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Anticoagulation Reversal

Core EM

2017.09.1085 Gómez-Outes A, Alcubilla P, Calvo-Rojas G, et al. Background Around 6 million people in the U.S. 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. J Am Coll Cardiol.

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REBEL Cast Ep 118: The PROCOAG Trial – 4F-PCC for Trauma Patients?

REBEL EM

Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast Paper: Bouzat P et al. High-quality studies are needed to determine the utility of this intervention. REBEL Cast Ep118: The PROCOAG Trial – 4F-PCC in Trauma Patients? Severe acute traumatic coagulopathy = PT >1.5 to 3.33; P = 0.72 to 2.10; P = 0.03 to 3.33; P = 0.72 to 2.10; P = 0.03

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REBEL Core Cast 108.0 – Angioedema

REBEL EM

of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ). patients that take ACE inhibitors (but 20-30% of all angioedema presentations to the Emergency Department) 3 times more common in Black Americans ( Kostis 2005 ) 0.01 of people who take NSAIDs ( Nzeako 2010 ). Typically involves the mouth, larynx, pharynx, and subglottic tissue ( Kostis 2005 ).

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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

Core EM

Renal injury: isolated proteinuria or hematuria, moderate acute kidney injury with serum creatinine levels <2 mg/dL Skin: petechiae and purpura Despite severe thrombocytopenia, clinically significant bleeding is rare Figure 1.

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CRYOSTAT-2: Early Empiric Cryoprecipitate in Major Trauma

REBEL EM

Most major hemorrhage protocols give a balanced transfusion of PRBCs, FFP, and platelets in ratios approaching concentrations found in whole blood. Paper: Davenport R et al. Fibrinogen products may also be needed to stabilize clots and stem bleeding. Cryoprecipitate Group: 25.3% OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.75 to 1.23; p = 0.74 to 1.23; p = 0.74

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SGEM386: Blood on Blood – Massive Transfusion Protocols in Older Trauma Patients

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. Date: December 16th, 2022 Reference: Hohle et al. The transfusion tech calls to remind you that your protocol is currently under review, and asks if would you like the 1:1 or the 1:3 version of fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) to packed red blood cells (pRBC)? years ( 2 ).

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TEG-Guided Resuscitation of Patients with Cirrhosis and Non-Variceal Bleeding

REBEL EM

A meta-analysis of fifteen RCTs comparing blood product transfusion rates of cardiothoracic and surgery patients found significantly lower transfusion rates of FFP in TEG/ROTEM guided group compared to traditional tests, with no difference in survival rates (Fahrendorff 2017). Article: Kumar M et al.

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