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The PROPHY-VAP Trial: Ceftriaxone to Prevent VAP in Patients with Acute Brain Injury

REBEL EM

3, 4 It is the most common nosocomial infection in patients on mechanical ventilation, and one of the leading causes of nosocomial infection among all patients in the ICU. The low incidence could be a result of the systematic implementation of bundles known to decrease VAP incidence in the ICU. 4, 8 Paper: Dahyot-Fizelier, C.,

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 084 | Empyema

Emergency Medicine Ireland

This has been moderately well studied with MIST-2 2011 and the Picollo trial (2014) being commonly quoted trials suggesting benefit. The major barrier to implementation in the ICU setting is the almost complete absence of ICU patients from these trial cohorts. 11, 1419–1425 (2014). – M., 365, 518–526 (2011).

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EM@3AM: Amniotic Fluid Embolism

EMDocs

Epub 2014 Jun 30. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015 May;28(7):793-8. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2014.932766. PMID: 24974876. Young BK, Florine Magdelijns P, Chervenak JL, Chan M. Amniotic fluid embolism: a reappraisal. J Perinat Med. 2023 Dec 13;52(2):126-135. doi: 10.1515/jpm-2023-0365. PMID: 38082418. “Amniotic fluid embolism.”

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Clinical Conundrums: Should You Give the First Dose of Antibiotics IV Before Discharging Home on Oral Antibiotics?

REBEL EM

This finding persists when looking at a number of other infections including skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) ( First10EM ), pyelonephritis ( Strohmeier 2014 ) and even bone and joint infections ( Li 2019 ). 2014; PMID: 25066627 Li HK et al. 2014; 32(10):1195-9. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006(2). 2019; 380(5):425-436.

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The Pause- a recognition of a life

Don't Forget the Bubbles

2018) “Sacred Pause Imitative in the ICU: A survey of ICU physicians and nurses”. 2014) “Death of a child in the emergency department” American Academy of Pediatrics. Kapoor et al. Critical Care Medicine , 46 (1), pp. Newell, J. & & MacNeil, G. Best Practices in Mental Health. 2 (57-68). O Malley P. 134 (1), pp.

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SGEM#346: Sepsis – You Were Always on My Mind

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

This has included the three large RCTs published in 2014-15 comparing early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) to usual care. It is the leading cause of death in the intensive care unit (ICU) in the US and the most expensive diagnosis. So, you ask yourself, is this guy really septic and should we bypass those fluids?

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REBEL Cast Ep115 – Phenobarbital vs Lorazepam in Alcohol Withdrawal

REBEL EM

The group that received phenobarbital had a higher maximum CIWA score than the group that received lorazepam, which could mean that phenobarbital was not as effective as lorazepam, although this is potentially confounded by patients who were transferred to the ICU were excluded from the study.

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