High-Dose N-Acetylcysteine Therapy for H1N1
A case report describes the improvement of a critically ill patient with H1N1 ‘flu after the administration of N-acetylcysteine in […]
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What fluid in rhabdomyolysis?
A ‘BestBET‘ from the Emergency Medicine Journal examined the evidence for the use of sodium bicarbonate and/or mannitol in the […]
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Misoprostol for PPH
Misoprostol is a prostaglandin analogue with uterotonic activity. It was compared with placebo in its sublingual form in a randomised […]
All Updates, ICU, Ultrasound
Lung Ultrasound Articles
Here are some sites that explain lung sonography as applied to critical care patients: Clinical review: Bedside lung ultrasound in […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
Terlipressin for refractory cardiac arrest in kids
Okay so it’s a small case series – but the results warrant further investigation: 10-20 mcg/kg terlipressin was given to […]
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Paediatric Retrieval – what's the rush?
The Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) in the UK performed 2106 interfacility transports between April 2006 and March 2008. The stabilisation […]
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Control oxygenation after resuscitation
How much oxygen should we give patients after successful cardiac arrest resuscitation? Too little oxygen may potentiate anoxic injury. Too […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Kids, Resus
Post cardiac arrest guideline
A patient is resuscitated from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and is in your emergency department, comatose, with a pulse. You […]
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Guidelines for Clostridium Difficile
Guidelines for preventing, detecting, and treating Clostridium Difficile infection from the Infectious Diseases Society of America have been published. Clinical […]
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PCI and therapeutic hypothermia
Percutaneous coronary intervention did not increase the risk of dysrhythmia, infection, coagulopathy, or hypotension associated with therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac […]