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The strongest recent Emergency Medicine papers on PubMed, ranked by study design, topic and journal, with the same summaries subscribers get.

  1. randomized trial, 66 patients

    PlasmaLyte, Lactated Ringer's, or Normal Saline resuscitation in acute pancreatitis: a single-center, pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial

    Sin SH, Kim HK, Choi HH, et al. BMC Gastroenterol. Jul 2026.

    Findings
    Among 66 acute pancreatitis patients, SIRS prevalence fell to 4.8% with PlasmaLyte (80% reduction), 12.5% with Lactated Ringer’s (57.1% reduction) and 9.5% with Normal Saline (50% reduction).
    Bottom line
    Balanced crystalloids lowered SIRS more than saline, though differences were not statistically significant.

    PubMed, PMID 42897479

  2. randomized trial, 2,160 patients

    A multifaceted intervention to increase bystander CPR rates after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in France: a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, controlled trial

    Debaty G, Ribes S, Ray P, et al. Lancet Public Health. Nov 2026.

    Findings
    Bystander-initiated CPR before EMS arrival occurred in 421 (61·4%) control patients and 708 (70·9%) intervention patients (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1·54 [95% CI 1·09-2·19]; p=0·017).
    Bottom line
    The program increased bystander CPR from 61.4% to 70.9%, yielding an adjusted OR of 1.54.

    PubMed, PMID 42901186

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