PulmCCM

OCTOBER 9, 2023

After two studies published in NEJM 2001 and 2006 showed intensive glucose control (to 80-110 g/dL) improved outcomes in adult medical and surgical patients, and then in kids (all at a single center in Leuven, Belgium), tight glucose control quickly became standard care in the U.S. and many other countries. and many other countries.

Shock 52

Shock Outcomes Hospitals Wellness 52

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 16, 2023

hospitals, between roughly one and four central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) occur per 1,000 days with a central line in place (catheter-days). per 1,000 central-line days between 2001 and 2009. Other analyses have concluded that for hospitalized patients, the rates of CLABSI from PICCs are about equal to CVCs.

CDC 52

CDC Hospitals Ultrasounds Documentation/Coding 52

EB Medicine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Nachi: AEDs are also required and have been since 2001 and amazingly when a shock was delivered in flight, 40% survived to hospital discharge with a good outcome. Nachi: The Good Samaritan law provides legal protection to medical providers who perform their services in response to medical emergencies outside of the hospital.

Dehydration 40

Dehydration EMS Wellness Burns 40

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Sometimes… Jeff: This month’s issue was authored by Mollie Williams, who is the EM residency program director at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. Jeff: There are a shocking 22 million past-month users of marijuana in the US, followed by pain relievers at 3.8 million, and cocaine at 1.9

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

EMDocs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Authors: Rachel Kelly, MD ( EM Resident Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital); Robert Nocito, MD (EM Attending Physician, Stony Brook University Hospital) // Reviewed by: Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. 2001 Oct;27(10):1606-13. is more likely to portend death (13, 14).

Emergency Department 98

Emergency Department Resuscitation COPD Shock 98

RebelEM

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

compared cefepime to piperacillin-tazobactam in a cohort of 250 patients with septic shock and found a signal toward higher mortality in those receiving cefepime. Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021. 2001 Nov 8;345(19):1359-67. In 2021, Buckley et. JAMA Intern Med.

Sepsis 113

Sepsis Outcomes Administration Shock 113

Taming the SRU

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., haffner and wright The number of psychiatric emergencies across the U.S., mg/kg (of 0.1 mg/kg (of 0.1 2x maintenance rate

Psychiatric 89

Psychiatric Seizures Emergency Department Pediatrics 89

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

2001 12 found similar results among a cohort of critically ill patients. Patients were enrolled in these trials if they had signs of shock, with mortality ranging from 18-29%. 2024, 33 use of ultrasound may lead to a reduction in mortality, less volume of fluids given, and decreased hospital stay. 11 A study by Stephan et al.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75