Remove Blood Transfusions Remove CPR Remove Resuscitation
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Grand Rounds Recap 6.19.2024

Taming the SRU

Other medical interventions include PPIs, octreotide, erythromycin, and blood transfusion as needed. Unresponsive patients with undetectable MAP or EtCO2 less than 20 should undergo CPR. TEE can be helpful in guiding resuscitation if available. Early endoscopy is key to both diagnosis and therapeutics.

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Episode 26 – Blunt Cardiac Injury: Emergency Department Diagnosis and Management (Trauma CME)

EB Medicine

Jeff: In terms of initial resuscitation, there is an ever increasing body of literature to support blood transfusion over crystalloid in patients requiring volume expansion in trauma. There are no specific guidelines for transfusion in the setting of blunt cardiac injury, so stick to your standard trauma protocols.

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Grand Rounds Recap 5.3.23

Taming the SRU

then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9, then need further evaluation Usually with CTA imaging If normal physical exam & ABI>0.9,