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Brazilian Butt Lift Procedure Can Result in Emergency Department Visits

ACEP Now

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. Familiarity with post-op restrictions for gluteal AFT patients will also improve their care in the emergency department.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. J Crit Care. Crit Care Explor. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. N Engl J Med.

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SGEM#186: Apneic and the O, O, O2 for Rapid Sequence Intubation

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

EmergeNcy Department use of Apneic Oxygenation versus usual care during rapid sequence intubation: A randomized controlled trial (The ENDAO Trial). He writes an excellent […] The post SGEM#186: Apneic and the O, O, O2 for Rapid Sequence Intubation first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.

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Cuffed Endotracheal Tubes for Children: ReBaked Morsel

Pediatric EM Morsels

Differences in intubation outcomes for pediatric patients between pediatric and general Emergency Departments. Intubation practice and outcomes among pediatric emergency departments: A report from National Emergency Airway Registry for Children (NEAR4KIDS). Acad Emerg Med. 0.41), p < 0.001.

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Case Report: a High-Voltage Victim

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A 44 year-old male with unknown past medical history came by emergency medical services (EMS) to the emergency department (ED) for an electrical injury and fall from a high voltage electrical pole. In the operating room, there was minimal urinary output and the bladder pressures were 35 mmHg under sedation and analgesia.

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

REBEL EM

If pre-made syringes are not financially feasible then the creation of these medications should be done by a dedicated emergency department pharmacist. Clinical Bottom Line: Acute hypotension must be treated emergently in order to decrease morbidity and mortality. Intensive Care Med. Am J Emerg Med. J Med Toxicol.