Predicting massive transfusion
Do you have access to thromboelastometry in your Emergency Department? Further research by some of the first discoverers of acute […]
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Modified ED thoracotomy to avoid exsanguination
Emergency physicians from Minnesota (and graduates of the amazing Hennepin Emergency Medicine Residency) describe a patient who developed cardiac tamponade […]
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More on needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax
Thanks to Dr. Matthew Oliver for highlighting these articles to me. The standard teaching of placing a handy iv catheter […]
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Tension pneumo treatment and chest wall thickness
An interesting ultrasound-based study challenges the assertion that a significant proportion of adults have a chest wall that is too […]
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Saving Lives Through Failure
Think about what you would do if faced with the following situation: You sedate and paralyse a patient with severe […]
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Needle versus mini-chest tube for pneumothorax
A mini-chest tube with Heimlich valve was an alternative to needle aspiration in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, with some apparently […]
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AF in sepsis and risk of stroke
Atrial fibrillation can occur in the setting of severe sepsis, and often presents a therapeutic conundrum for critical care physicians, […]
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AMI mortality increased as the number of risk factors declined
An interesting finding: in patients with myocardial infarction, hospital mortality increased consistently as the number of risk factors declined. There […]
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2011 Asthma Guidelines
The British Thoracic Society / SIGN Guidelines on asthma have been updated for 2011. There don’t seem to be any […]
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Preoxygenation and Prevention of Desaturation
This paper is an excellent review article citing the cogent relevant evidence for optimal preoxygenation prior to RSI in the […]