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Author: Salim Rezaie

REBEL Cast Episode 8: The Skeptical Edition – Active Compression CPR with Augmentation of Negative Intrathoracic Pressure

Welcome back to a special edition, or should I say “skeptical edition” of REBELCast. We have started to do something new by inviting guests onto the show to discuss papers in the literature they find interesting.  This month I had ...

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Resuscitation

Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain Not Useful in a US Population?

There are approximately 8 to 10 million patients coming to Emergency Departments (EDs) in the United States annually. In the US, we use a very liberal testing strategy in order to avoid acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients presenting with ...

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Cardiovascular

REBEL Cast Episode 7: BLS vs ACLS in OHCA & Anatomic vs Functional Testing for CAD

Welcome to the REBEL Cast Episode 7, where Swami, Matt, and I are going to tackle a couple of articles just published this year. Today we are going to specifically tackle: Topic #1: Basic Life Support (BLS) vs Advanced Cardiac ...

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CardiovascularResuscitation

The Protocolised Management in Sepsis (ProMISe) Trial

Since 2002, the surviving sepsis campaign (SSC) has stated that best practice in sepsis care includes: early recognition, source control, appropriate/timely antibiotic therapy, resuscitation with intravenous fluids (IVF) and vasoactive medications. Resuscitation of the septic patient in the emergency department ...

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Infectious DiseaseResuscitation

The New Age of Sepsis Management

There are more than 750,000 cases of severe sepsis and septic shock in the US each year.  Most patients who present with sepsis receive their initial care in the emergency department.  In 2001, there was a landmark study by Rivers ...

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Infectious DiseaseResuscitation

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