Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 10, 2024

Transfusion Decisions in Severe Anaemia Reducing child mortality remains high on the global health agenda. Let’s take the humble blood transfusion – used in emergency departments across the globe and playing a key role in critical care. However, there is a huge variation in transfusion practice globally.

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Blood Transfusions Research Outcomes Hospitals 78

RebelEM

DECEMBER 23, 2024

There has been ongoing study about the clinical significance of these effects, as well as whether and for whom LR might provide meaningfully better clinical outcomes ( Myburgh 2013 , Self 2018 , Semler 2018 , Self 2020 ). The enrollment was multicenter, large, and adequately powered for clinically meaningful changes in outcome.

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Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Documentation/Coding Outcomes 105

Emergency Medicine Journal

MAY 23, 2023

Methods A single-centre retrospective study was performed including patients with suspected UGIB visiting the ED of Saint-Antoine hospital (Paris, France) from January 2016 to December 2018. Demographic and medical data needed to calculate GBS and CANUKA were collected, as well as outcomes data.

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Emergency Department Blood Transfusions Hospitals Wellness 40

EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

His medical history is significant for three prior admissions for vaso-occlusive crises that have responded well to appropriate therapy, including pain control with NSAIDs and opioids, blood transfusions, antibiotics, and intravenous (IV) crystalloids. 2016 Dec;91(12):1185-1190. Epub 2016 Oct 3. Pediatr Blood Cancer.

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Pediatrics EMS Dehydration Hospitals 76

EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

7 Workup other than serum iron concentration at 4 hours after ingestion not shown to accurately predict clinical outcomes or severity of toxicity. Blood transfusion for clinically significant blood loss. McGraw Hill; 2016. 6 Absence of visualized tablets on x-ray does not exclude iron ingestion. 2 L/hr in adults.

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Poisoning Fluid Resuscitation Seizures Resuscitation 77

RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

What They Did Single-center randomized controlled study design performed by the Department of Hepatology & Liver transplantation in New Delhi Study participants, investigator clinicians, data collectors, and data analysts were blinded Investigators recruited participants from February 27, 2016 – March 3, 2018.

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Resuscitation Blood Transfusions Outcomes Hospitals 52

Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Those at higher risk of hypocalcemia (vitamin D deficiency, ESRD, hyperparathyroidism, burns, multiple blood transfusions, etc.) However, even subclinical hypothyroidism with an elevated TSH but normal T4 increases risk of poor outcomes due to effects on cardiac function. Sources: 1) Amrein K, Martucci G, and Hahner S.

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Anaphylaxis Shock Sepsis Resuscitation 52