Vasopressin in Pediatric Vasodilatory Shock
This Canadian multi-centre study on 65 children compared vasopressin infusions with placebo in children with vasodilatory shock who had already […]
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Fast Hugs Twice a Day on the ICU?
Two guys from the States have proposed a modification to the FAST HUG mnemonic for reminding ICU teams of some […]
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Is cerebral oxygenation negatively affected by infusion of norepinephrine in healthy subjects?
An interesting study on nine healthy volunteers demonstrated noradrenaline infusions to increase MAP without increasing cardiac output (by increasing systemic […]
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Which COPD patients should be admitted to the ICU?
A multicenter ICNARC-supported study of 832 COPD patients admitted to intensive care units showed a 180-day mortality of 37.9%. A […]
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A Systematic Review of Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults
This thorough review confirms that steroids have no clear benefit on mortality in severe sepsis / septic shock. Looking at […]
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Paeds BVM for adult resus
Smaller self-inflating bags produce greater guideline consistent ventilation in simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation A comparison between two sizes of self-inflating resuscitation […]
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Ad hoc resus teams less effective
During simulated cardiac arrest resuscitations, a comparision was made between those run by teams that had had time to form […]
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72000 retrievals by Flying Doctors
Over twelve years in Queensland the RFDS undertook over 72000 fixed wing retrievals, including over 4000 critically ill patients. Trauma […]
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NIV for weaning
Use of non-invasive ventilation to wean critically ill adults off invasive ventilation: meta-analysis and systematic review The growing evidence base […]
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Tibial vs humeral intraosseous approaches
An observational, prospective study comparing tibial and humeral intraosseous access using the EZ-IO Emergency physicians at Singapore General Hospital found […]