Resus – Page 55

Difficult mask ventilation

Cliff / March 5, 2010

A comprehensive review of difficult mask ventilation (DMV) reports that the incidence of DMV varies widely (from 0.08% to 15%) […]

Cliff / March 5, 2010

Previous work in severe sepsis/septic shock patients has shown that a decrease in lactate concentration by at least 10% during […]

Cliff / March 4, 2010

Another nail in dopamine’s coffin? In a blinded randomised controlled trial in shocked patients1, there was no difference in mortality […]

Cliff / March 1, 2010

A bronchoscopic study of anaesthetised infants and children receiving cricoid pressure revealed the procedure to distort the airway or occlude […]

Cliff / March 1, 2010

A novel jaw thrust device (JTD) was tested against oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways in anaesthetised patients. The JTD enabled effective […]

Cliff / March 1, 2010

Intralipid therapy is recommended for local anaesthetic toxicity and in some overdoses. After large doses of Intralipid, the results of […]

Cliff / March 1, 2010

In a study of anaesthetised infants and children, the right internal jugular vein as assessed by ultrasonography was measured with […]

Cliff / February 23, 2010

A series of subclavian vein catheterisations is described in patients using the supraclavicular approach, with a high success rate and […]

Cliff / February 14, 2010

This is one of those ‘wow they really do that!?‘ papers…Patients undergoing thoracotomy and aortic clamping for pre-hospital blunt traumatic […]

Cliff / February 14, 2010

A high serum lactate does not necessarily mean a bad prognosis: it all depends on the cause. I made this […]