London Calling!!
Notes from Day 1 of the London Trauma Conference I’ve always fancied trying my hand at journalism so when this […]
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Reassurance: difficult laryngoscopy in children remains rare
I was taught a useful principle by a paediatric anaesthetist 10 years ago which has proven true in my experience […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Transtracheal airways in kids. Well, pigs' kids anyway
Ever had to do a surgical airway in a child? Thought not. They’re pretty rare. Bill Heegaard MD from Henepin […]
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Externally rotate leg for femoral vein access
Want to access the femoral vein? Externally rotate the leg at the hip and things might be a bit easier. […]
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Hyperglycaemia & mortality in sepsis – lactate dependent?
I like this paper for introducing a new concept to me. For years the critical care community has recognised the […]
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Echo for cardiac arrest outcome prediction
A meta-analysis of studies evaluation transthoracic echo as a means of predicting return of spontaneous circulation in cardiac arrest (ROSC) […]
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Aeromedical retrieval: invasive vs noninvasive blood pressure
The chaps from the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service in the UK compared invasive (IABP) and non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurements […]
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Etomidate & sepsis
A meta-analysis attempts to quantify etomidate’s effect on mortality and adrenal suppression. Of course, we all know a meta-analysis can […]
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A whole bunch of trauma guidelines
The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma has published a number of helpful evidence-based guidelines for trauma management, and […]
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Needle decompression: it's still not going to work
A pet topic that keeps coming up here is management of tension pneumothorax. Plenty of studies demonstrate that traditionally taught […]