Pearls and take home messages from our weekly conference. This week, we review talks on influenza and pediatric foreign body aspiration.

Influenza

Populations at High Risk for Severe Influenza – IDSA

ALiEM: Neuraminidase Inhibitors for Influenza – The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth. Finally.

EM Lit of Note: Remember, Tamflu is Still Junk.

EM Lit of Note: Which Review of Tamflu Data do You Believe?

Jefferson T et al. Oseltamivir for influenza in adults and children: systematic review of clinical study reports and summary of regulatory comments. BMJ 2014. PMID: 24811411

Dobson J et al. Oseltamivir treatment for influenza in adults: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2015; 385(9979): 1729-37. PMID: 25640810

Foreign Body Aspiration

Brown JC et al. The utility of adding expiratory of decubitus chest radiographs to the radiographic evaluation of suspected pediatric airway foreign bodies. Ann Emerg Med 2013; 61: 19-26. PMID: 22841172

Foltran F et al. Foreign bodies in the airways: a meta-analysis of published papers. Int J Pediatric Otorhinolaryngol 2012; 76 Suppl 1: S12-9. PMID: 22333317