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2024 Emergency Medicine Research Highlights: Forced Air, Sepsis, and More

ACEP Now

It remains to be seen whether higher inspiratory pressures find their way into future trials of ED bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation. Sepsis Robots or Sepsis Humans The proliferation of sepsis alerts in the ED has reached levels best described as obscene. 2024:e2415815. Knack SKS, Scott N, Driver BE, et al.

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emDOCs Revamp: Alcohol Withdrawal

EMDocs

fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold fold higher risk of NSTI than the control group 12 For those without comorbidities , AUD exhibited a 15.2-fold

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Pediatric Septic Shock

EB Medicine

In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD, interviews Ara Festekjian, MD, one of the authors of the November 2022 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice article on Pediatric Septic Shock in the Emergency Department Introduction: How common is sepsis in kids and what is the mortality rate in the US?

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HR2023

Thinking Critical Care

With help from the usual suspects (Rory Spiegel, Andre Denault, Korbin Haycock) we are focusing on some core areas in acute and critical care – sepsis, arrest and respiratory failure are perennials, but this year we are also adding neurocrit as a core component, which I think is a bit underserved and certainly deserving of more.

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EM@3AM: Bacterial Tracheitis

EMDocs

Blood cultures: Blood cultures are rarely positive; however, should be obtained if suspicion for sepsis is present or if the patient is immunocompromised. [2][3] Definitive airway management should be pursued early. 2][3][9] Glucocorticoid were not shown to alter clinical course or patient outcomes. [2][3] ampicillin-sulbactam).

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emDOCs Revamp: Esophageal Perforation

EMDocs

2 Despite advances in imaging and surgical methods, overall mortality approaches 20%, which doubles to 40% with delays to definitive management exceeding than 24 hours. 1 , 4 If presenting later in course or with an intra-abdominal perforation, patients are more likely to show signs of sepsis and hemodynamic instability.

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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.