Richard D. Shih

Sep 5, 2024 | mdedge.com | Robert Glatter |Richard D. Shih |Christina Shenvi

Publish date: September 5, 2024 This discussion was recorded on August 2, 2024. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Robert D. Glatter, MD: Today, we’ll be discussing the results of a new study published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine, looking at the incidence of delayed intracranial hemorrhage among older patients taking preinjury anticoagulants who present to the emergency department (ED) with blunt head trauma.

Mar 2, 2024 | physiciansweekly.com | Richard D. Shih

Only 59% of older adults who visit the ED for a fall-related head injury follow up with their PCP, according to a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Richard D. Shih, MD, and colleagues assessed the rate of follow-up for 1,527 older adults who sustained a fall-related head injury that resulted in an ED visit. A total of 905 reported that they followed up with their PCP.