Hyperchloraemia and mortality
Here’s something to add to the pile of data cautioning us to think before we acidify patients with saline. A […]
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Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure
Some new guidelines to be aware of are the AHA Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure. Full text is […]
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Avoiding intubation in ARDS with awake ECMO
A letter in Intensive Care Medicine by Hoeper and colleagues from Hannover describes a small case series of six ARDS […]
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How to Be a Hero
I’m not a hero and don’t claim to be, but when I was given this talk to do for the […]
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Early surgery for intracerebral haemorrhage
To operate or not to operate on patients with an intracerebral haematoma? Deep ones can be tricky and risk damage […]
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Beta blockade in sepsis
What do septic patients need if they remain shocked after fluid resuscitation? Catecholamines right? Let’s stimulate some adrenoceptors and support […]
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Xenon – no bull?
Xenon, an inert ‘noble’ gas with proven anaesthetic properties, has possible neuroprotective properties and appears to be also cardioprotective in […]
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Lowering the BP rapidly in ICH
In our retrieval service case reviews, one thing that is that sure to generate discussion is what to do about […]
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Clopidogrel and aspirin for TIA
A large Chinese trial compared aspirin alone with combination aspirin / clopidogrel in patients who had had a TIA in […]
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Family presence during resuscitation
Families allowed to be present during attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation had improved psychological outcomes at ninety days. Adult family members of […]