Ultrasound-Guided Radial Artery Catheterization
In case you needed some evidence – a systematic review supports ultrasound guidance as a means of improving insertion success […]
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It's up to you….
Sometimes you have nothing to lose by doing a procedure that you may never have done before, if the patient […]
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Effect of physician specialty on pre-hospital intubation success
Researchers from the London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service describe the success of pre-hospital laryngoscopy according to the grade and specialty […]
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Crike rate 1 in 500 in Scottish ED
A review of over 2500 intubation attempts in the emergency department1, (of which 1671 were rapid sequence intubation attempts) revealed […]
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How much oxygen after ROSC?
I reported a previous JAMA publication demonstrating an association between hyperoxia and mortality in patients resuscitated post-cardiac arrest. The same […]
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Central lines in coagulopathic patients
If a patient needs a central line, he/she needs one. Often low platelets or a deranged coagulation profile are cited […]
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Tympanic monitoring for targeted temperature management
As the authors of this study point out, the reliability of tympanic temperature monitoring is still under debate. Since invasive […]
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Hyperkalaemia dogmalysis
One of the things I enjoy most is the dismantling of medical dogma. In his brilliant blog Precious Bodily Fluids, […]
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Targeted temperature management guidelines
Okay – rather than ‘therapeutic hypothermia’, the recommended phrase now is ‘targeted temperature management’. Several critical care authorities got together […]
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Steroids for sepsis in kids
A small retrospective study suggests adrenal insufficiency is common in kids with septic shock, and that steroid administration in these […]