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).

Sepsis 52

Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Back in 2019 we were talking about Vitamin C for sepsis ( SGEM#268 ). There have been at least two randomized control trials published that do not support the use of Vitamin C in sepsis. no statistical difference in primary outcome of SOFA scores at 72 hours or the secondary outcome of 30-day mortality.

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Sepsis Shock Outcomes Research 40

Taming the SRU

AUGUST 30, 2023

A 2011 meta-analysis in the journal of Academic Emergency Medicine found ESR, CRP, and PCT were not acutely useful in the diagnosis of septic arthritis due to wildly varying sensitivities and specificities between studies. 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

MARCH 27, 2023

Ventilator-associated lung injury and inflammation can occur even during short-term mismanagement can worsen patient outcomes. 4 Using factors such as shock, pneumonia, and sepsis this score allows an accurate prediction of developing ARDS. This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Operations Documentation/Coding Academics 52

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).

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Administration EMS Dehydration 52

EM Updates

JUNE 15, 2021

Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is Brooklyn’s largest hospital, an academic quaternary care center with, in normal times, 711 total beds, 66 intensive care beds, and an Emergency Department that treats approximately 120,000 patients per year. On March 9, the first patient with a novel coronavirus infection was admitted to MMC. N Engl J Med.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Hospitals Outcomes Wellness 52

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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Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Ultrasounds 40

PulmCCM

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Over the years, dozens of copycat studies (which are relatively easy for academics to churn out) created a steady, low-quality drumbeat of negativity toward Zosyn. Read in JAMA Does Paxlovid Improve Covid-19 Outcomes in the Omicron Era? Paxlovid was associated with about a 1.5-2.5%

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Hospitals COPD Emergency Department CDC 98

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Spoon Feed In this multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing suturing the fingernail back onto the nail bed versus simply covering the nail bed with a non-adherent dressing after repair of a nail bed injury, there was no statistically significant difference in infection rate or cosmetic outcome. 3: High or Low Fluid Volume in Sepsis?

Sepsis 56

Sepsis Emergency Department Pediatrics Academics 56

Taming the SRU

JUNE 6, 2023

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,

Documentation/Coding 63

Documentation/Coding Seizures Psychiatric Wellness 63

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Academic Emergency Medicine. Outcomes of appendicitis largely depend on early recognition and treatment. If left untreated, the appendix may rupture, leading to peritonitis, abscess formation, or sepsis, which significantly increases morbidity. Date: November 13, 2024 Reference: Lee WH, et al. He’s also the host of SGEMPeds.

Pediatrics 74

Pediatrics Sepsis Academics Emergency Department 74

Mind The Bleep

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

On one hand, ID specialists may need to provide rapid, critical input to guide sepsis management or advise other specialties in urgent situations. High Treatment Success Rates : Many infections respond well to treatment, leading to positive outcomes and patient recoveries.

Infectious Diseases 52

Infectious Diseases Research Patient Safety Outcomes 52