Heat-Related Illnesses.

There is a growing incidence of heat-related illnesses due to rising global temperatures. Heat-related illnesses range from mild to severe, with heat stroke being the most critical. The wet bulb global temperature index considers humidity and solar intensity; its use is recommended to estimate heat stress on an individual and mitigate risk.

Oligoanalgesia in blunt geriatric trauma.

Background: Research suggests that older age can influence perception, assessment, and treatment of acute pain, resulting in inadequate pain control for geriatric patients.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if geriatric trauma patients are less likely to receive analgesia in our emergency department (ED).

Methods: This retrospective chart review includes blunt trauma adult patients who presented to a Level I trauma center ED between June 1 and December 31, 2012.

Thrombolysis for children with acute ischemic stroke: a perspective from the kids' inpatient database.

Background: Thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in children is yet to be proven efficacious, and there is limited information about its safety in large pediatric samples. Here we evaluate the safety outcomes associated with thrombolysis in children as well as the trend of hospital utilization over the past decade in the United States.

Methods: A cohort of children with acute ischemic stroke was identified from the Kids' Inpatient Database for the years 1998-2009.

How Safe is Eptifibatide during Urgent Carotid Artery Stenting?

Background: Glycoprotein IIB/IIIA inhibitors are occasionally utilized during carotid artery stenting (CAS) in the presence or absence of a visualized intra-operative thrombus.

Objective: We assess the hemorrhagic and clinical outcomes associated with the use of eptifibatide during CAS.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on patients with the diagnosis of carotid artery stenosis underwent CAS in a single center.