Extracorporeal liver support in acute liver failure
Critically ill patients may receive cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal support, but systems that perform some of the functions of the […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
April 2011
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
CHEST study to evaluate starch
No results to report here, just a heads up that the CHEST study is underway: a randomised controlled trial of […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Hyperbaric O2 for the sick and the well with CO poisoning
A French study, large by hyperbaric oxygen trial standards, did not confirm that hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves recovery from pure […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Pre-hospital Airtraq use often failed
The Airtraq seems nifty when you try it on a manikin, but until now the question of whether it would […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Salt or sugar on the brain
A meta-analysis suggests hypertonic saline may be more effective at lowering intracranial pressure than mannitol. An accompanying editorial cleverly entitled […]
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Norepinephrine increases preload
Noradrenaline (norepinephrine) may improve blood pressure in part through its venoconstriction effects, providing more venous return to the heart which […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Cardiac arrest drugs and pupils
Although not predictive immediately post-cardiac arrest in the emergency department, dilated unreactive pupils two or three days later on the […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Video laryngoscope successes and failures
With a difficult airway, video laryngoscopes can get you out of a hole – or rather into one. However they’re […]
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Emergency tracheal intubations outside the OR
Most data regarding RSI complication rates traditionally come from the operating room setting. I and my colleagues made a small […]
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Anaesthesia's dirty laundry – let's all learn from it
NAP4 is here! Is that good? Yes. Why? Because it’s the long awaited 4th National Audit Project of the Royal […]