EMDocs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

2012 Apr;99(4):532-9. Included patients had confirmed uncomplicated diverticulitis but no immunosuppression, peritonitis, sepsis. Patients with sepsis and immunocompromise were not included. No evidence of sepsis.  Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Br  Br J Surg.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

Patients with sepsis get antibiotics. 2012 Feb;13(1):17-25. Improving the management of acutely agitated patients in the emergency department through implementation of Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation). 2012 Feb;13(1):26-34. Patients with opiate overdose get naloxone.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. The take home is that although IV antibiotics are key in sepsis management, oral antibiotics are equally as effective as IV antibiotics for children without critical illness.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. 9 In terms of assessing volume status in general, Joseph et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al. Andrews et al.

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