Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 19, 2024

Children in the validation cohort were admitted to the intensive care unit or operating room less frequently than those in the derivation cohort. A proportion of the patients who were initially missed using the CDR were found to actually have risk factors documented in EMS reports or the medical record.

CPR 124

CPR Operating Room OR Emergency Department 124

ESO

MARCH 7, 2024

Blood Component Timing: It was documented that 76% of patients requiring PRBCs received them within four hours of arriving at the hospital. of patients with open long bone fractures receive antibiotics within the critical first 60 minutes of ED arrival. Antibiotics and Open Long Bone Fractures: The 2023 Index points out that 67.3%

Operating Room 105

Operating Room ICU OR ED 105

REBEL EM

JUNE 8, 2023

This study chose a relevant topic to analyze that could influence acute management in the ED and has a fairly larger sample size of patients to do so. The impact of push-dose phenylephrine use on subsequent preload expansion in the ED setting. 2015;10(3):e0119331. PMID: 25789927 Schwartz MB, et al. Am J Emerg Med.

Epinephrine 98

Epinephrine Emergency Department ALS Critical Care 98

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 1901, UVA opened its first hospital with 25 beds and three operating rooms. The emergency department (ED) at UVA was rebuilt in 2019 and the department had not fully optimized its operations when COVID-19 hit. Following the pandemic, the ED saw a surge in its volume as it raced through 60,000 to 80,000 visits per year.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department Operating Room ED OR 52

REBEL EM

MARCH 27, 2023

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in emergency department (ED) volumes and lengths of stay. The result of this ED capacity strain and less than ideal patient to staff ratios has led to delays in interventions, treatments and care adjustments. Paper: Owyang CG, et al. J Crit Care.

Emergency Department 52

Emergency Department ICU Critical Care EMR 52

ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

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.

Operating Room 52

Operating Room ACS Critical Care Coronary 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

1-3 Despite its commonality it retains a relatively high rate of complications overall and patients frequently present to the ED for evaluation. 10% of patient’s have an ED visit within 30 or 90 days following THA. 4 Pain is the most common reason for presentation in the early post operative period. 10% of patients.

EMS 98

EMS E-9-1-1 Operating Room Emergency Department 98