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Single ventricle defects and the hunt for the best shunt

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst waiting for an operation, they need to be managed medically. Too much pulmonary blood flow and we will see well-oxygenated blood ( SpO2 >85% ) but insufficient systemic blood flow (pallor/mottling, cool peripheries, delayed capillary refill time, weak pulses, hypotension, narrow pulse pressure) and hypoxia (lactic acidosis).

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Should insurance companies pay for double lung transplants for stage IV lung cancer

Sensible Medicine

Double lung transplants for cancer should be done only as research, if at all In medicine, we draw a distinction between research and practice. Researchers find grants to fund experimental ideas, and clear them with ethical and scientific committees. Insurers take money from everyone to provide evidence based care to all of us.

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Highly Precise Pressure Sensor for Laparoscopic or Robotic Surgical Tools

Medagadget

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a highly sensitive pressure sensor that can provide haptic feedback for surgeons using laparoscopic tools or for use in robotic grippers as part of robotic surgical systems. The introduction of soft and readily integrable eAir sensors, however, could be a game-changer.”

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SQuID Protocol for DKA: Impact on ED Length-of-Stay

Taming the SRU

The SQuID protocol (subcutaneous insulin in diabetic ketoacidosis): Impacts on ED operational metrics. as well as patients less than 18 years old were excluded from analysis. The study’s primary outcomes were the operational impacts of the SQuID protocol on EDLOS and ICU admission rates. Acad Emerg Med 2023;30(8):800–8.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

ACEP Now

Every year, the volume of published research continues to outpace capacity to consume. 7 The operators involved in the trial were mostly emergency medicine residents or critical care fellows, but this fact does not diminish the generalizability of these observations. Gotta catch ‘em all!” How Best to Stop the Bleeding in Trauma?

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Sniffing out Sepsis - Vibes vs Scoring Systems?

Taming the SRU

Ann Emerg Med 2024 Background Sepsis remains an increasingly common emergency department condition that is tied to higher morbidity and mortality across the United States as well as the rest of the world. They also developed a machine learning model using Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) using 80% of the available data.

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Activity Guidelines After Solid Organ Injury: How Important Are They?

The Trauma Pro

And unfortunately, I’m not able to guess the numbers well enough to do the power calculation for this study. They bide their time waiting for new, published research that they can lean on for their changes. Be sure to follow with your performance improvement program to make sure that they actually do work as well as you think!