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Sniffing out Sepsis - Vibes vs Scoring Systems?

Taming the SRU

Early Physician Gestalt Versus Usual Screening Tools for the Prediction of Sepsis in Critically Ill Emergency Patients. Ann Emerg Med 2024 Background Sepsis remains an increasingly common emergency department condition that is tied to higher morbidity and mortality across the United States as well as the rest of the world.

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Episode 7: Sepsis

PHEM Cast

[link] We hope you enjoyed our sepsis podcast. St Emlyns Induction podcast on Sepsis. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. A great summary of what to do when a patient with suspected sepsis first arrives in the ED. March 2016.

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The 80th Bubble wrap x DFTB MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

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? Organ Dysfunction in Children With Blood Culture-Proven Sepsis: Comparative Performance of Four Scores in a National Cohort Study.

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Proning for ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. Hemodynamic instability and ongoing cardiac arrhythmias are a strong contraindication as chest access for cardiopulmonary resuscitation is limited (Koulouras et. Academic Emergency Medicine. Strayer, R.J., Levitan, R.

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Ultrasound of the Month: Gallbladder Perforation

Taming the SRU

General surgery was consulted, and given the patient's significant comorbidities, he was transferred to a tertiary care academic center for further evaluation and management. Patients should be resuscitated as deemed appropriate. The following day, Interventional Radiology placed a percutaneous cholecystostomy tube.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

RebelEM

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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Amiodarone Versus Digoxin for Acute Rate Control of Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department

RebelEM

Sepsis, hyperthyroidism, dehydration, heart failure, ACS, etc). PMID: 36115743 Clinical Question: What is the effectiveness of IV amiodarone vs IV digoxin used as second line therapy in critically ill emergency department patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter where first-line BB use has failed? PMID: 36115743 Panchal, Ashish R.,