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About Kelly Wong, MD

ALiEM Guidelines Editor
Emergency Medicine Resident
Department of Emergency Medicine
Brown Alpert Medical School

Guideline Review: ACEP 2018 – ED Procedural Sedation with Propofol

ed procedural sedation with Propofol

The last American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) guideline recommendations regarding the use of propofol for ED procedural sedation was in 2007. Much research has since demonstrated its safety in adults and children. Furthermore, many clinicians are co-administering ketamine or fentanyl in conjunction. This 2018 ACEP update​1​ addresses these issues and much more. The following infographic summarizes the key points.

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By |2019-09-05T20:30:45-07:00Apr 17, 2019|Guideline Review, Tox & Medications|
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Guideline Review: EAST Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury

Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) can be difficult to diagnose and potentially devastating to miss because of the risk of a potential ischemic stroke. The most recent (2010) Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST) guidelines reviewed 68 journal publications to create the following recommendations based on the best available evidence.1 We summarize the imaging and management recommendations most pertinent to the ED as an infographic for quick and easy reference.1,2 Of note: an isolated neck seat belt sign is NOT an indication for imaging!

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By |2021-01-01T23:49:02-08:00Mar 4, 2019|Guideline Review, Trauma|
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