Intensive Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Outline the initial assessment of severe burns injury, including how you will calculate fluid resuscitation requirements. Outline the key considerations for the early post-operative ICU care of a patient who had open surgery for Type A aortic dissection. Operative course? Show Q3 suggested answer guide Relevant history?

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Burns Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Fluid Resuscitation Operations 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

6 Treatment : Airway Definitive airway management should be performed in those with respiratory distress with attention to appropriate resuscitation started beforehand in the setting of potential distributive shock from mediastinitis. 4 Fluid resuscitation and vasopressor use as appropriate. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014.

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Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 81

EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Operative management is necessary for signs of peritonitis, evidence of perforation, extensive bowel involvement >40cm, or after failed medical management. 2-4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14 Operative intervention typically consists of emergency laparotomy with bowel resection, colostomy formation, and Hartmann pouch creation.

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EMS Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation 91

EMDocs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

When analyzing the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve of the pooled data, optimal diagnostic accuracy of MDW for sepsis prediction was seen (pooled sensitivity of 0.838 and specificity of 0.704 for Sepsis-3 criteria). 15 Two changes were elucidated in the 2021 SSC guidelines for fluid resuscitation.

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Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Shock 79

Taming the SRU

MARCH 3, 2025

On the other hand, non-fatal injuries from chemical inhalation represent a substantial number of ED visits, with one study quoting over 125,000 ER visits in between 2014-2017 (14). However, those requiring intubation should be intubated promptly by the most experienced operator available prior to burn center transfer. N Engl J Med.

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Burns Fluid Resuscitation Emergency Department Resuscitation 52