Updated Nutrition Guidelines
The Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for nutrition in the critically ill patient were updated in 2009 and the summary can […]
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Guidelines
Guidelines relevant to the critically ill patient
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LA toxicity guidelines
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland has produced updated guidelines on the Management of Severe Local Anaesthetic […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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Snake bite guidelines
I saw a patient bitten by a brown snake this week. Wound swab positive for brown snake venom but fortunately […]
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ACEP pneumonia statement
The American College of Emergency Physicians has conducted an evidence review and issued a policy regarding two critical issues surrounding […]
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New College of Emergency Medicine Guidelines
New guidelines from the (UK) College of Emergency Medicine are available at http://www.collemergencymed.ac.uk by going to he Clinical Effectiveness Committee […]
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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 […]