Publications by authors named "Zoe Curry"
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- Epinephrine is crucial for treating anaphylaxis but its cardiovascular side effects may make clinicians hesitant to use it; this study aimed to evaluate the frequency of such cardiotoxic effects.
- A retrospective study in a Tennessee ED looked at 338 adult patients treated with intramuscular epinephrine for anaphylaxis from 2017 to 2021, primarily assessing cardiotoxicity defined by specific heart-related outcomes.
- The results showed that about 4.7% of patients experienced cardiotoxicity, with older patients and those with more health issues being at a higher risk, especially if they received multiple doses of epinephrine.
Treatment for partners of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI), referred to as expedited partner therapy (EPT), is infrequently used in the emergency department (ED). This was a pilot program to initiate and evaluate EPT through medication-in-hand ("take-home") kits or paper prescriptions. In this study we aimed to assess the frequency of EPT prescribing, the efficacy of a randomized best practice advisory (BPA) on the uptake, perceptions of emergency clinicians regarding the EPT pilot, and factors associated with EPT prescribing.
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