RebelEM

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Additionally, intubation can risk hemodynamic instability as well as hypoxemia from the procedure itself. not a patient oriented outcome) Single country study which may limit generalizability Excluded pregnancy where risk of emesis is increased due to gravid uterus Alcohol was the implicated in the overwhelming majority of patients.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

MARCH 31, 2025

This was a secondary analysis of the Management and Outcome of Fever in Children in Europe (MOFICHE) study. The primary outcome measure was SBI, and 1854 children included were diagnosed with an SBI. However, excessive fluid administration can lead to fluid overload, which has been linked to worse clinical outcomes. 2025.01.054.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Stage 3 (timing variable) Shock 1 : Can occur within hours for massive ingestion, but may occur over a longer time course. 6 Severe toxicity and shock are typically seen with serum iron concentrations above 500 g/dL and serum iron concentrations above 1000 g/dL are associated with significant mortality. Antiemetics as needed.

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Sensible Medicine

APRIL 1, 2024

In the same session, Jacob Eifer Møller, MD, PhD, from Odense University in Denmark, will present the results of the DanGer-Shock trial. I rank this trial—of the Impella ventricular assist device in patients with cardiogenic shock—as one of the most important trials of this decade. I predict no benefit.

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EMDocs

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Do we still shock? The most recent and well-known trial is the PROCAMIO trial (1). Well, the trial was a multicenter prospective open label trial. Well, lets look at some other trials. Gorgels et al (5) looked at procainamide vs lidocaine and again and primary outcome was VTach termination. Should you?

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RebelEM

MAY 18, 2023

Background: IV fluids are part of the standard resuscitation bundle in septic shock, however it is unclear if they provide a significant benefit. The goal of the trial was to see if early vasopressors improved shock control by 6 hours. This resulted in better shock control by 6hrs (76.1% Liberal: 14.9% Liberal: 14.9%

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 30, 2023

A 50-something man presented in shock with severe chest pain. The patient was in clinical shock with a lactate of 8. This confirms inferior, posterior, lateral, and RV MI RV MI often leads to shock and (systolic) hypotension. RVMI explains part of the shock. The RV is supplied during systole as well as diastole.

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RebelEM

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is well-established that earlier recognition and treatment can lead to better outcome for these patients . Three outcomes were evaluated, with none being deemed the primary outcome. Background: Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. to 0.97; p = 0.02 to 2.07; p = 0.91 to 12.33; p = 0.26

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RebelEM

JUNE 26, 2023

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. 4F-PCC contains factors II, VII, IX, X as well as Proteins S and C. Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5

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Stop and Think

AUGUST 28, 2024

Trial after trial after trial finds that fixing stable coronary artery disease does not improve outcomes over basic medications and lifestyle changes. The trial found no difference in outcomes. of patients had a primary outcome (death or heart attack). of the patients had a primary outcome (death or heart attack).

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RebelEM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The STREAM-1 trial found that for [2] patients with STEMI presenting within 3 hours of symptom onset and unable to attain PCI within 1 hour of first medical contact, a pharmaco-invasive strategy resulted in similar rates of death, shock, heart failure, or reinfarction compared to primary PCI. Primary PCI: 95.7% Primary PCI: 95.7%

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

In population studies, AF associates with worse outcomes. In CABANA, ablation reduced AF episodes on monitors, but hard outcomes did not differ significantly. The problem here is that it’s hard to compare a subjective outcome (like feeling better) when one group of patients get a procedure and the other group gets tablets.

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ACEP Now

JULY 7, 2023

1 Ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF) represent the most common initial rhythms for patients presenting to the ED in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, as well as for patients who develop cardiac arrest while in the ED. 6 What Can I Do Outside of Repeated Shocks and Standard ACLS? amiodarone or lidocaine).

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Sensible Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2023

It is shocking. The brave investigators in London decided to study the idea that medical therapy of heart failure has become so outstanding, that adding revascularization (fixing the obstructions with stents) might not improve outcomes. Their primary outcome was death or hospitalization for heart failure. First some background.

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ACEP Now

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Both INTERACT-2 and ATACH-2 showed no statistical difference in their primary outcome between intensively lowering the BP and a less-intensive strategy. Background There have been a couple of large and influential trials published on BP management after an intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Reference Ma LM, Hu X, Song L, et.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 16, 2024

With that in mind, the reported outcomes, such as the reduction in heart failure hospitalizations at three years, and even the questionable reduction in total mortality in the first years of follow-up, are likely to be the result of statistical noise. This drastic reduction in power was not properly acknowledged in the manuscript.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

He was admitted on oxygen and was doing fairly well with saturations of 100% on 2 L nasal cannula. He underwent CPR, and regained a pulse after epinephrine, with an organized narrow complex rhythm at 140, but still with severe shock. Assessment was severe sudden cardiogenic shock. He remained hypotensive and in shock.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 30, 2014

Case A female in her 60s presented with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, and not feeling well. Then the notes mention "cardiogenic shock" but without any reference to a cardiac echo or to a chest x-ray. Cardiologist note says: "Elevated troponin explained by type II MI due to her shock." Was there pulmonary edema?

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Taming the SRU

MARCH 10, 2024

critical AS, ASD, HCM) Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Pulmonary embolism Thoracic aortic dissection Transient occult shock Sepsis Hemorrhagic shock (ex. Can’t miss ED diagnosis for syncope Brady/tachy dysrhythmia, arrhythmias such as ARVC, channelopathy (Brugada) Acute MI Structural heart disease (ex.

