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.

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Critical Care Scenarios

JULY 11, 2021

Takeaway lessons * Trauma patients who are hypotensive or otherwise unstable should be assumed to be bleeding, bleeding, bleeding until proven otherwise, and should have a very low threshold to proceed directly to the operating room for exploration.* Traction splinting is usually not done in the ED.

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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. Initially refusing emergency medical services, she was brought to the ED via a private vehicle. What are the key takeaways? (1)

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ESO

MARCH 7, 2024

of patients with open long bone fractures receive antibiotics within the critical first 60 minutes of ED arrival. 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.

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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 participants were missed because the ED provider refused enrollment or said “Other,” but this is not well described.

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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.

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ACEP Now

MAY 4, 2023

A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) as a category 2 trauma for a fall with a reported flail chest. On hospital day 2, he was taken to the operating room for surgical rib fixation. Case FIGURE 1: Chest X-ray of multiple rib fractures (arrows). Click to enlarge.)

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In her spare time, Melissa also enjoys being the fellowship director to an amazing group of PEM trainees. Case: Brian is a 14-year-old male who presents to the emergency department (ED) complaining of acute onset testicular pain. He has vomited twice, but there is no history of any fever or trauma. Reference: Frohlich LC, et al.

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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.

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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.

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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. The data that are available come largely based on voluntary reporting, physician surveys, or autopsies.

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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.

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ACEP Now

APRIL 4, 2024

3 The majority of those who arrive to the emergency department (ED) live for 2 hours or more, leaving a small window for surgical intervention. Other exceptions are patient refusal, patient death or immediate transfer to the operating room. Bailey & Love’s short practice of surgery, 26th ed. Br J Surg 2012;99:655-665.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 12, 2024

Case A 40-year-old female at 11 weeks, five days gestation presented to the emergency department (ED) with concern for lower abdominal pressure and inability to fully empty her bladder. The patient was admitted to the obstetrics service and underwent spinal anesthesia in the operating room to manually reduce the uterus.

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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. Clinical predictors for testicular torsion as seen in the pediatric ED. This dropped to 79.3% The Journal of Urology , 189 (5), pp.1859-1864. Beni-Israel, T., Goldman, M., Chaim, S.B.

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AAEM RSA

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The sensitivity of these scores range, but they cannot exclude FG diagnosis and may have lower sensitivity when used for prediction in ED patient populations. A thorough physical exam, imaging, and laboratory studies can assist, but definitive diagnosis can only be made in the operating room.

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