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Targeted Temperature Management in Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury

Don't Forget the Bubbles

One-liner… Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in paediatric populations, and fever is associated with worse outcomes. The aim of TTM is to control the body and brain’s temperature, thus reducing secondary brain injury and improving the neurological outcome.

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Rebaked Morsel: Pediatric Buckle and Greenstick Forearm Fractures

Pediatric EM Morsels

No formal follow up was scheduled Outcomes were: effectiveness, parental satisfaction, and economic benefits The majority of children wore their braces as directed (94%)There was no re-fractureAll parents were happy with the treatment (100%) and felt comfortable removing the brace (100%).

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Training Healthcare Personnel to Better Serve Seniors and Disabled Patients

American Medical Compliance

This strategy improves patient outcomes and increases overall satisfaction. Key Components of Effective Healthcare Personnel Training for Senior and Disabled Care An effective training program should cover several core areas to ensure comprehensive care.

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Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage

ACEP Now

There are few data on the outcomes of UGIB when balloon tamponade is used as a temporizing measure. Outcomes in variceal hemorrhage following the use of a balloon tamponade device. The post Best Practices for Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage appeared first on ACEP Now. 6 Balloon tamponade (i.e., Acad Emerg Med.

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Pre-Hospital Antibiotics in Sepsis?

RebelEM

It is well-established that earlier recognition and treatment can lead to better outcome for these patients . Three outcomes were evaluated, with none being deemed the primary outcome. Until that time, the best evidence indicates that in the sickest patients (i.e. to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26

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Functional outcomes after survival from critical illness (Review)

PulmCCM

Functional outcomes after survival from critical illness , and the constellation of disabilities and dysfunction now termed post-ICU syndrome, are getting more attention. So far, the results among highly heterogeneous groups of patients have been unsurprisingly quite mixed, with no best practices or scalable solutions to be found, yet.

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The Latest in Critical Care, 2/5/24 (Issue #28)

PulmCCM

Also, many patients with infection won’t have fevers, and those that don’t may be at the highest risk for poor outcomes. Ultrasound before CT for patients with suspected abdominal source of fever would be ideal, all else being equal, but it seems like a “best practice” only in settings without the above concerns.