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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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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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Adventures in RSI

Pediatric Emergency Playbook

Pediatric airway management is a skill that integrates the three types of knowledge as described by the ancient Greeks: episteme , or theoretical knowledge, techne , or technical knowledge, and phronesis , or practical wisdom, also called prudence. She is in respiratory failure from bronchiolitis and likely viral sepsis.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

RebelEM

4 Using factors such as shock, pneumonia, and sepsis this score allows an accurate prediction of developing ARDS. Patients at risk for ARDS were stratified by the Lung Injury Prevention Score (LIPS) which predicts the probability of developing ARDS and subsequent mortality.

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Episode 22 - Electrical Injuries in the Emergency Department An Evidence-Based Review

EB Medicine

Jeff: And unlike past issues covering more common pathologies, like, say, sepsis, this month’s team reviewed much more literature than just the past 10 years. Nachi: Each year, in the US, approximately 10,000 patients present with electrical burns or shocks. In total, they pulled references from 1966 until 2018. That’s -- high.