Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. Document thorough skin assessment every nursing shift, and inspect weight-bearing ventral surfaces. 2013; Mi et. The PROSEVA study is the most recent and famous randomized control trial. Reattach EKG leads to back.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

Am J Cardiol 2013. A Randomized Trial of the Optimum Duration of Acoustic Pulse Thrombolysis Procedure in Acute Intermediate-Reisk Pulmonary Embolism: The OPTALYSE PE Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2018. PMID: 30025734 Sharifi M et al. Moderate Pulmonary Embolism Treated with thrombolysis (from the “MOPETT” Trial). Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023.

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Pediatric Emergency Playbook

APRIL 1, 2016

Lactate A sick child with sepsis syndrome? In the adult literature, we know that a lactate level above 4 mmol/L in patients with severe sepsis was associated with the need for critical care. The acute recognition and treatment of sepsis is first and foremost, clinical. The short answer – yes.

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Taming the SRU

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

1) However, it wasn’t until the 1890s that purposeful, successful, and safe attempts to access this fluid were documented (2). The UK joint specialist societies guideline on the diagnosis and management of acute meningitis and meningococcal sepsis in immunocompetent adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(3):321-328. doi:10.1093/cid/cix806 5.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Contemp Clin Trials. Epub 2022 Aug 28. PMID: 36038001 Levi TM, et al. Comparison of the RIFLE, AKIN and KDIGO criteria to predict mortality in critically ill patients. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva. PMID: 24553510 Iacone R, et al. Macronutrients in Parenteral Nutrition: Amino Acids.

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Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 25, 2022

Violation of the joint capsule exposes the sterile intra-articular space to the environment which can result in a deep infection and sepsis. Figure 4: Traumatic arthrotomy on CT scan Source: Konda et al, 2013 Saline Load Test (SLT): Though not strongly backed by the literature, SLT is a standard tool used to assess for traumatic arthrotomy.

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Soft Tissue Injuries Fractures Sepsis Documentation/Coding 52

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

At Shands (the level 1 trauma center admitting adults), the panel relates the impressive results that mortality fell by 58%, and unplanned codes by 47% “after the widespread implementation of patient/ family activated RRT/MET.” Over six years of study (2007-2013): There were 83 MET calls activated by parents (~1.2

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Hospitals Resuscitation Burns Documentation/Coding 52