Capillary refill time
A review of capillary refill time (CRT) reveals some interesting details about this test: CRT is affected by age – […]
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Why I don't give vasopressors in sepsis
It’s become popular to use the term ‘vasopressors’ or just ‘pressors’ when noradrenaline/norepinephrine or even (in some places still) dopamine […]
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Score to predict traumatic coagulopathy
Acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) is present in up to 25% of major trauma patients by the time they arrive in […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Still no cardiac arrest survival benefit from epinephrine?
A double blind randomised controlled trial showed significantly better rates of return of spontaneous circulation and hospital admission with the […]
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Pre-hospital ECMO
Two cases are reported of the pre-hospital institution of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for patients in cardiac arrest. One […]
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Glutamine in ICU
Of interest to intensivists…. Background: Low plasma glutamine concentration is an independent prognostic factor for an unfavourable outcome in the […]
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Nitric oxide for right ventricular cardiogenic shock
A case report describes a patient with right ventricular cardiogenic shock due to a dissected right coronary artery1. There was […]
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Ultrasound to detect difficult laryngoscopy
A pilot study suggests sonographic measurements of neck soft tissue thickness may predict difficult laryngoscopy. Laryngoscopy was difficult in patients […]
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Ultrasound-Guided Radial Artery Catheterization
In case you needed some evidence – a systematic review supports ultrasound guidance as a means of improving insertion success […]
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Early CT may rule out subarachnoid haemorrhage
A multicentre Canadian study challenges the practice of routine lumbar puncture after negative CT in patients with suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage. […]