Atypical chest pain renders AMI more likely
A prospective study of 796 ED patients with suspected cardiac chest pain assessed the value of individual historical and examination […]
Acute Med, All Updates
March 2010
Fascinomata
3D without the glasses
This new device uses 5 LCD screens and motion parallax to give the illusion of contained 3D objects when you […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Spine immobilisation in penetrating trauma
In a retrospective study of 45,284 penetrating trauma patients, unadjusted mortality was twice as high in the 4.3% of patients […]
All Updates, Kids
A human suction unit for choking
A case is described of a 12 month old who completely obstructed her airway from an inhaled plastic ketchup container. […]
All Updates, Resus
Win with the chin
Image: KFOR medics conduct airway management training (6660004) by U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Perdelwitz, public domain, […]
All Updates, Kids
Extreme white cell counts
Febrile children aged three months to three years with a white cell count over 25000/mm3 and fever were compared with […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
NIV in chest trauma
ICU patients with thoracic trauma who had no other indication for intubation than marked hypoxaemia (pO2/FiO2 < 200 mmHg) were […]
Acute Med, All Updates
A smaller dose of tPA in PE
A prospective open label randomised controlled trial from China compared two doses of r-tPA for massive or submassive PE. 50 […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
The right antibiotic in septic shock makes a massive difference
A retrospective review of appropriate vs inappropriate antimicrobial therapy was undertaken in over four thousand septic shock patients from multiple […]
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Is ETT muck delaying weaning?
Organised secretions can build up in a tracheal tube. This increases airway resistance so during a spontaneous breathing trial in […]