The need for effective team leadership is probably one of the most important aspects of running a successful medical, trauma, & cardiac arrest resuscitation. The primary literature is littered with research aimed at describing effective leadership strategies during high-quality resuscitation teams. But at the end of the day, the key word here is… team.
Clinical questions addressed in this C4:
1. What is Acute Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) in sickle cell patients?
2. Why do patients with SSD develop acute MODS?
3. What type of venous access will you need for exchange transfusion?
4. What are some of your resuscitation end-points in the patient with SSD associated MODS?
One of the most important concepts that is often left out of the commonly quoted “early antibiotics” mantra is appropriate antibiotic therapy. While it is often difficult to determine what is appropriate for each patient presenting with severe sepsis, there are a number of tools that must be considered what choosing your gorillacillin variant. We should be striving to identify personalized metrics for resuscitation…
We are excited about a new educational series that has developed out of the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Emergency Medicine Resuscitation Rotation. The goal will be to: Ask 4
