End tidal CO2 and procedural sedation
One hundred and thirty-two adults underwent propofol sedation in the emergency department and were randomised into a group in which […]
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March 2010
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Prone Ventilation for ARDS
A multicentre randomised controlled trial of 342 adult patients with moderate to severe ARDS assessed the effect of prone ventilation […]
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Nonvariceal Upper Gl Bleeding – international guidelines
International Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding have been published. Here is a summary […]
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Higher PEEP in ARDS
Image: Respirator icu by Blogotron, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The current mortality of 35% associated with acute lung injury (ALI) […]
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Difficult mask ventilation
A comprehensive review of difficult mask ventilation (DMV) reports that the incidence of DMV varies widely (from 0.08% to 15%) […]
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Lactate clearance goal in sepsis
Previous work in severe sepsis/septic shock patients has shown that a decrease in lactate concentration by at least 10% during […]
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Chlorhexidine-alcohol surgical site prep
In contrast to the situation with skin preparation for intravascular catheters, there have been no recommendations for surgical practice. A […]
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Alternative to warfarin after VTE
In a randomised noninferiority trial the oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran was compared with warfarin in patients with venous thromboembolic […]
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Noradrenaline vs Dopamine in Shock
Another nail in dopamine’s coffin? In a blinded randomised controlled trial in shocked patients1, there was no difference in mortality […]
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Cricoid pressure squashes kids' airways
Image: Larynx for labeling by RWhitwam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A bronchoscopic study of anaesthetised infants and children […]