Which COPD patients should be admitted to the ICU?
A multicenter ICNARC-supported study of 832 COPD patients admitted to intensive care units showed a 180-day mortality of 37.9%. A […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
October 2009
All Updates, ICU, Resus
A Systematic Review of Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults
This thorough review confirms that steroids have no clear benefit on mortality in severe sepsis / septic shock. Looking at […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Etomidate versus ketamine for rapid sequence intubation
Finally a well designed blinded randomised controlled trial on this subject. 0.3 mg/kg etomidate was compared with 2mg/kg ketamine for […]
All Updates, PHARM
Ambulance transport induces stress
Plasma levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline increased signficantly in patients with acute coronary syndrome during ambulance transportation – a finding […]
Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Ketamine lowered ICP in brain-injured kids
Ketamine lowered ICP in brain-injured kids Ventilated children between the ages of 1 and 16 with traumatic brain injury and […]
Acute Med, Resus
Guidelines for D.I.C.
2009 Guideline for the Diagnosis and Managment of Disseminated Inravascular Coagulation DIC guideline available here Other useful guidelines from the […]
Acute Med, Resus
NINDS does not support 'time-is-brain' when re-presented
The first ‘positive’ trial that really started it all for stroke thrombolysis has been re-presented by showing that the change […]