Paediatric gastric tubes
A child with status epilepticus has been stabilised and intubated and is awaiting admission to the paediatric intensive care unit. […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
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Extracorporeal Albumin Dialysis for Acute Liver Failure
NICE has issued guidance on this procedure for patients with acute liver failure. “The procedure removes toxins bound to albumin […]
All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
Life threatening post partum haemorrhage
A mother may experience life-threatening haemorrhage after delivery of her baby. What can the resuscitation doctor do? Rosen’s Emergency Medicine […]
All Updates, ICU
Prone positioning in ARDS
Prone positioning did not improve outcome in a randomised trial of 342 adult patients with ARDS. Prone Positioning in Patients […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Tying the tracheal tube
After intubation it is critical to securely fasten the tracheal tube so it does not dislodge during transfer. Dedicated devices […]
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Two new studies on ECMO
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for severe respiratory failure features in two important papers recently. The first, the CESAR trial, is […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
NIV after extubation prevented respiratory failure
Spanish investigators compared NIV for 24 hours with conventional oxygen therapy in patients with chronic respiratory disorders who were extubated […]
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High versus low intensity renal replacement therapy
What’s the optimal dose of continuous renal replacement therapy? The Australasian RENAL investigators compared 25ml/kg/hr vs 40ml/kg/hr (effluent flow) of […]
ICU, Resus, Trauma
Burns formulas and fluid resuscitation
In most cases either the modified Brook formula or the Parkland formula was used for burned military casualties in Iraq […]
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'Shock Room' belongs to both ED & ICU
Belgian authors describe a four-bedded ‘shock room’, situated between the ED and the ICU and managed jointly by ED and […]