The Trauma Pro

MAY 26, 2023

Possible interventions were none, operation, angioembolization, or blood transfusion. J Trauma Nurs 30(3), 135–141, 2023. The retrospectively reviewed patients with liver or spleen injury over five years. They examined how often serial hemoglobin determinations influenced management during the study period.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

Data from the Nurse-Family Partnership program involving 60,171 families were analysed across four cohorts, including pre-pandemic and three pandemic cohorts (from July 2022 to October 2023). However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure.

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Pediatrics Ultrasounds Blood Transfusions Sepsis 98

Intensive Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

What is an appropriate “trigger threshold” for blood transfusion in ECMO patients? Blood transfusion is common in ECMO patients, as evidenced by almost 90% of all patients receiving at least one packed red blood cell transfusion during VV-ECMO support (Kalbhenn and Zieger, 2022). 2020.08.068.

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RebelEM

JUNE 19, 2023

We should expect TXA to help in immediate stabilization and allow trauma teams the time to intervene (whether that be continued resuscitation, interventional or operative procedures). The PATCH-trauma researchers sought to address this critique. Article: PATCH-Trauma Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trial Group.

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Outcomes Blood Transfusions Administration Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 102

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

This allowed US hospitals to stock the drug to ensure quick treatment of suspected severe cases, rather than having to ship it from the CDC under the prior expanded-access protocol (Thomas 2023). Both have a range of detection limits, which can be greatly dependent on operator.

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Seizures Pediatrics CDC Infectious Diseases 277

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Kenny MD [ @heart_lung ] In part 1 , right atrial pressure [P ra ] and cardiac output/venous return [CO/VR] were considered as two hemodynamic measures bound at the operating point [OP] of the circulatory system. OP is operating point. Shows what happens when Ppc, Pmsf, Rcardiac and Rvr all vary [grey operating points].

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Operations Ultrasounds Resuscitation Blood Transfusions 132

EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

4 Patients with pelvic fractures are considered unstable when systolic blood pressure < 90mmHg and heart rate >120bpm, or in those with dyspnea, altered mental status, or skin findings of shock. 13 Massive transfusion protocols (MTP) are hallmarks of trauma resuscitation, and they are critical to the unstable pelvic fracture patient.

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