Precordial thump
The precordial thump is recommended for witnessed and monitored ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) cardiac arrest when a defibrillator is not […]
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Naloxone in cardiac arrest
Previous case reports and animal studies have suggested a possible role for naloxone in cardiac arrest even in the absence […]
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Ionised hypocalcaemia after ROSC
Ionised hypocalcaemia has been observed post-cardiac arrest in previous studies. Investigators in Utah induced VF in a swine model and […]
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Therapeutic hypothermia with simple measures
Thirty-eight post-cardiac arrest patients were effectively cooled to the target temperature range of 32-34 celsius using intravenous cold saline and […]
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Asthma guidelines (in pregnancy) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Asthma guidelines (paediatric) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Asthma guidelines (adult) 2009 revision
A reminder of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on the management of asthma, revised June 2009
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Differentiating arteries from veins
In a letter to Critical Care Medicine, ultrasound legend Michael Blaivas reminds readers that during ultrasound-guided central venous catheterisation, an […]
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign guideline adherence and mortality
Data from 15,022 subjects at 165 sites at which the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) 6 hour and 24 hour care guideline […]
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Heliox in COPD exacerbation
A 65:35 helium-oxygen mix was compared with 35% oxygen in air in patients with COPD exacerbations requiring non-invasive ventilation. In […]