LA toxicity guidelines
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland has produced updated guidelines on the Management of Severe Local Anaesthetic […]
All Updates, Guidelines
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU
Intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome
In a prospective, observational study of 478 patients requiring an open abdomen for the management of intra-abdominal hypertension or abdominal […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Ultrasound
Differentiating arteries from veins
In a letter to Critical Care Medicine, ultrasound legend Michael Blaivas reminds readers that during ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation, an […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
Surviving Sepsis Campaign guideline adherence and mortality
Data from 15,022 subjects at 165 sites at which the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) 6 hour and 24 hour care guideline […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Heliox in COPD exacerbation
A 65:35 helium-oxygen mix was compared with 35% oxygen in air in patients with COPD exacerbations requiring non-invasive ventilation. In […]
Acute Med, All Updates
pain radiation to right arm in ACS
How predictive is the history for acute coronary syndrome? Of 1576 patients entered into a multicentre evaluation of chest pain […]
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Fascinomata section
The posts here aren’t necessarily medical – just facts, observations, news items or concepts that make you go ‘wow!’
All Updates, Guidelines, Trauma
Confidentiality: reporting gunshot and knife wounds
The UK General Medical Council provides guidance on the reporting to police of gun and knife wounds. The guidance describes […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines
Acute Kidney Injury: Must Do Better!
A report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) examines the quality of care of patients […]
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The observable universe
The observable universe is over 90 billion light years in diameter http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html#DN