EMDocs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Older age, recurrent episodes of SBP, hepatorenal syndrome, hepatic encephalopathy, acute kidney injury (AKI), concurrent GI bleeding, and higher MELD scores are predictors of worse outcomes. Mild hypothermia is normal in patients with advanced cirrhosis; consider lowering threshold for fever to 37.8 2013 May;44(5):903-9.

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 71

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Ultrasounds Shock Hospitals 71

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 8, 2021

Improving outcomes for patients with cardiac arrests has been an ongoing challenge in pre-hospital and in hospital medicine. SGEM#50 looked at a RCT published in JAMA 2013 looking to see if a vasopressin, steroids, and epinephrine (VSE) protocol for IHCAs could improve survival with favorable neurologic outcome compared to epinephrine alone.

CPR 52

CPR Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EMS Documentation/Coding 52

EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

Critical Care Medicine 41(12):p A191, December 2013. 2013 Jan-Mar;16(1):91-5. Epub 2013 Aug 7. Intravenous fluid therapy and hospital outcomes for vaso-occlusive episodes in children, adolescents, and young adults with sickle cell disease. C or 100.4 mg/kg, max 4 mg per dose q20-30min) or hydromorphone (0.01-0.02

Pediatrics 75

Pediatrics Dehydration EMS Hospitals 75

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. Proper stabilization and detailed communication with the burns centre are essential for optimal patient outcomes. 2013 May;74(5):1363-6. Assess pupillary reaction to light.

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Some wonder if giving blood to children with a haemoglobin <6g/dl will improve outcomes. Outcomes Primary outcome Mortality at 28 days after randomisation. The authors chose a patient-centred, primary outcome in keeping with their pragmatic design. What were the research questions? The study asked TWO questions: 1.

Blood Transfusions 78

Blood Transfusions Outcomes Research Hospitals 78

PEMBlog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Camargo, Clinical Trial: Comparative Effectiveness of Cephalexin Plus Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Versus Cephalexin Alone for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 56, Issue 12, 15 June 2013, Pages 1754–1762, [link] Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, et al. So what causes it?

Infectious Diseases 59

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Wellness Pediatrics 59

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 26, 2023

The JET is treated by deepening sedation (to minimise exogenous and endogenous catecholamines), optimizing electrolytes and active mild hypothermia. These cases illustrate some of the common issues associated with each shunt type, but what does the evidence say about outcomes? 2014;129(20):2013-2020. 2018;37(7):879-885.

Operations 128

Operations Research Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Hospitals 128

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 24, 2017

Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline). Induction of Therapeutic Hypothermia During Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Using a Rapid Infusion of Cold Saline
The RINSE Trial (Rapid Infusion of Cold Normal Saline).

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 40

Hyperthermia / Hypothermia CPR Resuscitation EMS 40

Rural Doctors Net

AUGUST 30, 2013

Flooding him with crystalloid is going to dilute his clotting factors, make him hypothermic and potentially worsen outcomes. Whilst we’ve ‘re-discovered’ balanced resuscitation (first described by Cannon back after WWI), there remains some limited controversy – listen to this 2013 take from Simon Carley at St.

Burns 52

Burns Hospitals Wellness Ambulance Services 52