Oblique view for IJV cannulation
Image: Percutaneous central venous catheters, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Simple really. Using the transverse view the needle tip […]
All Updates, ICU, Ultrasound
March 2010
Acute Med, All Updates, Kids, Resus
10 ml syringe for Valsalva manoeuvre
Previous studies have suggested the following are necessary for a successful Valsalva manoeuvre with maximum vagal effect: Supine posturing Duration […]
All Updates, PHARM
Stopping infusions before PCI transfer
An interhospital transport service introduced a no infusions policy for patients being transferred for primary coronary intervention, instead giving a […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Better TBI outcome with HEMS
A retrospective study from Italy compared outcomes of head injured patients cared for by a ground ambulance service (GROUND) with […]
All Updates, Resus
5 Cycles of CPR takes 2 minutes
Image: Stopwatch, 1810201155, ako by Ansgar Koreng, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Newly trained BLS providers were more likely […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Abnormal head CT in altered mental status
In a study of 674 patients with altered mental status who received a CT scan of the brain, logistic regression […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
EGDT sepsis bundle challenged
An article in American Journal of Emergency Medicine by two intensivists challenges the science behind Rivers’ early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Biphasic shocks for AF and Atrial flutter
Based on a study of 453 consecutive patients undergoing their first transthoracic electrical cardioversion for atrial tachyarrhythmias, recommendations were developed to […]
Guidelines, ICU
Preventing AKI on the ICU
A multinational European working group produced the following evidence-based recommendations for preventing acute kidney injury (AKI). Read the full guideline […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Bad news for etomidate from CORTICUS
In an a priori substudy of the CORTICUS multi-centre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hydrocortisone in septic shock, the use […]