Mouth-to-nose breathing
Interesting – mouth to nose breathing was more effective than mouth-to-mouth in simulated resuscitations using anaesthetised, apnoeic patients: BACKGROUND: The […]
Acute Med, All Updates, PHARM, Resus
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Glutamine in ICU
Of interest to intensivists…. Background: Low plasma glutamine concentration is an independent prognostic factor for an unfavourable outcome in the […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Nitric oxide for right ventricular cardiogenic shock
A case report describes a patient with right ventricular cardiogenic shock due to a dissected right coronary artery1. There was […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Surgeons and trauma teams
There can be issues associated with calling surgeons to trauma team activations in the ED, including interruption to the surgeon’s […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Ultrasound
Ultrasound to detect difficult laryngoscopy
A pilot study suggests sonographic measurements of neck soft tissue thickness may predict difficult laryngoscopy. Laryngoscopy was difficult in patients […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Ultrasound
Ultrasound-Guided Radial Artery Catheterization
In case you needed some evidence – a systematic review supports ultrasound guidance as a means of improving insertion success […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Early CT may rule out subarachnoid haemorrhage
A multicentre Canadian study challenges the practice of routine lumbar puncture after negative CT in patients with suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage. […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
CRASH-2 and head injury
The overall effect of the antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid on outcome from major trauma was assessed in the CRASH-2 trial, […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, Resus
What do I do with a high sensitivity troponin?
Newer high-sensitivity troponin tests can be positive in patients who would have negative tests with the ‘traditional’ assay, which can […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Snakebite Guideline
The Australian Resuscitation Council has released guidelines on snakebite envenomation, and on pressure immobilisation of snakebite wounds. Envenomation Pressure Immobilisation […]