Objectives. To review the literature concerning drug‐related problems that result in
emergency department visits, estimate the frequency of these problems and the rates of …

Objective: To review the evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of l-carnitine in the
management of acute valproic acid overdose. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE (1950–May …

Purpose: Numerous antiemetics have been studied for the prevention of postoperative
nausea and vomiting (PONV) including traditional agents (metodopramide, perphenazine …

Background: Medication-related visits to the emergency department are an important but
poorly understood phenomenon. We sought to evaluate the frequency, severity and …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We determine whether a 1: 1 mixture of ketamine and propofol (ketofol)
for emergency department (ED) procedural sedation results in a 13% or more absolute …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Adverse drug events represent the most common cause of preventable
nonsurgical adverse events in medicine but may remain undetected. Our objective is to …

Objectives: To describe and analyze the intubating conditions and hemodynamic effects of
etomidate in patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency …

Objective: To comparatively evaluate hypertonic sodium (HTS) and mannitol in patients
following acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the outcomes of all-cause mortality …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Our objectives are to describe the outcomes of patients presenting to
the emergency department (ED) because of an adverse drug event and to compare them …

Background: Key performance indicators (KPIs) are quantifiable measures of quality. There
are no published, systematically derived clinical pharmacy KPIs (cpKPIs). Objective: A group …