The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 9, 2020

In co-operation with other specialties and committees, CAEP also plays a vital role in the development of national standards and clinical guidelines. Copies of our slides can be downloaded at this link. Steroids * Surviving Sepsis Campaign : guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Sepsis 40

Sepsis EMS Research Operations 40

PulmCCM

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

45% of patients were admitted to the ICU directly from operating or recovery rooms, 79% were mechanically-ventilated and 42% had sepsis. Download his free textbook here. In the 24 hours prior to randomization, 55.5%

Fluid Resuscitation 40

Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Outcomes Sepsis 40

RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2023

Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43 Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e. rebound and guarding) Diagnostics Laboratory Tests Commonly ordered lab tests (i.e. Late findings Fever Abdominal distension (+) LR: 5.64 – 16.8 (-) LR: 0.34 – 0.43

Operations 52

Operations Sepsis Resuscitation Ultrasounds 52

PulmCCM

JANUARY 4, 2022

.’ What they found 45 critically-ill patients were included with a 28-day mortality rate of 29%; distributive shock was the most common cause of circulatory failure with sepsis being the most common cause of distributive physiology. Download his free textbook here.

Wellness 40

Wellness Outcomes Sepsis Stroke 40

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. Pneumococcal sepsis B. Pneumococcal sepsis.

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Blood Transfusions Stroke Dehydration Sepsis 126