Two hands on the jaw for mask ventilation
Elective surgery patients were anaesthetised with propofol with or without fentanyl and had an oropharyngeal airway placed. They were ventilated […]
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Easy on the ELM
A first report of thyroid cartilage fracture resulting from laryngoscopy and intubation has been published. An elective surgery patient underwent […]
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ECLS on Japanese, in Japanese
A review of extracorporeal life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was undertaken, looking specifically at studies published in the Japanese […]
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CVT guideline
Thanks to neuro-icu.com for highlighting this one: The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have produced guidelines for the […]
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Which cardiac arrest survivors have a positive angio?
A retrospective study of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients attended by a French pre-hospital system was performed to assess the predictive […]
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An easily missed cause of shock
A potentially reversible cause of haemodynamic shock in critically ill patients is left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO). We are […]
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Supplemental oxygen decreases LV perfusion in volunteers
Oxygen therapy in normoxic acute coronary syndrome patients is controversial, and a previous systematic review cautioned against it in uncomplicated […]
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Furosemide infusion in acute decompensated heart failure
A randomised controlled trial of 308 patients with acute decompensated heart failure compared continuous furosemide infusion with ‘low’ dose (equal […]
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African study on cricoid pressure
A colleague told me about a cricoid pressure paper I would otherwise have missed, since I don’t normally check out […]
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In V.Fib and talking to you!
Some patients with severe refractory heart failure are kept alive thanks to implantable pumps such as the left ventricular assist […]