Roc quicker when bicarb added
Interesting…a randomised trial compared rocuronium mixed with saline against rocuronium mixed 1:1 with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate. The principal finding was […]
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FV cannulation in kids: 60° abduction
An ultrasound study on infants and children under general anaesthesia evaluated the femoral vein with the patients’ legs at 30° […]
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Finding the sick febrile kid
Finding children with serious illness among the multitudes who present with fever is the number one challenge in paediatric emergency […]
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Unexpected survivors after pre-hospital intubation
Data on patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury from the San Diego Trauma Registry were analysed using modified […]
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New ICH Guidelines
A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association on the management of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage has […]
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Decompressive craniectomy
Neuro-folks at LAC+USC Medical Centre describe outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury without space-occupying haemorrhage who underwent decompressive craniectomy […]
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ACE-inhibitor related angioedema
The pathophysiology of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)–induced angioedema most likely resembles that of hereditary angioedema, ie, it is mainly mediated […]
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UK Capacity Assessment Mnemonic
GPs Drs Hoghton & Chadwick have produced a bioethical mnemonic ‘CURB BADLIP’, for all healthcare professionals in England, Scotland, and […]
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Delirium guidelines
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced guidelines on delirium. Delirium (sometimes called ‘acute confusional […]
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Compression-only CPR vs standard CPR
Two studies comparing compression-only CPR with conventional CPR: BACKGROUND: The role of rescue breathing in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) performed by […]