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Author: Salim Rezaie

CITRIS-ALI: Vitamin C in Patients with Sepsis and Severe Acute Respiratory Failure

Background: In 2016, Paul Marik published a study in Chest [2] demonstrating a decrease in hospital mortality of 32% for sepsis patients treated with vitamin C, thiamine and hydrocortisone.  The Marik protocol(as it has come to be known), entails IV …

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Infectious Disease

ICU-ROX: Conservative vs Usual O2 Therapy During Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Background: The IOTA trial, was a systematic review and meta-analysis of 25 RCTs enrolling 16,000 patients with sepsis, critical illness, stroke, trauma, MI, cardiac arrest, and/or emergency surgery. In this review it was found that liberal use of O2 resulted …

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Resuscitation

SEPSIS-ACT: Selepressin in Septic Shock

Background: Septic shock is the most severe form of sepsis. It is characterized by vasodilation and increased capillary permeability leading to hypotension and tissue hypoxia.  The initial treatment of septic shock includes early identification, intravenous fluids when necessary, appropriate broad-spectrum …

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Infectious Disease

REBEL EM/EEM 2020 Fellowship Competition

APPLY NOW: REBEL EM’s 2020 Infographic Competition for Essentials of Emergency Medicine Education Fellowship Program The Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) conference is in May 2020, but the opportunities to attend start NOW. This conference is one of the largest live EM educational …

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Rebellion in EM 2019: 3 Things That Have Changed the Way I Intubate

Background: Despite decades of experience with endotracheal intubation, we continue to find approaches to improving the process of how we intubate. In this talk at Rebellion in EM 2019, Rob J. Bryant, MD gave a 14 minute 12 second talk …

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Procedures and Skills

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