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Don’t Forget About the IO in the Critically Ill Patient

REBEL EM

Many clinicians don’t consider IO placement while others consider it a last resort or only a pre-hospital procedure. Intraosseous versus central venous catheter utilization and performance during inpatient medical emergencies. The IO can actually be your “GO-TO” emergency line or your second choice after failed PIV access. Trauma 1996.

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Short Course Antibiotics for Peds CAP: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

REBEL EM

Studies conducted in middle- and low-income countries Different definitions of pneumonia Different healthcare facilities and organizations in these countries Studies focusing on atypical pathogens, such as M. requiring inpatient treatment) Intervention: Shorter antibiotic treatment duration (3–5 days). in the short-course and 7.7%

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Pediatric UTIs: Short-Course vs. Standard-Course Antibiotics — Is It Time for a Change?

REBEL EM

Enrollment: Recruited patients from primary care offices, emergency departments, and inpatient wards at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Hospitalization for bacteremia. Investigators assessed clinical outcomes via 2 in-person visits on days 11–14 and days 24–30.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Background Information: Obtaining definitive control of the airway, when indicated, is the responsibility of the emergency medicine physician. 2 Finally the settings initiated early in a patient’s care are often carried forward unchanged into their hospital and ICU stay. J Crit Care.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, May 2023

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Definite TGA is characterized by a sudden onset of anterograde amnesia without clouding or loss of consciousness, lack of epileptic features, head trauma and focal neurologic deficits witnessed by a reliable observer during the attack, furthermore the amnestic event must resolve within 24 h. Inpatient outcomes including length of stay (P =.32),