Downeast Emergency Medicine

APRIL 26, 2021

When looking at the subgroups with severe shock, there was an 18.5% When stratifying TXA administration time after injury and qualifying shock incidence, there appeared to be a lower 30 d mortality if TXA was given within 1 hour of the incident. MI or stroke). DOES TXA IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH TBI? Arch Surg 2012; 147:113-119.[

Head Injuries 52

Head Injuries Administration Outcomes Seizures 52

PulmCCM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In the second thought experiment, let us consider a patient with significant blood volume loss that is replenished with a series of blood transfusions. Download his free textbook here. Shippy CR, Appel PL, Shoemaker WC: Reliability of clinical monitoring to assess blood volume in critically ill patients.

Operations 132

Operations Ultrasounds Resuscitation Blood Transfusions 132

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Be careful if the patient has received a recent blood transfusion since it may be misinterpreted as sickle cell trait instead of sickle cell disease. In these cases, repeat the Hb electrophoresis three months after the last blood transfusion. Would you consider this patient for blood transfusion?

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126