2019 Research Highlights: Seizures, Pulmonary Embolism, Cardiac Arrest, and Sepsis
Each year, the medical evidence piles inexorably higher. Even though it’s literally impossible to keep up, we…
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2019 Research Highlights: Seizures, Pulmonary Embolism, Cardiac Arrest, and Sepsis
Each year, the medical evidence piles inexorably higher. Even though it’s literally impossible to keep up, we... -
Vitamin C Not a Magical Cure for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Is a vitamin C–based cocktail the cure for severe sepsis and septic shock? If you read headlines... -
When the Antibiotic Combination “Vosyn” Isn’t Enough for Sepsis
Emergency physicians are frequently shamed by hospital antibiotic stewards for overprescribing vancomycin and Zosyn (piperacillin/tazobactam), a combination...
Vitamin C Not a Magical Cure for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
Is a vitamin C–based cocktail the cure for severe sepsis and septic shock? If you read headlines…
When the Antibiotic Combination “Vosyn” Isn’t Enough for Sepsis
Emergency physicians are frequently shamed by hospital antibiotic stewards for overprescribing vancomycin and Zosyn (piperacillin/tazobactam), a combination…
Sepsis-3 Definitions and Reimbursement Discussions Continue
ACEP recently met with the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) to discuss the issues around the…
10 of the Best Medical Journal Articles from 2018
If anything can be counted on to be constant in this world, it is change. Stacks upon…
Treating Sepsis Then & Now: Part 2
Part 1 of the history of sepsis appeared in the November issue. ED-Centric Treatment Prior to 2000,…
Defining Sepsis Then & Now, Part 1
Epidemiology 1979–2000 Before 2000, solid epidemiology data on sepsis were lacking. No formalized, generally accepted definition existed,…
What Recent Literature Says About Treating the Critically Ill
Having critically ill patients remain in the emergency department for exceedingly long periods has become commonplace. In…
Compliance with SEP-1 Quality Measure Does Not Affect Sepsis Mortality
Compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) SEP-1 quality measure does not improve sepsis…
Cross-Checking Between Emergency Physicians Reduces Adverse Events
Systematic cross-checking between physicians can reduce medical errors in the emergency department, according to results from the…