Research and Reviews in the Fastlane 039

Welcome to the 39th edition of Research and Reviews in the Fastlane. R&R in the Fastlane is a free resource that harnesses the power of social media to allow some of the best and brightest emergency medicine and critical care clinicians from all over the world tell us what they think is worth reading from the published literature. This edition contains 13 recommended reads. The R&R Editorial Team includes Jeremy Fried, Nudrat Rashid, Soren Rudolph, Anand Swaminathan and, of course, Chris Nickson. Find more R&R in the Fastlane reviews in the R&R Archive, read more about the R&R project or check out the full list of R&R contributors. This Edition’s R&R Hall of Famer Emergency Medicine, Cardiology The left bundle-branch block puzzle in the 2013 ST-elevation myocardial infarction guideline: from falsely declaring emergency to denying reperfusion in a high-risk population. Are the Sgarbossa Criteria ready for prime time? Cai Q et al. Am Heart J. 2013 Sep;166(3):409-13. PMID 24016487 A proposed algorithm incorporating the Sgarbossa criteria to quickly and accurately identify, among patients presenting with chest pain and new or presumably new LBBB, those with acute coronary artery occlusion. This algorithm will also significantly reduce false catheterization laboratory activation and inappropriate fibrinolytic therapy Recommended by: Salim R. Rezaie The Best of the Rest Resuscitation, Prehospital Medicine Effect of prehospital ultrasound on cl...
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