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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

From the 80’s to 2008, the worldwide prevalence of obesity nearly doubled! Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. Jeff: Even more shockingly, some series showed a 52% repeat operation rate. million adults!!

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Ovarian Torsion: Don’t get your knickers in a twist!

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Rousseau V, Massicot R, Darwish AA, Sauvat F, Emond S, Thibaud E, Nihoul-Fekete C (2008) Emergency management and conservative surgery of ovarian torsion in children: a report of 40 cases, 21(4):201-6, PMID: 18656074. How unstable is this patient? Do they need to be in the bay in front of your nursing station or in resus? Renganathan, R.,

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Pain Management of Common Chief Complaints in the ED

EMDocs

Jan 23 2008;(1):CD000396. Effects of hydration and dehydration on blood rheology in sickle cell trait carriers during exercise. Pharmacologic therapy should only be utilized for chronic low back pain for patients who have not responded adequately to the aforementioned options. Epub 2017 Feb 14. PMID: 28192789. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000396.pub3