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Grand Rounds Recap 7.31.24

Taming the SRU

Can present in a delayed fashion, does not always occur immediately after pacemaker placement Delayed presentations present with signs and symptoms of cardiac tamponade in two-thirds of cases Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair is usually indicated when aortic diameter is >5.5

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

EMDocs

Limb-length discrepancy is not often apparent in pelvic fractures and would be more suggestive of a femoral fracture or dislocation. Effects of tranexamic acid on death, vascular occlusive events, and blood transfusion in trauma patients with significant haemorrhage (CRASH-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.