Use of a Stylet Does Not Improve Neonatal Intubation Success
First-attempt success rates of emergent neonatal intubation by trainees were similar with and without use of a stylet.
The study suggests patients presenting with a normal ECG, TIMI score of zero, and negative highly sensitive troponin I assay may be safely discharged from the ED, but it needs validation.
In the ongoing search for the best approach to determine which patients with chest pain can be safely discharged from the emergency department (ED), researchers evaluated outcomes in adult patients who presented with nontraumatic chest pain and were evaluated for acute coronary syndrome at an academic hospital in Australia. Patients were considered low risk if they had a normal electrocardiogram (ECG), a presentation TIMI risk score of zero (see table), and an initial highly sensitive troponin I level 99th percentile.
