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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! Consider IV access and early IV fluids in those at risk for dehydration and intra-abdominal infections. Jeff: Tachycardic patients should make you concerned for hypovolemia 2/2 dehydration, sepsis, leaks, and blood loss. million adults!! At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

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

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Overall, ovarian ischaemia is multi-factorial in cases of torsion and there is no clear predictor of necrosis therefore further emphasising the importance of timely action, rationalised use of imaging available to you, appropriate discussions with radiology and surgical teams and low thresholds to escalate. Renganathan, R., Subramaniam, P.,