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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMA Syndrome) in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

Record, 2015) Normal aortomesenteric angle ranges from 28 o to 65 o and the normal distance from 10 to 34 mm. Oka, 2023) A systematic review linked SMA syndrome to the immediate post-operative period after surgery for scoliosis in pediatric patients, and found the mean days to onset of symptoms was 9. Record, 2015).

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Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CPAM)

Pediatric EM Morsels

I know we already know this, but it especially true when you are talking about trying to obtain images on a wiggling fetus somewhere around the size of a banana.

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Preperitoneal Packing Vs Angioembolization: Part 1

The Trauma Pro

A multi-center trial published in 2015 showed an astounding 32% mortality rate for patients with shock from pelvic fracture. Unfortunately, it’s generally not feasible to operatively fix the pelvis acutely, and external fixation has limited impact on ongoing hemorrhage.

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Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Epub 2015 Aug 22. 0.41), p < 0.001. Shi F, Xiao Y, Xiong W, Zhou Q, Huang X. Cuffed versus uncuffed endotracheal tubes in children: a meta-analysis. 2016 Feb;30(1):3-11. doi: 10.1007/s00540-015-2062-4. PMID: 26296534. The post Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel appeared first on Pediatric EM Morsels.

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Elbow Dislocations

RebelEM

2015 Jan;38(1):42-4. Anterior elbow dislocation with recurrent instability. Acta Orthop Belg. 2003 Apr;69(2):197-200. PMID: 12769023 Skelley NW, Chamberlain A. A novel reduction technique for elbow dislocations. Orthopedics. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20150105-05. PMID: 25611409 Stoneback JW, Owens BD, Sykes J, Athwal GS, Pointer L, Wolf JM.

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The Modified Valsalva Maneuver: Practical Treatment or Pointless Trick?

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Background: The REVERT Randomized Controlled Trial demonstrated the superiority of the modified valsalva maneuver (MVM) over the standard valsalva maneuver (VM) in re-establishing normal sinus rhythm (NSR) in patients with PSVT (Appelboam 2015). Using MVM in parallel while establishing IV access or preparing medications is practical.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

These procedures require an experienced operator. A joint statement released by the American College of Surgeons/American College of Emergency Physicians recommends that zone 1 REBOA should only be performed if the anticipated time to start the operation is less than 15 minutes. These procedures require an experienced operator.