The Trauma Pro
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Researchers from the US Army performed a retrospective registry study on a sample of military casualties over four years. The primary outcome was mortality, and secondary outcomes included the need for surgery, fluid and blood infusions, and the use of a massive transfusion protocol.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JUNE 30, 2023
Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. Military medicine , 163 (10), 719-721. Extracorporeal life support rewarming rate is associated with survival with good neurological outcome in accidental hypothermia. If only I had a time machine, you think to yourself… Oh, we do! Let’s hop in.
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Sensible Medicine
MAY 28, 2024
A 2008 Cochrane review found adult depression screening does not improve outcomes. The last two trials convincingly demonstrate that when patients with postpartum depression have better access to mental health services, outcomes improve. Screening had no impact on depression, anxiety, or a host of other mental health outcomes.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
He will soon be transitioning out of the US military after […] The post SGEM#420: I get knocked down, but I get up again – do I have a scaphoid fracture? He will soon be transitioning out of the US military after a 20-year career in the Air Force and is soon to be Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at UC San Diego.
RebelEM
MAY 25, 2023
vs 3U) but no difference in mortality (Study not powered for this outcome) Clinical Take Home Point: The use of vasopressors is controversial and requires a nuanced approach SUMMARY OF MINIMIZING IATROGENIC INJURY RESTORE PERFUSION VOLUME REPLACEMENT Blood Products >>> Crystalloids Holcomb JB et al. NEJM 1994. [2]
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
MAY 25, 2019
Its use declined in the 1990s and early 2000s, but during the past decade, it has gained the attention of trauma surgeons in military and civilian settings, potentially due to advances in the technology and smaller catheter sizes. Clinical Question: What are the outcomes of trauma patients after REBOA placement?
EMDocs
JUNE 12, 2024
HypoCa is common in trauma patients and is associated with poor outcomes. We need RCTs to determine if Ca administration in trauma impacts mortality and other patient-centered outcomes. Ionised calcium levels in major trauma patients who received blood en route to a military medical treatment facility. Emerg Med J. Emerg Med J.
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