EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2025

Clinical exam: 2, 3, 9 Abdominal distension and tenderness Nausea and vomiting Stool present in the rectal vault Peritonitis may be accompanied by hemodynamic instability in the case of sepsis. 2-4, 6 If there is a concern for perforation or sepsis, surgical consultation, blood cultures, empiric antibiotics, and fluids are recommended.

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RebelEM

MAY 29, 2023

Background: Sepsis can induce numerous physiologic derangements. Judicious fluid resuscitation is indicated in patients with signs of hypo perfusion but is often inadequate necessitating the administration of vasoactive medications. septic shock). NaCl over 6hrs once daily x3 doses Placebo: 500mL of 0.9% 95% CI 15.4 95% CI 15.4

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Shock Fluid Resuscitation Sepsis Resuscitation 145

Board Bombs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Hospital administrators take note. We're covering what's important in sepsis care. Sepsis: burn the stopwatches. Hospital administrators take note. We're covering what's important in sepsis care. Sepsis: burn the stopwatches. We promise this isn't clickbait. Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake.

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Burns Sepsis Administration Hospitals 52

Board Bombs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Hospital administrators take note. We're covering what's important in sepsis care. Sepsis: burn the stopwatches. Hospital administrators take note. We're covering what's important in sepsis care. Sepsis: burn the stopwatches. We promise this isn't clickbait. Cite this podcast as: Briggs, Blake.

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Burns Sepsis Administration Hospitals 52

PHEM Cast

APRIL 10, 2016

[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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Sepsis Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Emergency Department 52

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Prehospital antibiotics in the ambulance for sepsis: a multicentre, open label, randomised trial. Case: EMS is dispatched to a retirement […] The post SGEM#207: Ahh (Don’t) Push It – Pre-Hospital IV Antibiotics for Sepsis. Prehospital antibiotics in the ambulance for sepsis: a multicentre, open label, randomised trial.

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Sepsis Hospitals Fluid Resuscitation Administration 40

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Included patients had confirmed uncomplicated diverticulitis but no immunosuppression, peritonitis, sepsis. The recurrence rate and length of hospital stay were the same. Patients with sepsis and immunocompromise were not included. No statistical difference in the primary outcome of hospital length of stay (40 vs 46 hours).

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Sepsis Best Practices Hospitals Outcomes 108

Northwestern EM Blog

JULY 15, 2024

Indeed, there are many inciting sources that can be divided into direct—pneumonia, aspiration, intrathoracic procedures—and indirect—non-pulmonary sepsis, pancreatitis, trauma/burns, blood product transfusion (“TRALI”)—lung injury. Contrary to the recency bias of many, ARDS is not just a phenomenon associated with COVID-19. 2024, Jul 15).

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Resuscitation Burns Emergency Department Sepsis 98

PulmCCM

DECEMBER 11, 2024

An excellent review article titled “Sepsis and Septic Shock” was published 4 December 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine. health system require us to enter a diagnosis to generate payment by a health insurer, it’s worth emphasizing that sepsis is a syndrome, not a disease.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Most emergency department patients meeting sepsis criteria are not diagnosed with sepsis at discharge. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Jess Monas is a Consultant in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Background: We have covered sepsis many times on the SGEM since 2012.

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Sepsis Emergency Department COPD Hospitals 40

University of Maryland CC Project

JANUARY 31, 2024

The topic of their lecture today is their recently published article in CHEST: “Use and Outcomes of Peripheral Vasopressors in Early Sepsis-Induced Hypotension Across Michigan Hospitals: A Retrospective Cohort Study”. Their article can be found here: [link]

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Administration Sepsis Research Outcomes 40

EMDocs

AUGUST 17, 2023

The study was performed when Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were used, so it was more common to see large volume fluid administration in the setting of sepsis. vs 48.4% (OR 3.4, 5.53) Takeaways: Positive trial => there was a statistically significant rate of shock control attained with the treatment arm.

