The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The Lancet 2018. The Lancet 2018. Their workup reveals a multifocal pneumonia with signs of sepsis. The Lancet 2018. Comparison: The lower oxygen target (conservative group) * Outcomes: The authors do not report any one outcome as a primary outcomes, but instead listed morbidity and mortality.

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EMDocs

JUNE 27, 2024

2018 Aug;46(3):144-151. Epub 2018 Oct 17. Intravenous fluid therapy and hospital outcomes for vaso-occlusive episodes in children, adolescents, and young adults with sickle cell disease. -smoke, high ozone levels, smog) Asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD) Diagnostic criteria 7,8 Respiratory symptoms +/- fever (at least 38.0

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: February 14th, 2018 Reference: Venkatesh S et al. NEJM January 2018. display_podcast] Date: February 14th, 2018 Reference: Venkatesh S et al. NEJM January 2018. This looked at hydrocortisone to prevent patients with severe sepsis in developing septic shock. NEJM January 2018.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

1,2 You’ll also find the story of Sheila Powell, a woman who suffered a pneumothorax during her 2018 Miami BBL and whose 16-year-old daughter worried that in “just a blink of the eye, I could have lost my mom.” These questionable practices led to a rash of bad outcomes.

Emergency Department 52

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EMDocs

MAY 11, 2024

Cavernous sinus syndrome (B) usually presents with cranial nerve deficits, diplopia, periorbital cellulitis, and facial swelling that may progress to meningitis or sepsis. Endovascular and Clinical Outcomes of Vertebrobasilar Intracranial Atherosclerosis-Related Large Vessel Occlusion. 2018 Apr 26;378(17):1573-1582. 2019.00215.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: February 6th, 2018 Reference: Foster SJ et al. Lancet January 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tessa Davis is a Pediatrician specialising in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and currently practicing in a central London hospital. display_podcast] Date: February 6th, 2018 Reference: Foster SJ et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The study surveyed 2855 Canadian adolescents in 2018 and found that those who skipped breakfast were 2.55 Their main outcome measure was the proportion of pictures inconsistent with current safety recommendations. Role of diagnostic tests for sepsis in children: a review. Half showed a picture of a sleeping baby. Arch Dis Child.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

One-liner… Understanding how to manage maintenance fluids in critically unwell children best is a basic but important way to improve outcomes. Jasmine, a hypothetical case Jasmine is a 5-year-old girl weighing 18kg admitted to PICU with suspected sepsis. 2018 Apr;44(4):409-417. Epub 2018 Mar 27. Intensive Care Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 20, 2019

The article was called “A lexicon for gender bias in academia and medicine: Mansplaining is the tip of the iceberg” It was published in the December 2018 edition of the BMJ. Esther Choo et al. Theme music is an important part of the SGEM.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Can J of Cardiol 2018, 34: 132-145 Here are some other cases: LVH, LBBB, RBBB, and RVH may manifest ST depression without any ischemia! Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified. Miranda DF, Lobo AS, Walsh B, et al.

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Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

Significantly elevated CRP (>122mg/L) and PCT (>0.5ng/mL) levels are predictors of bad outcomes, and are useful for tracking therapy progress, but are not specific enough to rule-in infectious endocarditis [38-39]. Sepsis PCT may have some utility in guiding posttest probability for sepsis when the diagnosis is unclear.

Infectious Diseases 87

Infectious Diseases Sepsis Emergency Department Point-of-Care Testing 87

RebelEM

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Vitamin C can function as an antioxidant and may mitigate endothelial oxidative stress in sepsis. Amrein 2018) A small, single-center, before-and-after study utilized a sepsis cocktail consisting of IV thiamine, hydrocortisone, and vitamin C and discovered a significant decrease in mortality compared to the control group.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Differences in intubation outcomes for pediatric patients between pediatric and general Emergency Departments. Intubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS). 2018 Mar;28(3):210-217. That sounds reasonable, so what has changed?

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 22, 2024

The 2018 PREVIEW trial reported a significant reduction in length of stay (LOS) in children given prednisolone in Australia (24-71 months, mean 41 months) compared to placebo. This is a way to overcome different trial outcomes. This paper’s primary outcome was a change in wheeze severity score (WSS).

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EB Medicine

JUNE 6, 2019

Nachi: And remember that hypothermic patients who are septic have worse outcomes than those who are hyperthermic and septic. However, it can also be due to hypoxia, sepsis, anemia, PE, or metabolic acidosis, so consider all of those also in your differential. was sensitive for 28-day mortality in sepsis.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Association Between Early Intravenous Fluids Provided by Paramedics and Subsequent In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis. JAMA 2018 Guest Skeptics: Jay Loosley is the Superintendent of Education at Middlesex-London Paramedic Service. Background: Sepsis is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Acidosis Acidosis in shock states can present from multiple different sources, including sepsis, hypoxemia, ingestions, hyperlactatemia from hypoperfusion, amongst others. However, even subclinical hypothyroidism with an elevated TSH but normal T4 increases risk of poor outcomes due to effects on cardiac function. 2018; 22(1):215.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 21, 2023

Infection/sepsis? What are the long-term outcomes for children with dilated cardiomyopathy? Outcomes at 1 year seem to be influenced by the severity of illness at presentation. Outcomes at 5 years, though, are better amongst those patients admitted to intensive care. Female sex and younger age favour better outcomes.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 30, 2023

The primary outcome measure was chest drain failure, i.e., retained haemothorax requiring a secondary interventional procedure. They stratified patients according to the ratio of FFP: PRBC received (1:1, 1:2, 1:3 and 1:3+) and performed logistic regression analyses for various outcomes.

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EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. Sepsis-3!!

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EB Medicine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

I’m Jeff Nusbaum, and I’m back with my co-host, Nachi Gupta and we’ll be taking you through the September 2018 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice - Emergency Department Management of North American Snake envenomations. Nachi: Not only are they out, they actually worsen outcomes, so definitely don’t pursue any of them.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Poisoning Anaphylaxis Allergic Reactions 40

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Small sample size limits the power of the study and increases margin of error A patient-oriented outcome such as mortality was not included Follow-up beyond disposition to evaluate hospitalization recurrences related to atrial fibrillation was not included. Sepsis, hyperthyroidism, dehydration, heart failure, ACS, etc). 2, 2018, pp.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Administration EMS Dehydration 52

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). 2018 Oct 2;14:1847-1853. 2018 Oct-Nov;53(10-11):1291-1297. Ther Clin Risk Manag.

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Taming the SRU

JUNE 11, 2023

Enrollment period was from February 2016 to August 2018. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. The secondary outcome focused on ICU admissions. The tertiary outcome was the relationship between EtCO2 and serum lactate, anion gap and bicarb. The treatment team was blinded by these values. West J Emerg Med.

Hospitals 86

Hospitals Emergency Department EMS Outcomes 86

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Furthermore, educating both patients and their families is important in order to achieve good treatment compliance and better clinical outcomes. Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. Pneumococcal sepsis B.

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RebelEM

MAY 15, 2024

Antibiotics are effectively the only thing standing between these patients and overwhelming sepsis. 2018 May;26(5):1465-1470. Improving the immediate management of neutropenic sepsis in the UK: Lessons from a national audit. Time to antibiotics and outcomes in cancer patients with febrile neutropenia. Support Care Cancer.

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