Flying Docs and Airways
Flying Doctor Minh Le Cong describes the profile and success rates of emergency endotracheal intubation conducted by the Queensland Royal Flying […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
ICU
Stuff relevant to patients on ICU
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
End tidal CO2 in cardiac arrest
Measuring end-tidal CO2 in cardiac arrest patients is helpful for confirming tracheal tube placement assessing the effectiveness of chest compressions […]
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Propofol and the heart
I don’t normally blog about animal studies, but on reading a review of recent(-ish) shock research I was interested in […]
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Prone ventilation in ARDS
Prone ventilation can improve refractory hypoxaemia in ARDS but its effects on mortality have not been impressive in some studies […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Extracorporeal CPR
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support during inhospital cardiac arrest has been attempted to improve the […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus
Paediatric airway gems
Dr Rich Levitan has made an enormous contribution to the science and practice of emergency airway management, as his bibliography […]
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Sux vs Roc in ED RSI
Suxamethonium and rocuronium were compared in a database of prospectively recorded cases of RSI in the emergency department. A total […]
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Hole in the head? Don't waste the window!
Zampieri and colleagues from Brazil report the use of brain ultrasound in two ICU patients who had had hemicraniectomies. One […]
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Hypothermia and hypokalaemia
We all like to treat selected post cardiac arrest patients with hypothermia now, but isn’t hypothermia associated with a drop […]
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Bleeding Tracheostomy
Adapted from the UK Intensive Care Society’s ‘Standards for the care of adult patients with a temporary tracheostomy‘ Bleeding from […]