Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

The Kilifi algorithm includes five clinical situations that are common sickle cell presentations – clinical jaundice, severe anaemia, bone and joint infections, and stroke. Newborn screening: sickle cell screening is donethrough heel-prick blood at five days of life. Would you consider this patient for blood transfusion?

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126

RebelEM

JUNE 19, 2023

PMID: 37314244 Clinical Question: In advanced trauma systems, does prehospital administration of TXA increase the rate of survival with a favorable neurologic outcome in patients at risk for trauma-induced coagulopathy? Article: PATCH-Trauma Investigators and ANZICS Clinical Trial Group. Prehospital Tranexamic Acid for Severe Trauma.

Outcomes 105

Outcomes Blood Transfusions Administration Hyperthermia / Hypothermia 105

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The amount of blood that comes from the heart with each contraction is the stroke volume (SV). The stroke volume is the difference between how full it is at the start and how full it is after a contraction. The next element of stroke volume is the emptying. Myth busting: Is peripheral administration safe?

Shock 143

Shock Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation 143

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Neonatal hypotension can result from inadequate cardiac output, low systemic vascular resistance, or a combination of both, which are influenced by: Cardiac Output: Neonates, particularly preterm ones, may have compromised cardiac output due to myocardial immaturity, leading to reduced stroke volume and heart rate.

Sepsis 59

Sepsis Shock Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration 59

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

shows blood administration with a direct linear relationship between Pra and CO/VR; only Pmsf is varied here. In the second thought experiment, let us consider a patient with significant blood volume loss that is replenished with a series of blood transfusions. OP is operating point. See text for details.

Operations 129

Operations Ultrasounds Resuscitation Blood Transfusions 129

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

2][3] If earlier treatment with TXA is better, would there be benefit in its administration in the prehospital setting? Association between prehospital tranexamic acid administration and outcomes of severe traumatic brain injury. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. MI or stroke). If so, could this be done safely? JAMA Neurol.

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

RebelEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background : Alteplase, a class of medication that converts plasminogen to plasmin leading to fibrin degradation and subsequent clot lysis, has been the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients that meet eligibility criteria. mg/kg non-inferior to alteplase in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke? vs Alteplase 34.8%

Stroke 135

Stroke Blood Transfusions Outcomes EMS 135