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Author: Salim Rezaie

COVID-19: Remdesivir RCT #3 (5d vs 10d)

Background: We have covered the two previous RCTs on remdesivir on REBEL EM (RCT #1 and RCT #2). In the first trial by Wang et al [2], there was no statically significant improvement in clinical outcomes, but, there were trends …

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Infectious Disease

REBEL Cast Ep83 – COVID-19 in the ICU, ECMO Early, & Steroids with Jeff Dellavolpe, MD

I am fortunate to work in a hospital system that is very forward thinking.  We have a phenomenal relationship with our intensivists, and I have been fortunate enough to have several discussions with them about how we are managing COVID-19 …

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Infectious DiseaseResuscitationThoracic and Respiratory

COVID-19: IMV and Mortality at Emory

Background: One of the hot topics in COVID-19 care is the mortality rate associated with invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV). There have been early reports of IMV having mortality rates ranging from 50 to 90%.  These high rates are concerning but, …

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Infectious DiseaseThoracic and Respiratory

Remdesivir ACTT-1: Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial Part 1

Background: The saga of Remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19 continues. We previously covered two studies of this drug on REBEL EM (Link is HERE & Link is HERE). One trial (≈200pts) showed no difference in the primary outcome of median …

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Infectious Disease

Rebellion in EM 2019: Got Milk? via Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD

“You’re working a shift in whatever the lower acuity version is of your department. So maybe it’s fast track, maybe you call it an urgent care. Whatever it is, it’s a unit where they take doctors, who trained for 7 …

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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