RV Assessment in PE | Yuck, Don’t Reuse PPE

23/04/2022 8 min Temporada 3 Episodio 14
RV Assessment in PE | Yuck, Don’t Reuse PPE

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The JournalFeed podcast for the week of April 18-22, 2022.These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 article we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.RV Assessment in PE Spoon Feed:Among patients with symptomatic PE who are low risk by sPESI, the addition of right ventricular assessment predictors (echo, CT, troponin, and BNP) significantly improved prognostication for clinical deterioration within 5 days. Yuck, Don’t Reuse PPE Spoon Feed:Reusing personal protective equipment (PPE) risks contamination for healthcare workers and should be eliminated as much as possible.  See image of contamination below.