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Malignant Catatonia

Core EM

Disposition to the psychiatry floor, medicine step down unit, or MICU should be guided by the degree of the patient’s vital sign abnormalities, the presence or absence of autonomic instability, and the patient’s response to therapy in the emergency room. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2021 Jan. Fink M and Taylor MA.

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Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring in Critically Ill Adults?

REBEL EM

to 1.12; p = 0.03 for every change in 5ug/min Lower MAP Value: aOR 0.98; 95% CI 0.98 to 0.99; p <0.01 for every change in 1mmHg Higher BMI: aOR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.09; p = 0.01 for an increase in 1 Increased Patient Age: aOR 1.31; 95% CI 1.30 to 1.37; p <0.01 for every 10 years Radial Arterial Line Location: aOR 1.74; 95% CI 1.16

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The EvK Trial: Ketamine vs Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation

REBEL EM

In contrast, patients in the ketamine arm had higher rates of MICU admissions. Epub 2021 Dec 14. The care team and outcome assessors were unblinded to the study arm, which may bias the results. The significance of 7-day survival is unclear. Patients in the etomidate arm were admitted to SICU at higher rates. Intensive Care Med.

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