ACEP Now
JANUARY 5, 2025
The literature suggests that approximately 85 percent of these cases require procedural source control in the operating room, highlighting the importance of expediting transport arrangements. Secondary post-tonsillectomy hemorrhages often require surgical intervention.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
They concluded that propofol is safe, particularly in short-term sedation, but should be used with caution outside of the operating room, given some of the potentially severe adverse events (including PRIS) seen. Only one of these studies was undertaken in an intensive care setting, and it did not report any cases of PRIS.
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Pediatric EM Morsels
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
0.41), p < 0.001.
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.*
REBEL EM
JUNE 8, 2023
Am J Emerg Med. 2016; PMID: 27720568 Guest Post By: Courney Knieriem, MD PGY-1, Emergency Medicine Resident RWJBH Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ Courtneyknieriem.md@rutgers.edu
REBEL EM
MARCH 27, 2023
This is a critical error that leads to poorer outcomes for patients in need of critical care. As volumes increase of patients actively being worked up is paired with those who need eventual admission, there is a higher task burden which creates a significant barrier to adequate critical care delivery.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
SEPTEMBER 3, 2017
As such it has enjoyed widespread adoption throughout the Emergency Medicine and Critical Care world. There have been some studies in various clinical settings (operating room, critical care and pre-hospital) that have demonstration benefit of apneic oxygenation.
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