EB Medicine

JULY 8, 2019

Nachi: Unfortunately this procedure is associated with a relatively high re-operation rate – one study found 20% of patients required removal or revision. Jeff: Even more shockingly, some series showed a 52% repeat operation rate. These patients often require emergent operative intervention.

Emergency Department 40

Emergency Department Sepsis Operations Dehydration 40

EMDocs

APRIL 1, 2025

Ultimately theres thrombus formation => obstructs venous drainage which can lead to cranial nerve compression, sepsis, death. thrombophilia, head/neck operation or trauma, dehydration, etc.) How common is it? Uncommon overall; annual incidence of 2-13 per million. What is the ED evaluation?

Dehydration 100

Dehydration Sepsis Seizures Resuscitation 100

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JANUARY 1, 2024

However, children who had an operation experienced improvements in behaviour, symptoms, and quality of life and had lower blood pressure. Reviews and opinion articles Use of POCUS for the assessment of dehydration in pediatric patients-a narrative review. 2023 Dec 12 Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis, Management, and Sub-phenotypes.

Pediatrics 98

Pediatrics Ultrasounds Blood Transfusions Sepsis 98

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Inadequate fluid consumption, combined with factors like hot weather or strenuous physical activity, can lead to gradual dehydration with cumulative effects. suprapubic catheters, gastrostomy tubes, haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis lines – may have been left in situ in the initial post-operative period), and central vascular catheters.

Pediatrics 52

Pediatrics Fractures Dehydration Sepsis 52

Don't Forget the Bubbles

JULY 5, 2023

Afro-Caribbean patients should be screened for sickle cell before anaesthesia for possible pre-operative transfusion. Vaccination: PCV13 (pneumococcal vaccination), meningococcal vaccines, and Hib conjugated vaccines are important to prevent life-threatening sepsis. What could be the differential diagnosis? pneumoniae and S.

Blood Transfusions 126

Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126