Cuffed tracheal tubes for children
In a prospective randomised controlled multi-centre trial, cuffed tracheal tubes were compared with uncuffed tubes in 2246 children aged from […]
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Acute medicine guidelines
The Acute Medicine in the Emergency Department Seminar refers to a number of guidelines from different sources. Go to the […]
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First Aid for Burns
A review of burn first aid treatments highlights the paucity of evidence on which to make firm recommendations. The authors […]
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Mallampati unhelpful in ED patients
A prospective study of 366 patients requiring intubation in the ED revealed by logistic regression analysis that the only component […]
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Cricoid pressure during mask ventilation
While cricoid pressure’s effectiveness at preventing passive regurgitation and aspiration during intubation is disputed, it may be effectively applied during […]
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Cricoid pressure – ?not so useless after all
An interesting MRI-based study of adult volunteers takes a further look at whether cricoid pressure effectively occludes the digestive tract. […]
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Physicians didn't improve outcome from nontraumatic cardiac arrest
A Norwegian study retrospectively compared outcomes from non-traumatic cardiac arrest between ambulances staffed by physicians (PMA) and non-physician ambulances (non-PMA). […]
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Fluids for cooling post cardiac arrest
Large volume cold fluid resuscitation after return of spontaneous circulation can contribute to effective cooling but does it impair cardiac […]
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Paediatric gastric tubes
A child with status epilepticus has been stabilised and intubated and is awaiting admission to the paediatric intensive care unit. […]
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Extracorporeal Albumin Dialysis for Acute Liver Failure
NICE has issued guidance on this procedure for patients with acute liver failure. “The procedure removes toxins bound to albumin […]