Taming the SRU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In the era of modern medicine, blood transfusions are commonplace, especially in the emergency department. Transfusion reactions are a spectrum of adverse events that can occur with the transfusion of whole blood or any of its components. One of the major risk factors is receiving a blood transfusion in the past.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis may present as hypotension alone. Thus, it may easily be confused with a different form of shock and treated with vasopressors such as norepinephrine and vasopressin, which are not first line for anaphylaxis. Urticaria should prompt consideration of anaphylaxis.

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PulmCCM

MAY 8, 2023

Among 1150 patients considered high risk for aspiration at 15 French hospitals, those randomized to receive remifentanil had a higher rate of severe complications of intubation (aspiration, hypoxemia, hypotension, arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or anaphylaxis), compared to those receiving neuromuscular blockade.

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Stroke Hospice Blood Transfusions Anaphylaxis 52

Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

We know that if administered too rapidly, it can lead to hypotension and other adverse effects including seizures, headaches, backache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, anaphylaxis, impaired color vision, and other visual disturbances.[1] Arch Surg 2012; 147:113-119.[

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Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 25, 2023

100U (30-60 min prior), 0.25-0.375/100U

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