EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Taken all together, the rising rates of obesity and the rising success and availability of bariatric procedures has led to an increased number of bariatric procedures, with 228,000 performed in the US in 2017. In 2017, these were performed 60%, 18%, and 3% of the time. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Included patients had confirmed uncomplicated diverticulitis but no immunosuppression, peritonitis, sepsis. 2017 Jan;104(1):52-61. Patients with sepsis and immunocompromise were not included. No evidence of sepsis. Randomized clinical trial of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis. Br  Br J Surg.  Br J Surg.

Sepsis 114

Sepsis Best Practices Hospitals Outcomes 114

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Systematic review found increasing age, diffuse rather than localized abdominal pain, guarding or pain with rebound, initial episode of diverticulitis, steroid use, fever, constipation and vomiting, elevated CRP, and elevated WBC count were associated with greater risk of complication such as abscess or perforation (Bolkenstein 2017).

Radiology 95

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 95

Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and Best Practices for Prevention.” Mild Reactions Transfusion Reaction Frequency Timeline Presentation Management Allergic - 1-3% with platelet and plasma components - 0.1-0.3% Accessed 8 Sept. Frazier, Susan K., Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America , vol.

Blood Transfusions 90

Blood Transfusions Anaphylaxis Emergency Department Sepsis 90

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This is true in life-threatening conditions such as sepsis. However, when children do not have features of sepsis, oral antibiotics are equally effective. The take home is that although IV antibiotics are key in sepsis management, oral antibiotics are equally as effective as IV antibiotics for children without critical illness.

Emergency Department 143

Emergency Department Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Sepsis 143

EMDocs

JANUARY 20, 2025

Sepsis There has been much controversy over the last two decades around the various nuances of volume resuscitation in ED patients with suspected sepsis, much of which goes beyond the scope of this limited review. link] During the 2017 IV fluid shortage, Patino et al. 11 A study by Stephan et al. Andrews et al. Inwald et al.

Dehydration 75

Dehydration Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 75