sided implant application.

Methods: Ten cadavers were utilized.

A Model for Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in an Age-Structured Forest: Predicting Severity and Outbreak-Recovery Cycle Period.

The mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae), a tree-killing bark beetle, has historically been part of the normal disturbance regime in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests. In recent years, warm winters and summers have allowed MPB populations to achieve synchronous emergence and successful attacks, resulting in widespread population outbreaks and resultant tree mortality across western North America. We develop an age-structured forest demographic model that incorporates temperature-dependent MPB infestations.