Peripheral vasoactive infusions
It is often recommended that vasoactive agents are infused via central lines because of the risk of infiltration and tissue […]
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Stuff relevant to patients on ICU
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rFVIIa did not reduce trauma mortality
An industry sponsored placebo-controlled multicentre randomised controlled trial has shown no mortality reduction from recombinant activated Factor VII (rFVIIa) in […]
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Alternative toothless mask position
An alternative position for holding the facemask when bag-mask ventilating edentulous patients is described and evaluated. 49 patients with inadequate […]
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Taming the Ketamine Tiger
A paper of great interest for those of us who spend a lot of time teaching the use of ketamine […]
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Roc quicker when bicarb added
Interesting…a randomised trial compared rocuronium mixed with saline against rocuronium mixed 1:1 with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate. The principal finding was […]
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FV cannulation in kids: 60° abduction
An ultrasound study on infants and children under general anaesthesia evaluated the femoral vein with the patients’ legs at 30° […]
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New ICH Guidelines
A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association on the management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage has […]
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Decompressive craniectomy
Neuro-folks at LAC+USC Medical Centre describe outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury without space-occupying haemorrhage who underwent decompressive craniectomy […]
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UK Capacity Assessment Mnemonic
GPs Drs Hoghton & Chadwick have produced a bioethical mnemonic ‘CURB BADLIP’, for all healthcare professionals in England, Scotland, and […]
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Delirium guidelines
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced guidelines on delirium. Delirium (sometimes called ‘acute confusional […]