PulmCCM

JANUARY 6, 2025

In the past decade, so-called “sepsis alerts” came out of nowhere to become a ubiquitous and resource-intensive component of inpatient medical care. “Sepsis alerts” are automated notifications that flag patients who meet certain criteria compatible with severe infection discernible from the electronic medical record.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 6, 2024

of patients with follow-up documentation, 70.8% (95% CI 62.9–77.9) The study included academic NICUs, which may reduce the generalisability of the results. Reviewed by: Tasnim Ransome and Spyridon Karageorgos Article 3: Which Sepsis Scoring Tools Perform Best? Each patient was scored using the four sepsis tools.

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PulmCCM

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Professional Medical Societies Call for Elimination of SEP-1 The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), along with societies for emergency medicine physicians and hospitalists, are again speaking up about the ongoing policy experiment known as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle (SEP-1).

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. Document thorough skin assessment every nursing shift, and inspect weight-bearing ventral surfaces. Academic Emergency Medicine. Reattach EKG leads to back. Tilt patient into reverse Trendelenburg. Strayer, R.J.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The stay in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) was further complicated by sepsis, delirium, GI bleeding, and anuric renal failure with need for renal replacement therapy. In both tracings — an exceedingly fast PMVT is documented. Distinction of PMVT vs VFib is an academic one in this case ).

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RebelEM

MARCH 27, 2023

What They Did: Retrospective, observational cohort study in a single high-volume academic hospital The ED had a 5 bed area used for ongoing management and resuscitation of patients who clinically deteriorate while boarding or while actively undergo a workup in other sections of the ED. J Crit Care.

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EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Jeff: And while it’s not exactly core EM, we’re going to briefly discuss indications for bariatric surgery, as this is something we don’t often review even in academic training programs. Some may present with isolated tachycardia while others may present with profound sepsis – tachycardia, hypotension, and fever. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.

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