Annals of Emergency Medicine (January 2010 Summary)

Summary of January 2010 issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Highlights include:

* How accurate is noncontrast CT for the diagnosis of appendicitis? A meta-analysis

* International experiences - the ethical challenge of short-term medical excursions

* Impact of a mobile pediatric emergency response team for an influenza epidemic

* How often are emergency physicians testing and treating for influenza?

* Informed consent - are media messages accurate for "community consent" in high risk trials? And in low risk, observational studies how often do subjects read the consent document?

And from the EBM section...

* How accurate are clinical factors in the diagnosis of IBS?

* Is nebulized saline effective for ED management of bronchiolitis?