EM literature (critical appraisals)
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One of the major headlines that accompanied sepsis 3 last week was that SIRS misses 1 out of 8 patients with sepsis in the ICU. This fact was touted as a major reason to abandon SIRS in favour of SOFA. I think it is worthwhile taking a closer look at […]
There are new sepsis definitions! Hurrah? Singer M, Deutschman CS, Seymour CW. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA. 315(8):801-10. 2016. PMID: 26903338 [free full text] There are new sepsis guidelines. I guess that warrants headline news, and there has been a lot of excitement […]
I got to sit down in person with Ken Milne this week while at the great SkiBEEM conference and talk about evidence based medicine. I know – life just can’t get much better. The episode of The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine that we recorded about the HEAT trial was just released today. […]
A review of the evidence surrounding the diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection in pediatric patients