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JULY 17, 2023

1 While less common than small bowel obstruction (SBO), obstruction of the large bowel is more likely to be a surgical emergency and is often associated with a serious underlying condition. 1 The most common causes of non-cancer-related LBO are cecal and sigmoid volvulus. He reports distension and the sensation of fullness.

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ACEP Now

MARCH 14, 2024

A 24-year-old male with history of quadriplegia and traumatic brain injury presents to the emergency department with hemorrhage in his oral cavity and blood from his tracheostomy tube. 1 percent of tracheostomies. 2005;128: 3906-9. Operative technique for trachea-innominate artery fistula repair. J Vasc Surg.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Differences in intubation outcomes for pediatric patients between pediatric and general Emergency Departments. Bibl K, Pracher L, Küng E, Wagner M, Roesner I, Berger A, Hermon M, Werther T. Acad Emerg Med. 1994 Jul;125(1):57-62. 2019 Sep;74(9):1186-1190. 2016 Feb;30(1):3-11. 0.41), p < 0.001.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 3, 2020

1 His description of cases of life-threatening infections in the perineal, genital or perianal regions were thought to be idiopathic in previously healthy men. 3-5 Fournier gangrene is a type of necrotizing soft tissue infection, which can be categorized into four types based on the infectious organism involved and other features (Table 1).

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