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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

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A search for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) on any social media platform will yield thousands of before-and-after images, faja sales, operating room videos, recovery tips, and patients praising their plastic surgeon. Published May 11, 2022. Al Jazeera. Published online August 11, 2022:sjac224. Butt Lifts Are Booming.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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In our case, the patient had a CT of the head, cervical spine, and chest, abdomen, and pelvis with intravenous contrast demonstrated a C2, C7 compression fracture with significant bowel edema (Figure 4), and was taken to the operating room for left arm disarticulation, left below knee amputation and right above knee amputation.

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Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel

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2022 May 11;10:864766. 2022 Apr;29(4):406-414. Epub 2022 Jan 12. 0.41), p < 0.001. Uncuffed Endotracheal Tube: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Front Pediatr. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.864766. 2022.864766. PMID: 35633947; PMCID: PMC9130697. Acad Emerg Med. doi: 10.1111/acem.14431. PMID: 34923705. 1994 Jul;125(1):57-62.

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Unstable Pelvic Trauma Patient: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management

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This is less critical in ED management of the unstable pelvic fracture, as the optimal site for identification of rectal or vaginal tears is the operating room. Preperitoneal Packing While most often done in the operating room, PPP may be done in the trauma bay in rare instances depending on the institution.

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The PROTECTION Trial – A Randomized Trial of Intravenous Amino Acids for Kidney Protection

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Epub 2022 Aug 28. Epub 2022 Aug 28. PMID: 36038001 Levi TM, et al. PMID: 24553510 Iacone R, et al. The authors of this study sought to test the hypothesis that intravenous amino acid therapy would lead to a lower occurrence of postoperative AKI when compared to placebo. Paper: Landoni G. The PROTECTION trial.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

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Paper: Singer S, et al. 2022 Sep 5. References: Singer S, et al. 2022 2022 Sep 5. PMID: 36108346 Cole JB, et al. PMID: 31270748 Maheshwari K, et al. PMID: 29872882 Jones AE, et al. PMID: 17035422 Holler JG, et al. PMID: 25789927 Schwartz MB, et al. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

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Case Report: Acute Urinary Retention in a Pregnant Woman

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The patient was admitted to the obstetrics service and underwent spinal anesthesia in the operating room to manually reduce the uterus. Last updated November 23, 2022. Gardner C, Jaffe T, Hertzberg B, et al. Published June 10, 2022. A pessary was inserted during that procedure. References Vidaeff A, Schneider K.