Isoflurane in refractory status epilepticus
One infrequently used option for refractory status epilepticus is isoflurane anaesthesia. A report of two cases demonstrates progressive MRI changes […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
Magnesium in asthma limits tachycardia
Dr WFS Sellers and colleagues describe several cases that demonstrate convincingly a protective effect of intravenous magnesium sulphate against the […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
LMA to stoma ventilation
Level 1 evidence is great, but for useful tips that can add options to your resuscitation toolbox there are some […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Fibrinogen concentrate
A case report of massive obstetric haemorrhage due to placental abruption describes the successful management of haemorrhage associated with a […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Ultrasound
ED US for DVT
Made a radiologist go red with rage recently? If not, you could try showing them this paper1 in this month’s […]
All Updates, PHARM
Fetal monitoring during EMS transport
Can cardiotocography be applied in the pre-hospital setting? French physicians assessed its feasibility in 145 patients enrolled during 119 interhospital […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
CPAP in LVF again
Another stab at assessing noninvasive ventilation in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema has been made by Italian researchers who compared CPAP with […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Specialised chemical burns
Certain chemical burns require a little extra thought than just irrigation and good wound care – which may even be […]
All Updates, Kids, Resus
Hypertonic saline in bronchiolitis
A Canadian randomised controlled trial compared nebulised 3% saline with 0.9% saline in 81 infants under 2 years of age […]
All Updates, PHARM, Trauma
Pre-hospital amputation
British trauma surgeon and pre-hospital pioneer Professor Keith Porter describes how to do a pre-hospital amputation in this months EMJ. […]