2J or 4J/kg in Paediatric Defibrillation?
Should we shock with 2J/kg or 4J/kg in Paediatric Defibrillation? The answer seems to be ‘we still don’t know’. Don’t […]
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Guidelines
Guidelines relevant to the critically ill patient
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Testing of Low-Risk Chest Pain Patients
A summary of the literature on low risk chest pain, including history, physical exam, ECG, biomarkers, and investigations such as […]
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UK children sedation guideline
Despite the huge number of articles in the literature on paediatric sedation, one still encounters acrimonious debates about the appropriateness […]
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Cervical spine guideline
The UK College of Emergency Medicine has produced guidelines on the management of cervical spine injury in the ED Since […]
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Algorithm for Body Packers
‘Mules’ or body packers are people who transport illegal drugs by packet ingestion into the gastrointestinal tract. A large study […]
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Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy
In ICU, Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy (PDT) is often performed to facilitate weaning from mechanical ventilation, reduce anatomical dead space, avoid […]
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Australasian resus guidelines
Australian and New Zealand resuscitation councils have now revealed their resuscitation guidelines for adults and children. The index of guidelines […]
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H1N1 Update from UK Intensive Care
H1N1 Update 16 December 2010 sent from the UK Intensive Care Society As many of you will already be aware, […]
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UK Military Clinical Guidelines
In the United Kingdom, The Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine at the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine produces Clinical […]
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Massive haemorrhage guideline
The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has published guidelines on the management of massive haemorrhage. Their summary: […]