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These 2 settings are: i ) In patients with severe , often longstanding pulmonary disease ; and / or , ii ) In acutely ill patients with multi-system disease ( ie, sepsis, shock, electrolyte and/or acid-base disorders ). MAT almost always occurs in one of 2 common predisposing settings. Remember — 12 leads are better than one!

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RebelEM

JANUARY 25, 2024

What They Did: Design: Randomized, controlled, blinded-outcome trial Sites: Three emergency departments in Denmark Duration: October 9, 2019 to May 26, 2021. Outcomes: Primary Outcome: Reduction of dyspnea measured on a verbal dyspnea scale (VDS) from 0 to 10 recorded at enrollment, then at 2, 4, and 5 hours after arrival.

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RebelEM

AUGUST 14, 2023

in both groups Mean APACHE II score was 12 in both groups Almost half of the patients had septic shock at enrollment Mean time from sepsis identification to randomization was 1.4 Secondary Outcome Results: ICU mortality: placebo 20.0% The primary outcome was patient oriented. 906 randomized to the Placebo cohort.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. He writes an […] The post SGEM#208: It Makes No Difference – Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Septic Shock first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Adjunctive Glucocorticoid Therapy in Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM January 2018.

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Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Alkali burns result in liquefaction necrosis, allowing for deeper tissue injury as well as vascular injury that can lead to both local and systemic toxicity [1]. Sodium Chloride or Hartmanns if indicated, monitoring for signs of shock. Establish IV access and begin fluid resuscitation with 250ml boluses of 0.9%

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RebelEM

JUNE 8, 2023

Assessed clinical practice, outcome, length of stay, safety, and efficacy of both phenylephrine and epinephrine peripherally administered through a push dose.

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PulmCCM

JULY 31, 2023

severe hypoxemia not doing well or on a bad trajectory while receiving conventional care). is to restrict caloric delivery in patients with this degree of shock. To make that leap, I for one would need to see improved outcomes with caloric restriction in patients with less-severe shock. Usual practice in the U.S.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

They also found that the largest difference between truncated and nontruncated trials occurred when the truncated trials had fewer than 500 outcome events. The rate of the composite primary outcome of CV death, MI, unstable angina, stroke or transient attack was 4.29% with asa vs 4.48% with placebo. The six-year trial was not stopped.

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RebelEM

APRIL 22, 2024

Intervention: Target PaO2 = 60 mm Hg Control: Target PaO2 = 90 mm Hg Outcome (primary): Absolute number of days without life support in 90 days defined as the absence of mechanical ventilation, circulatory support, or kidney replacement. Outcomes (secondary): 90-day all-cause mortality. CI) Secondary Outcomes 90-day Mortality 34.7%

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RebelEM

AUGUST 12, 2024

What They Did: Double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial that ran from October 2019 through January 2024 Multinational study conducted at 22 centers in three European countries 3512 patients were enrolled and before surgery eligible patients were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups Amino Acid Group: 10% Isopuramin at a dose (..)

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AED Leader

APRIL 23, 2024

In this blog post, we will explore these advanced techniques and discuss how they can be implemented to improve emergency outcomes. A manual defibrillator is a device used to deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore its normal rhythm. It consists of two paddles or electrode pads placed on the patient’s chest.

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Stop and Think

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s shocking how many have subscribed and supported this newsletter. In PARAGON-HF, the new drug reduced a composite primary outcome of heart failure events and death from cardiovascular causes but the reduction failed to meet statistical significance. This will be the first of a two-part series regarding two curious studies.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 16, 2024

I watched a case as a young doctor and came away shocked that patients survive this surgery. Well, there is less debris than I would have thought. Because you know how scary it is to try and compare outcomes in two groups of patients who were not randomized. We discuss that as well. TAVR is even more stunning.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Was the patient thrown from the source (suggestive of DC shock and may result in further blunt force trauma)? Children, especially toddlers, may insert objects into outlets, leading to shocks or burns. Electrical devices used near water sources can cause severe shocks. Was the voltage high or low (as below)?

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Leukocytosis, as well as mild leukopenia, are common. 2][3][9] Glucocorticoid were not shown to alter clinical course or patient outcomes. [2][3] 2][3][9] Glucocorticoid were not shown to alter clinical course or patient outcomes. [2][3] 2][3] Evaluation Labwork CBC: A white blood cell count is variable and nonspecific.

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Northwestern EM Blog

JANUARY 24, 2022

Written by: Elizabeth Stulpin, MD (NUEM ‘23) Edited by: Aaron Wibberly, MD (NUEM ‘22) Expert Commentary by : Joshua Zimmerman, MD (NUEM ‘17) Non-Response to Vasopressors Shock is defined as a state of cellular and tissue hypoxia resulting in end organ dysfunction. And for most forms, EM physicians are not typically shocked by shock.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

The LCx and OM vessels are not as well visualized. Opioids associate with worse outcomes in myocardial infarction , probably because they eliminate the pain signal that informs the clinician of the urgency of revascularization. Do not treat AIVR. In fact, use of antidyrhythimcs (e.g., In fact, use of antidyrhythimcs (e.g., Washam, J.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The Effect of Vitamin C on Clinical Outcome in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Critical Care Medicine. Critical Care Medicine.

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