Guidelines relevant to the critically ill patient
A study of nonshockable out of hospital cardiac arrest survival showed significant improvement in short- and long-term survival and neurological […]
A case is reported in Prehospital Emergency Care1 in which an agitated patient (due to mania and alcohol intoxication) received […]
A military study revealed troops suffering from severe burns tended to receive either no prehospital fluid or too much fluid1. […]
Tracheal extubation is a high risk procedure in anaesthesia and critical care. Until now most guidelines have focused on intubation, […]
A multidisciplinary panel of 28 experts from eight countries reviewed the literature and came up with consensus guidelines in point-of-care […]
‘You can’t clear the cervical spine until the patient wakes up!’ How often have you heard this said about a […]
The prevention and management of venous thromboembolic disease is a huge topic, which generates questions for emergency, critical care, and […]
The European Society of Intensive Care Medicine has produced a consensus statement on colloid volume therapy for critically ill patients, […]
A post hoc reanalysis was performed on a 2009 JAMA paper comparing patients randomised to receive or not receive prehospital […]
The Brain Trauma Foundation has released updated guidelines on traumatic brain injury in children. Most of the recommendations are Grade […]
