Episode 14

Peds Pain Control | Are Antibiotics Inferior To Surgery?

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of March 31 to April 4, 2025.

These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.


Monday Spoon Feed:

For pediatric ED patients, NSAIDs, ketamine, and mid-high potency opioids all reduced pain compared to placebo, with NSAIDs also reducing the need for rescue medication.


Wednesday Spoon Feed:

Antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children has a significantly higher failure rate (34% vs. 7%) compared to appendectomy, but this is limited by differing definitions of failure and the chosen non-inferiority margin.

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Nicholas Zelt

The voice behind the mic! I'm an emergency medicine resident with a real nerdy love for podcasts and evidence based medicine. Joined the JournalFeed team way back in the before times (pre-COVID).
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Clay Smith

Hi! I've been practicing emergency medicine for over 20 years and started JournalFeed. I'm the Chief Spoon-Feeder, which means I either write or edit everything that's posted on the JournalFeed blog. But Nick totally runs the show with the podcast!