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Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Fluid Resuscitation 86

EMDocs

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hospital Inpatient : R thigh is indurated and blistered but abdomen is all but ignored. On the 2nd hospital day, she becomes obtunded and is intubated. Sepsis is diagnosed and antibiotics started for the first time. She only gets worse, and by the 4th hospital day she is unresponsive. She admitted to the ICU for “DKA.”

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Documentation/Coding Hospitals Sepsis Infectious Diseases 93

Critical Care Now

AUGUST 18, 2024

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT025174897 Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to significant pulmonary and systemic inflammation, resulting in impaired gas exchange, sepsis, organ failure, and increased mortality.

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Outcomes Sepsis Administration EMS 93

PulmCCM

APRIL 29, 2024

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). The stakes are going up. That was the pregame.

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Infectious Diseases Sepsis Administration Shock 52

RebelEM

JANUARY 29, 2024

PMID: 37188358 Clinical Question: What is the efficacy and safety of low-dose (25mg) prolonged administration (over 6hrs) of alteplase in patients with massive PE? Reduced-Dose Systemic Fibrinolysis in Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2023. in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47

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Stroke Outcomes Hospitals Administration 133

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Association Between Early Intravenous Fluids Provided by Paramedics and Subsequent In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis. Association Between Early Intravenous Fluids Provided by Paramedics and Subsequent In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis. Date: February 22nd, 2019 Reference: Lane et al.

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Sepsis Administration Documentation/Coding Hospitals 52

EM Literature of Note

AUGUST 1, 2023

have grown from 9% of GDP to 20% GDP, and administrative costs are estimated to comprise up to 30% of total national health care spending. Multiplied by the 4000+ hospitals in the U.S., suddenly we’re obviously talking about tens of billions of dollars of added administrative overhead. Health care expenditures in the U.S.

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Administration Sepsis Hospitals 65

RebelEM

JULY 17, 2023

Background: Standard rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the emergency department involves administration of an induction agent and a neuroblocking agent in quick succession. RSI inherently carries with it risks of complications such as post-intubation hypotension and cardiac arrest in the most extreme cases. Range 5 to 9) Etomidate: 7.0

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Outcomes Emergency Department Administration Resuscitation 93

Emergency Medicine Journal

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The administration of dilute solutions of noradrenaline via peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) has gained increasing acceptance in recent years. 4 Our Scottish District General Hospital ED introduced a peripheral noradrenaline protocol in 2019 in cooperation with our critical care team, using a concentration of 16 μg/mL.

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Sepsis Administration Shock Hospitals 52

EB Medicine

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This month, we’ll be talking Updates and Controversies in the Early Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. We have a special episode for you this month… We’ve brought Dr. Jeremy Rose, one of the peer reviewers, and a sepsis expert, on with us to talk through the content this month. Jeff : Sepsis chair. We like it that way.

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Sepsis Shock Fluid Resuscitation Hospitals 40

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 6, 2020

Background: I think we have covered sepsis more often than any other topic on the SGEM. It was the landmark paper published 19 years ago by Dr. Emanuel Rivers on early goal directed therapy in the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock that sensitized the medical community ( Rivers et al NEJM 2001).

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Sepsis Shock Resuscitation Administration 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

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Operations Radiology Radiology Fluid Resuscitation 86

Taming the SRU

MAY 5, 2023

Early Restrictive or Liberal Fluid Management for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2212663 BACKGROUND Sepsis, including severe sepsis and septic shock, is a frequently encountered condition in the emergency department and carries a high mortality rate. N Engl J Med. 2023;388(6):499-510. 2018, Kuttab, Lykins et al.

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Sepsis Shock Administration Resuscitation 52

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Depends On the Patient, and Who You Ask The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a fever (for general hospitalized patients) as >38°C. In 42 patients getting PET scans in a neuro-ICU over 10 years, four of the six with sepsis had infectious foci identified. to enforce compliance with an administrative policy).

