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

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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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Proning for ARDS

Northwestern EM Blog

There are several etiologies including viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, trauma, and pancreatitis. In this study, they found that prone positioning resulted in significant improvement in oxygenation, as well as a 50% decrease in mortality at 28 days (Guerin et. Adjust all tubing and reassess connections.

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EM@3AM: Bacterial Tracheitis

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Leukocytosis, as well as mild leukopenia, are common. 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. 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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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

ACEP Now

Many clinicians staffing emergency departments intubate infrequently, as well, and these results are likely applicable to a wide scope of practice. Now, a randomized, controlled trial clearly demonstrates some patients with low GCS are far more likely to be harmed by an aggressive approach to airway management. percent to 38.3

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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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