Mallampati assessment in ED airways
In a series of approximately 300 patients intubated in the ED, operators were unable to complete a Mallampati assessment in […]
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All Updates, Kids, PHARM, Resus
ETCO2 and ROSC
One for the ‘hardly surprising’ category…. A study of end-tidal CO2 during out-of-hospital adult and child cardiac arrest resuscitation showed […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
British Thoracic Society pneumothorax guideline
The Britsh Thoracic Society has published its 2010 guidelines on the management of spontaneous pneumothorax. These are one of number […]
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Stab wounds to the neck
An algorithm for the management of patients with stab wounds to the neck has been proposed by authors of a […]
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Saline can be used in place of US gel
A study comparing sterile saline as a conduction agent with ultrasound gel showed adequate visualization of anatomic structures for ultrasound-guided […]
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Etomidate in RSI – systematic review
A systematic review of 20 included studies comparing a bolus dose of etomidate for rapid sequence induction with other induction […]
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Tracheal tube cuff pressure in flight
Tracheal tube cuff pressures increased from a mean 28.7 cm H2O pre-flight to 62.6 cm H2O in flight (mean altitude increase 2260 […]
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Complex acid-base problems
Working out the expected compensatory response to an acid base disturbance often reveals a second acid-base problem that was otherwise […]
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Femoral SvO2 not so useful
Bloods sampled from both femoral vein and SVC-sited catheters in critically ill patients showed good correlation in lactate levels but […]
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ALI / ARDS strategies
A CME article in Critical Care Medicine summarises the literature on ARDS (including its limitations) and provides evidence based recommendations […]