Taming the SRU

MARCH 12, 2024

The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. ED visits per 1000 adults with diabetes based on 2018 data resulting in over 500,000 annual hospital days. The study’s primary outcomes were the operational impacts of the SQuID protocol on EDLOS and ICU admission rates.

Operations 97

Operations Hospitals Best Practices Wellness 97

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At this point, the patient is taken to the operating room for a diagnostic laparoscopy. She was taken to the operating room and found to have a right tubal ectopic pregnancy with a pseudogestational sac. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. Obstet Gynecol 2018. 2018 Jan;37(1):78-87 8 - Moore, C., Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy.

Ultrasounds 98

Ultrasounds Operations Radiology Radiology 98

EMDocs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A 2018 risk score incorporates the presence of abdominal guarding, WBC, and CRP. Those with abdominal guarding, WBC over 20,000, and CRP over 25 mg/dL demonstrated a risk of complicated diverticulitis of over 85% (Bolkenstein 2018). Limitations: operator dependent, may be inconclusive, is not reliable for diagnosing complications.

Radiology 87

Radiology Radiology Operations Best Practices 87

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Jeff: Welcome back to Emplify, the podcast corollary to EB Medicine’s Emergency Medicine Practice. I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the August 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice. We’re reviewing Cannabinoids -- and emerging evidence in their use and abuse.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40

PulmCCM

MARCH 11, 2024

Ascension is a $27 billion, 140-hospital conglomerate operating in 19 states—the third largest system in the U.S Each hospital’s Medical Executive Committee approved the protocol, and data was collected 2016-2018. The other new signal is in corporate health care operations: One of the largest U.S.

Hospice 52

Hospice Documentation/Coding Administration Hospitals 52

Mind The Bleep

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Initial Management (whilst Urology team are on their way) Bloods FBC, U/Es, CRP, Coagulation screen, Blood glucose levels, Blood cultures IV Antibiotics as per Trust guidelines (may be under section for Necrotising fasciitis) Urethral catheter- this will help with monitoring urine output and help identify the urethra during the operation.

Documentation/Coding 52

Documentation/Coding Operations Ultrasounds Hospitals 52