Sepsis remains a condition with a high mortality rate, and prompt recognition of the condition is essential. The presence and severity of fever raises suspicion for infection and is frequently a significant factor in medical decision making in the Emergency Department (ED).
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Tagged ‘Critical Care’
Journal Review
Prognostic Value of Fever in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Journal Review
The Vitamin C, Thiamine and Hydrocortisone Cocktail in Sepsis
While early recognition and treatment of sepsis has improved outcomes, mortality rates continue to be high. In low income countries, septic patients suffer mortality rates as high as 60%. Sepsis has been associated with vitamin c deficiency,
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Journal Review
The Benefit of Lung-Protective Ventilation in the ED
This post is cross posted on REBEL EM.
Intubation and mechanical ventilation are commonly performed ED interventions and although patients optimally go to an ICU level of care afterwards,
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Core
Surviving Sepsis 2017 Guidelines Overview
This post review the updates in the new surviving sepsis 2017 guidelines.
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Journal Review
Validation of qSOFA for Mortality Prediction in the ED
In 2016 the Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3), redefined sepsis as life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. This group postulated that sepsis can be identified through an increase in Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score of at least 2 points.
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Core
Emergency Management of Blast Crisis
Blast crisis is a rare, life-threatening emergency requiring early recognition and aggressive resuscitation.
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Journal Review
ED POCUS in OHCA – The REASON Study
Special thank you to Salim Rezaie for guest editing this post.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects > 300,000 people in the US each year and most of these patients are transported to the Emergency Department (ED) for further care.
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