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REBEL Cast Ep119: A Discussion with Scott Weingart on the CT FIRST Trial

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Diagnostic yield, safety, and outcomes of Head-to-pelvis sudden death CT imaging in post arrest care: The CT FIRST cohort study. We felt it was worthwhile to record this as a podcast to better flush out some nuanced points. Below you will find some of the points we discussed. The CT FIRST Trial: Should We Pan-CT After ROSC?, Resus 2023.

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NFTI And STAT: Can They Replace The Cribari Grid?

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And its correlation with outcomes varies. The most important one is that it relies only on the Injury Severity Score (ISS) to judge whether some type of mistriage occurred. The ISS is usually calculated after discharge, so it can only be applied after the fact. What is NFTI, Exactly?

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REBEL Cast Ep 118: The PROCOAG Trial – 4F-PCC for Trauma Patients?

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Interventions such as early application of hemorrhage control, tranexamic acid, reduction of crystalloid fluid administration and balanced ratio blood product transfusion have improved many patients’ outcomes. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Bouzat P et al. Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5

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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

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Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Aykan AC et al. Because the lungs receive 100% of cardiac output, it has been hypothesized that a lower dose of thrombolytic therapy may still be effective with a better safety profile [3][4]. REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

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REBEL Cast Ep122 – Delayed vs Rapid Sequence Intubation in Agitated Trauma Patients

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REBEL Cast Ep122: Delayed vs Rapid Sequence Intubation in Agitated Trauma Patients Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Bandyopadhyay A et al. that would not be possible in an agitated/combative patient. Re-oxygenation with BMV can increase airway-related adverse events (i.e.

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REBEL Cast Ep120: Etomidate vs Ketamine for RSI in the ED?

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Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Knack SKS et al. It is possible that the induction agent used could play an important role on hemodynamic effects in critically ill adults. REBEL Cast Ep120: Etomidate vs Ketamine for RSI in the ED?

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REBEL Cast Ep116: The CLOVERS Trial – Restrictive vs Liberal Fluids in Sepsis-Induced Hypotension

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The secondary outcome of mortality was not statistically different however numerically favored the early use of norepinephrine. It is unclear if outcomes would have differed with different targets or allowing for lower blood pressure values Trial protocol was only for 24 hours after randomization. Liberal: 14.9% Liberal: 14.9%

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