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Ginestra – Treating Sepsis with a Full House: Timing of Antimicrobial Initiation for Hospital-Onset Sepsis Under Capacity Strain?

University of Maryland CC Project

Her current research focuses on improving. Her current research focuses on improving the quality and timeliness of early sepsis care. Jen Ginestra, MD, MSHP is an instructor of medicine in the department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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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. A Myriad of Infectious Disease Papers The use of steroids in severe sepsis remains challenging, primarily as proper patient selection is necessary to tease out those with the greatest likelihood of benefit. Gotta catch ‘em all!” percent to 38.3

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Munroe & Gershengorn – Peripheral Vasopressor Administration

University of Maryland CC Project

Elizabeth Munroe, MD, MSc is a clinical instructor and post-doctoral research fellow in the dvision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan. Elizabeth Munroe, MD, MSc is a clinical instructor and post-doctoral research fellow in the dvision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Michigan.

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Congestive Heart Failure and Sepsis: A Closer Look at Fluid Management

RebelEM

For those with sepsis, the administration of intravenous fluids (IVF) at the volumes recommended in the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) requires careful consideration of an individual’s chronic medical conditions and subsequent sensitivity to IVF. What They Did: Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Etomidate: a perspective on a current controversy.

Thinking Critical Care

In 1983 I was an Englishman abroad, the London anaesthetist who was appointed to be the English anaesthetist on the Shock Team only because the outstanding candidate from Oxford had preferred to take up a job doing muscle relaxant research with Kitz and Katz in the USA. 4] The research agenda at the time was broad.

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Maintenance Fluids in Critical Illness

Don't Forget the Bubbles

In a PICU setting, sodium can come from various sources (resuscitation fluids, IV drugs and infusions, enteral feed), not just the maintenance fluids we prescribe. There is growing interest in giving no maintenance fluid and using the input from drug infusions and resuscitative boluses only. Most drugs are chosen to be dissolved in 0.9%

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Sniffing out Sepsis - Vibes vs Scoring Systems?

Taming the SRU

Early Physician Gestalt Versus Usual Screening Tools for the Prediction of Sepsis in Critically Ill Emergency Patients. 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.

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