Amethocaine versus EMLA
A double blind randomised trial comparing amethocaine (Ametop) with EMLA was conducted on 679 kids in a New Zealand emergency […]
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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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Etomidate versus ketamine for rapid sequence intubation
Finally a well designed blinded randomised controlled trial on this subject. 0.3 mg/kg etomidate was compared with 2mg/kg ketamine for […]
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Ambulance transport induces stress
Plasma levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline increased signficantly in patients with acute coronary syndrome during ambulance transportation – a finding […]
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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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Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury
Prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury A review of current practice and evidence base of this important topic can […]
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London's getting worse
The physician-led pre-hospital service London HEMS examined its penetrating trauma caseload between 1991 and 2006. Overall, stabbings rose annually by […]
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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 […]