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Best Practices Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases Sepsis 111

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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Sepsis Shock Hospitals Infectious Diseases 52

Emergency Medicine Ireland

APRIL 29, 2024

Last time i was butchering my way through a diagnostic approach to hyponatraemia, particularly the forms likely to end up in the critical care end of the hospital. But as we all know patients often have multiple reasons to be obtunded including sepsis or intoxication or multiple other causes. Christopher, K., Braun, J. &

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Seizures Sepsis Stroke Administration 75

RebelEM

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can lead to pulmonary and systemic inflammation, resulting in impaired gas exchange, sepsis, organ failure, and an increased risk of death. 2022) involving 586 ICU-admitted patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), no benefit was observed from methylprednisolone administration.

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Research Outcomes Administration Shock 94

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Authors: Katey DG Osborne, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA), Rachel Bridwell, MD (EM Attending Physician; Tacoma, WA) // Reviewed by: Alex Koyfman, MD (@EMHighAK, EM Attending Physician, UTSW / Parkland Memorial Hospital) and Brit Long, MD (@long_brit, EM Attending Physician, San Antonio, TX) Welcome to emDOCs revamp!

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EMS Sepsis Burns EKG/ECG 91

Don't Forget the Bubbles

MAY 17, 2023

The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric journal club reading list from Anke Raaijmakers, working with Professor Jaan Toelen and his team at the University Hospitals in Leuven. Original clinical studies The impact of the early onset neonatal sepsis calculator on antibiotic initiation: a single center study in Israel. Levi M, et al.

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Pediatrics X-Ray Interpretation Sepsis Fractures 72

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Their workup reveals a multifocal pneumonia with signs of sepsis. Background: The liberal use of supplemental oxygen therapy in acutely ill adults has a long history in the hospital, but high-quality therapy supporting its practice is unclear. Reference: Chu DK et al. The Lancet 2018.

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Poisoning Administration Hospitals Sepsis 52

RebelEM

AUGUST 12, 2024

PMID: 36038001 Clinical Question: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, does the administration of intravenous amino acid therapy lead to lower occurrence of postoperative AKI when compared to placebo? The PROTECTION trial. Contemp Clin Trials. Epub 2022 Aug 28.

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Outcomes Hospitals Operations Shock 81

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient was extubated on Day-3 of the hospital stay. 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. Administration of Procainamide is 10-17 mg/kg at 20 mg/min. A 1000 mg dose will take 50 minutes.)

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EKG/ECG Shock Hospitals Sepsis 132

Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Currently, the administration of water for the paediatric population is based on the Holliday-Segar formula (100ml/kg/day for the first 10kg of weight, 50ml/kg/day for the second 10kg of weight and 20ml/kg/day for weight over 20kg). Jasmine, a hypothetical case Jasmine is a 5-year-old girl weighing 18kg admitted to PICU with suspected sepsis.

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Resuscitation Dehydration Administration Shock 80

PulmCCM

JULY 10, 2023

Continuous meropenem infusion for critically ill patients with sepsis Antibiotics have a time-dependent effect on bacteria; maintaining bacteriocidal concentrations of antibiotics should help subdue infections better than intermittent dosing. Mortality was about 30% in each group, and most patients had hospital-acquired sepsis.

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Stroke Sepsis Infectious Diseases Outcomes 52

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A meta-analysis of 7 randomized trials (n=503) previously suggested that co-administration of esmolol to blunt vasopressor-induced tachycardia and arrhythmias could reduce mortality in septic shock by one-third. This comports with the earlier findings of lack of benefit and possible harm from high-dose vitamin C supplementation in sepsis.

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Sepsis Shock Administration Leadership 52

EMDocs

JULY 1, 2023

Patients should be admitted to the hospital and cardiology consulted early in their course. This is the only situation in which aspirin is recommended for administration in children, as the benefits outweigh the risks of Reye syndrome. Kawasaki disease: two case reports from the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania.

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EMS Infectious Diseases Pediatrics Research 84