Obtaining Blood Cultures Before the Administration of Antibiotics and other Emergency Department Fables: An Analysis of the FABLED Study : December 2020 Annals of Emergency Medicine Journal Club - 20/11/20

Doi : 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.019

Rory Spiegel, MD ^a : Guest Contributor, Ryan Radecki, MD, MS ^b : Guest Contributor
^a MEDStar Washington Hospital, Washington, DC
^b Canterbury District Health Board Christchurch, New Zealand

Section editors: Tyler W. Barrett, MD, MSCI; Ryan P. Radecki, MD, MS; Rory J. Spiegel, MD

Plan

Article in Review

What Question Did This Investigation Aim to Answer?

What Study Design Did the Authors Choose?

How Did the Authors Interpret the Results?

How Might This Study Affect Your Clinical Practice in the ED?

Discussion Points

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