Extubation guidelines
Tracheal extubation is a high risk procedure in anaesthesia and critical care. Until now most guidelines have focused on intubation, […]
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Australasian ED Airway Registry
Managing the emergency airway is one of the most important and risky things we do. We have a responsibility to […]
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Red cell transfusion guidelines
The AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks has issued guidelines on red blood cell transfusion1, providing some number-based […]
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Ventilated patients better able to communicate pain with dexmedetomidine
A multicentre European trial on intensive care units showed dexmedetomidine was non-inferior to midazolam or propofol in achieving target sedation […]
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Only when I laugh
A middle-aged martial arts enthusiast was training in Krav Maga, and participated in a high-contact punching and grappling sparring exercise […]
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International recommendations for lung ultrasound
A multidisciplinary panel of 28 experts from eight countries reviewed the literature and came up with consensus guidelines in point-of-care […]
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The intubator's creed
Flying doctor and airway fanatic Minh Le Cong sent me this poem. It’s based on the Rifleman’s creed of the […]
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Spinal imaging for the adult obtunded blunt trauma patient
‘You can’t clear the cervical spine until the patient wakes up!’ How often have you heard this said about a […]
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Awake video laryngoscopy
A nice study reminds of us the option of awake video laryngoscopy as an alternative to fibreoptic instrumentation of the […]
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Simple emergency haemorrhage control
I had the honour of attending trauma rounds with leading South African trauma surgeons today at Groote Schuur Hospital in […]