Resuscitation

When its just you

Submitted by admin on August 4, 2011 - 12:20
Presentation Summary: 
Review of common complaints and how to manage them in a single provider ED

A Comparison of the Effects of Etomidate and Midazolam on Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Suspected Sepsis: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Submitted by drew.shedd on May 12, 2011 - 10:15
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Journal Name: 
Annals of Emergency Medicine
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A recent study on etomidate vs midazolam in septic patients and the effects on patient outcomes, particularly hospital and ICU length of stay.

Etomidate as an Induction Agent in Septic Patients: Red Flags or False Alarms?

Submitted by drew.shedd on May 12, 2011 - 10:13
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Journal Name: 
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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A review of the current literature and thoughts on the concerns of etomidate in sepsis, and the effects of its transient adrenal suppression on patient outcome.

Pediatric Airway Panic or Advanced Pediatric Airway Management

Submitted by admin on February 8, 2011 - 21:25
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A great overview of pediatric airway management and medications useful for RSI in kids.

Supraclavicular Subclavian Vein Catheterization: The Forgotten Central Line

Submitted by drew.shedd on February 4, 2011 - 16:24
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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A review of the past 50 years of the supraclavicular approach to subclavian central venous catheter placement. Email me if you want the background articles.

Delta Delta & Causes of Acidosis and Alkalosis

Submitted by admin on October 8, 2010 - 06:30
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An overview of how to calculate delta gap and delta delta and the use of that value to figure out if a patient has an extra metabolic process. Also covers the causes of anion gap acidosis, non-gap acidosis, and metabolic alkalosis.

Pediatric Board Review

Submitted by admin on October 7, 2010 - 12:04
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A good overview of key board relevant topics for the pediatric patient.

Common Procedures in the ED

Submitted by admin on August 24, 2010 - 16:14
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A good review of how to do common procedures in the ED including laceration repair, LP, central lines, thoracentesis and paracentesis.

Airway Management

Submitted by admin on August 24, 2010 - 16:06
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A great overview of indications for intubation, RSI, intubation techniques and management of the difficult airway.

Mild therapeutic hypothermia to improve the neurologic outcome after cardiac arrest

Submitted by larissa.velez on August 10, 2010 - 20:12
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Journal Name: 
NEJM
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So, hypothermia has been around for a while...
Note: the study was in adults with VF/pulseless VT arrest only!!!
75/136 (55%) had a favorable neurologic outcome in the hypothermia (cooling to 32-34 degrees with extrenal cooling) group vs 54/137 (39%) in the control (RR 1.4). Mortality was also lower at 6 months in the hypothermia group. Complication rates were similar.