Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty?

Background: Reducing unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits following joint arthroplasty is an important goal. Literature suggests 30-day visit rates range between 4% and 15%, with only 20%-25% of these admitted for care. Low admissions suggest an opportunity to reduce unnecessary postarthroplasty ED visits.

Biomechanical Implications of Asymmetric Gardner-Wells Tong Placement During Cervical Spine Traction.

In cases of cervical facet dislocations, traction is typically delivered in the acute setting with tongs attached to the skull via two pins. Although the pins are recommended to be inserted symmetrically in a neutral loading position, erroneous asymmetric pin placement has been documented in case reports, but its biomechanical implications are unknown. The current study utilized a human surrogate to evaluate the influence of asymmetrically placed pins in the axial or frontal planes.

Policy analysis: an underutilised methodology in health professions education research.

Government, organizational, and professional society policies are part of the complex system that underpins and influences the education of health professionals. Despite their significant influence, these policies rarely receive attention in scholarship examining the processes and outcomes of current health profession education systems. Policy analysis is a field of research that examines how and why policies are developed, the assumptions underpinning policies, and policies' effects.