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Some patients with severe refractory heart failure are kept alive thanks to implantable pumps such as the left ventricular assist […]
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TIA workup renders ABCD2 unhelpful
ABCD2 is recommended to stratify the risk of stroke in patients presenting to the ED with TIA symptoms. In some […]
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Midazolam smoothens adult ketamine sedation
In adults undergoing procedural sedation with ketamine, 0.03 mg/kg IV midazolam reduced recovery agitation compared with placebo. STUDY OBJECTIVE: We […]
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Pre-hospital RSI and single use blades
Single-use metal laryngoscope blades were compared in a randomised trial in the pre-hospital setting by French SAMU physicians. First-pass intubation […]
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Delayed door-to-balloon even with helicopters
For a whole bunch of reasons, patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction who undergo interhospital transfer for primary percutaneous coronary intervention […]
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H1N1 or CAP?
A scoring system composed of clinical, radiological, and laboratory variables purports to distinguish H1N1 influenza virus infection from community acquired […]
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Rocuronium vs suxamethonium
This short but punchy lecture by Reuben Strayer of the excellent Emergency Medicine Updates blog addresses some dogma and tells […]
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More on Rocuronium (and Sugammadex)
While I am gradually being persuaded rocuronium might after all be a better choice than suxamethonium for rapid sequence intubation […]
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Neuromuscular blockade facilitates mask ventilation
A blinded randomised controlled trial of rocuronium versus saline in anaesthetised patients demonstrated that mask ventilation was easier in paralysed […]
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Nasal cooling method
More data on the RhinoChill device from an in-hospital study of post-cardiac arrest patients in Germany. The RhinoChill device (BeneChill […]