Publications by authors named "Ruben D Santiago"
The purpose of this article is to summarize pharmacotherapy related emergency medicine (EM) literature indexed in 2023. Articles were selected utilizing a modified Delphi approach. The table of contents from pre-determined journals were reviewed and independently evaluated via the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system by paired authors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Viscoelastography (VE) is an established method to identify coagulopathies in various disease processes. Clinical decisions can be made with real-time tracings and quantitative values at the bedside. Thromboelastography (TEG®) and rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) have been utilized in several disease states with clinical varying success.
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- Accurate and timely review of microbiological test results is essential for antimicrobial stewardship, particularly for patients in the emergency department (ED), which usually isn't included in these programs.
- A study compared the efficiency of emergency medicine pharmacists (EMP) and charge nurses (CN) in reviewing positive microbiological test results for patients discharged from the ED, analyzing data from July to December 2012.
- The results showed that while review times were similar, EMPs had a significantly lower miss rate for necessary interventions compared to CNs, highlighting the effectiveness of EMPs in enhancing antimicrobial stewardship within the ED.