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The 79th Bubble Wrap x Bristol Royal Hospital For Children

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This study retrospectively identified 1,414 children, presenting to 15 UK EDs (2016 -2017), who had been screened for malaria. Reviewed by: John Coveney Article 2: How do we define sepsis in children? International Consensus Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock. Paediatr Int Child Health. 2024 Jan 11:1-7.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

Taming the SRU

A 2017 review in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine reiterates that no single inflammatory markers (including CRP, ESR, and PCT) can be used as a stand-alone test to confirm or exclude infection, but instead advocates for using the tests as adjunctive information for emergency physicians to shape their pre-test probability of infection [26].

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Managing the Patient with Alcohol Intoxication

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Pain / Additional Complaints : Alcohol can weaken the immune system with only moderate use, predisposing individuals to pneumonia, soft tissue infections, and sepsis. Osna 2017) Alcohol can contribute to pancreatitis, CKD, epilepsy, and countless other conditions. 2017 Jul 1;52(4):466-471. Alcohol Alcohol. PMID: 28340112.

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Etomidate Vs. Ketamine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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In 2017, a single-centered, retrospective study found a lower incidence of clinical hypotension with ketamine compared to etomidate following endotracheal intubation in septic patients. ( Van Berkel 2017) In 2020 the NEAR study reported peri-intubation hypotension rates of 18.3% in the ketamine cohort compared to 12.4%

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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

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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.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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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).

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Importantly, there were no differences between the groups regarding complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ failure, venous thromboembolism, sepsis, and transfusion-related complications. These procedures require an experienced operator. These procedures require an experienced operator.