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Is procalcitonin "safe" to guide antibiotic use in patients with sepsis?

PulmCCM

A large proportion have concluded PCT is a safe and effective method to shorten antibiotic courses, including in patients with sepsis. The ADAPT-Sepsis Trial Between 2018 and 2024 at 41 centers in the U.K., Because ADAPT-Sepsis was designed as a noninferiority trial, and the authors chose (arbitrarily) a 5.4%

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Clinical Conundrum: Should We Always Treat Fever in Patients with Sepsis?

RebelEM

Bottom Line Up Top: There doesnt appear to be a morbidity or mortality benefit to treating fever in sepsis and fever may have a protective effect. You order antibiotics, an initial fluid bolus as well as blood cultures. Crit Care Med 2017; 45(4): 591-9. Only treat fever if it causes the patient distress. Sat 93% on RA.

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An Herbal Hope: Is XBJ A Game-Changer in Sepsis Management?

RebelEM

Background: Could Xuebijing (XBJ) catalyze a paradigm shift in sepsis management? XBJ is an herbal compound used in China to manage various inflammatory and infectious processes in recent years, including sepsis. This post evaluates the recent “Efficacy of Xuebijing Injection in Patients With Sepsis (EXIT-SEP)” trial.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Vasoactive Drug use in Children with Septic Shock

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Four-year-old Ed is being resuscitated for presumed Invasive Group A Streptococcal Sepsis from tonsilitis. And lastly, it’s actually quite hard to see how well the cardiovascular system is working, and this is one of its measurable features. This works well for a while, but eventually, the heart beats too fast to fill adequately.

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Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke

Pediatric EM Morsels

Unfortunately, it can cause so many other complications – Sepsis , acute chest syndrome , and hepatopathy. Observation, interaction with patient, as well as parent information is key to bring the whole picture together! 2017 Jan;26(1):108-115. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.08.038.

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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 89: Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

EMDocs

Antibiotics are recommended for those with complicated diverticulitis, as well as surgical specialist consult if necessary (e.g., 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.

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SGEM#195: Some Like It Hot – ED Temperature and ICU Survival

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

[display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al. Fever in the Emergency Department Predicts Survival of Patients With Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Admitted to the ICU. Critical Care Medicine 2017. display_podcast] Date: November 11th, 2017 Reference: Sundén-Cullberg et al.

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