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Is It Safe to Use Etomidate When Intubating Patients With Sepsis or Septic Shock?
Due to its lack of cardiovascular side effects, the short-acting non-barbiturate sedative, etomidate, has been one of the primary agents used to sedate hypotensive patients during rapid-sequence intubation (RSI). -
Electronic Surveillance of Ventilator Settings and Airway Pressures Can Increase the Use of Lung-Protective Ventilation
In this study from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, Herasevich et al tested an electronic algorithm that incorporated patient characteristics and ventilator data and notified clinicians immediately when potentially injurious ventilator settings were being used. -
Can Nebulized Heparin Reduce Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury?
Laboratory studies and clinical data support the concept that prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) can induce or worsen lung injury, via activation of inflammatory mediators and/or microvascular fibrin deposition, processes that may be ameliorated by heparin. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 1, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 3, 2011 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 3, 2011 Issue in PDF
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Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is a rapid-onset and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full January 1, 2011 Issue in PDF
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NSTEMI and STEMI: Therapeutic Updates 2011
Just when you, the emergency physician, think you have the guidelines for treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) figured out, the AHA/ACC releases new revisions and updates. -
Beware of harm from insulin mixups
Errors involving insulin were commonly reported to Pennsylvania's Patient Safety Authority in 2010, with 52% of 2695 events leading to a patient possibly having received the wrong dose or no dose, and 49 resulting in harm to the patient.