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Paediatric Appendicitis

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Clinical scoring tools for appendicitis The recently published Best Practice Pathway Guidance by NHS England recommends using clinical risk scores to assess all children with suspected appendicitis. Ultrasound has been associated with lower rates of negative appendicectomy. 2006 Oct;241(1):83-94. 155 (7): p. Doria, A.S.,

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Pediatric Pain

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

For example, for a simple forearm fracture, you may opt to give an oral opioid, perform a hematoma block, and offer inhaled nitrous oxide for reduction, rather than a formal intravenous procedural sedation ( Luhmann 2006 ). Best practice for fever management with intravenous acetaminophen in pediatric oncology. Am J Emerg Med.

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IV fluids in the ED: When do we really need them?

EMDocs

The latest Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) sepsis guidelines from 2021 recommend giving patients with signs of hypoperfusion an initial 30 ml/kg bolus as a best practice statement 13 based on the PROCESS, 14 ARISE, 15 and PROMISE 16 trials. 48 in 2006 enrolled 58 patients divided into two groups. Tullo et al.