A quick review infographic created by our medical students!
Written by Former Cook County EM MS4 Rotator, Tracia Dang
Edited by Dr. Sean Dyer, Cook County Health, Associate Program Director, M4 Clerkship Director
Twitter: @spyderem
Weekly Cheese 2.0: NGTs in SBOs
Paper: Fonseca, A. L., Schuster, K. M., Maung, A. A., Kaplan, L. J., & Davis, K. A. (2013). Routine Nasogastric decompression in small bowel obstruction: Is it really necessary? The American Surgeon, 79(4), 422-428
What: Retrospective review of patients > 18 years old admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital with a diagnosis of SBO over a 5-year period. Outcomes looked at were days to SBO resolution, length of hospital stay, complications, and discharge to nursing home/rehabilitation facility between those who did and did not receive NGT decompression
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The Weekly Cheese: Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
This week we’re covering endoscopy for Upper GI Bleed. Specifically, the optimal timing of endoscopy by our colleagues in GI
A Review of: Lau JYW et al. Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. NEJM 2020. PMID: 32242355
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