Episode 18

Under/Over-triage | Abdomens and Opioids

The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 15-19, 2023.

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Under/Over-triage Spoon Feed

The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) mistriaged roughly 1 of every 3 patients who presented to 21 EDs in the Kaiser Permanente health system. 

                         

Abdomens and Opioids Spoon Feed

Patients who are discharged from the emergency department after presenting with abdominal pain and receiving opioids are 57% greater odds of return within 30 days. This population is also at higher risk for adverse effects from these medications.

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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!