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The Safety and Efficacy of Push Dose Vasopressors in Critically Ill Adults

REBEL EM

The retrospective design of this study omitted assessment of ventricular dysrhythmias related to push dose pressor administration, as they were reliant on information in the EMR. Adrenergic agonists certainly have the potential to affect sympathetic sequelae, and adverse events.

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Impact of Emergency Department Crowding on Lung Protective Ventilation

REBEL EM

Reason for intubation, severity of illness, ARDS risk score, and ventilator settings were extracted from the electronic medical record (EMR). Data was automatically captured in the EMR so that accurate information was able to be extracted for the study.

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An EM Resident’s Guide to Basic Airway Management

Core EM

look them up in the EMR to see if theyve been intubated before, and look at the note on the difficulty and grade of view.) History When did they last eat (aspiration risk)? Do they snore/have OSA (predictor of difficult intubation)? Have they had surgery at this hospital before? Have they ever had a tracheostomy or other throat/neck surgery?

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