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Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

2022 May 11;10:864766. 2022 Apr;29(4):406-414. Epub 2022 Jan 12. 0.41), p < 0.001. Bibl K, Pracher L, Küng E, Wagner M, Roesner I, Berger A, Hermon M, Werther T. Incidence of Post-extubation Stridor in Infants With Cuffed vs. Uncuffed Endotracheal Tube: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Front Pediatr. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.864766.

E-9-1-1

E-9-1-1 Operating Room Emergency Department ALS

Data Cafe Insights: 2023 ESO Trauma Index Overview

ESO

MARCH 7, 2024

It’s built from ESO-compiled data consisting of 968,538 hospital records from 596 hospital systems that took place between January 1 st to December 31 st of 2022. Surgical Repair of Hip Fractures: Demonstrating effective care prioritization, 94% of older adults with hip fractures were moved to the operating room within 24 hours.

Operating Room

Operating Room ICU OR ED

Threading the Needle: Bougie-First Intubation

REBEL EM

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

2 Moreover, the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ 2022 Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway recommend the use of adjuncts like bougies in anticipated difficult airways but stop short of endorsing their routine universal use. Randomized controlled trials or comparative non-randomized observational studies.

Operating Room

Operating Room Emergency Department ICU ALS

First10EM Journal Club: May 2024

Broome Docs

APRIL 30, 2024

2022 Aug 1;93(2):157-165. Video Laryngoscopy vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation in the Operating Room: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. Validating the Brain Injury Guidelines: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma prospective multi-institutional trial. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.

Operating Room

Operating Room Critical Care ED OR

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

REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

2022 Sep 5. 2022 2022 Sep 5. Prior literature primarily focused on safety and medication errors, and while this study did the same, they also assessed variables associated with PDP response. Paper: Singer S, et al. The safety and efficacy of push dose vasopressors in critically ill adults. Am J Emerg Med. Am J Emerg Med.

Epinephrine

Epinephrine Emergency Department ALS Critical Care

Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?

ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

On hospital day 2, he was taken to the operating room for surgical rib fixation. 2022; 22(11):432-439. 2022; 276:221-234. The trauma team placed a pigtail catheter in the right chest cavity to decompress the pneumothorax and the patient was admitted to the surgical intensive care unit. References Mistry RN, Moore JE.

EMS

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EZ-IO® Emergency Burr Hole for Epidural Hematoma

Handtevy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The standard care in North America for post-traumatic EDH involves decompressive craniotomy or trepanation via a burr hole, typically performed in an operating room by neurosurgery teams. EDH accompanies up to 4% of adult head injuries, leading to 10% mortality in adults and 5% mortality in children. Mannix, R., & Simon, E.L.

Operating Room

Operating Room Emergency Medical Services ED Emergency Department

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

REBEL EM

AUGUST 12, 2024

Epub 2022 Aug 28. Epub 2022 Aug 28. Intravenous amino acid therapy for kidney protection in cardiac surgery a protocol for a multi-centre randomized blinded placebo controlled clinical trial. The PROTECTION trial. Contemp Clin Trials. The PROTECTION trial. Contemp Clin Trials. PMID: 36038001 Levi TM, et al. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva.

ICU

ICU Operating Room Critical Care ALS

Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

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. Published online August 11, 2022:sjac224. References Garcia SE. Butt Lifts Are Booming.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department Operating Room Critical Care ALS

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

EMDocs

JUNE 3, 2023

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.

ED

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

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.

Operating Room

Operating Room ACS Critical Care Coronary

Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

MARCH 27, 2023

2022 Feb 8; PMID: 35156050 Higgins TL et al. 2022 Feb 24;7(1):29603. N Engl J Med. 2000 May 4; PMID: 10793162 Harvey CE, et al. Initiation of a lung protective strategy in the emergency department: Does an emergency department-based ICU make a difference? Crit Care Explor. Crit Care Med. PMID: 19325480 Gajic O, et al.

Emergency Department

Emergency Department ICU Critical Care EMR

EM@3AM: Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Open reduction in the operating room may be required if closed reduction is unsuccessful. Overview of Operating Room Procedures During Inpatient Stays in U.S. 2022 Jul;3(7):543-548. BJO-2022-0026.R1. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research; 2022 Nov. 2022 Feb;28(2):255-259.

EMS

EMS E-9-1-1 Operating Room Emergency Department

Testicular torsion

Don't Forget the Bubbles

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

One systematic review of 1283 patients showed that if you got to the operating room within 6 hours, you had a 97% chance of saving the testicle. Time is testicle , reminding us that the sooner we get a definitive diagnosis and treatment, the more likely we are to save future generations. This dropped to 79.3% References Aggarwal, D.,

Operating Room

Operating Room Emergency Department ALS OR

Case Report: Acute Urinary Retention in a Pregnant Woman

ACEP Now

JANUARY 12, 2024

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. Published June 10, 2022. A pessary was inserted during that procedure. References Vidaeff A, Schneider K. Incarcerated gravid uterus. UpToDate website.

Operating Room

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