Episode 3
Succ + HyperK | PECARN in <28days
The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Jan 12-16, 2026.
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This retrospective cohort study found no 24-hour mortality difference when intubating hyperkalemic patients (K > 5.5mmol/L) with succinylcholine versus rocuronium for RSI.
In a large international cohort of well-appearing febrile infants ≤28 days old, the updated PECARN rule had high sensitivity and negative predictive value for invasive bacterial infection, with no missed cases of bacterial meningitis, supporting selective avoidance of routine lumbar puncture in low-risk neonates.
