Vasoactive drugs in cardiogenic shock
I’m always on the look-out for evidence to guide vasoactive drug therapy, an area where much dogma is spouted by […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
critical care
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Disposable flexible intubating scope
There is now a single use flexible intubating device that compares favourably with conventional fibreoptic devices. It does not have […]
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Remifentanil for awake intubation
Awake fibreopic intubation (AFOI) is indicated in a subgroup of critically ill patients in whom RSI is contraindicated due to […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU
Extracorporeal liver support in acute liver failure
Critically ill patients may receive cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal support, but systems that perform some of the functions of the […]
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CHEST study to evaluate starch
No results to report here, just a heads up that the CHEST study is underway: a randomised controlled trial of […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Hyperbaric O2 for the sick and the well with CO poisoning
A French study, large by hyperbaric oxygen trial standards, did not confirm that hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves recovery from pure […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus
Pre-hospital Airtraq use often failed
The Airtraq seems nifty when you try it on a manikin, but until now the question of whether it would […]
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Salt or sugar on the brain
A meta-analysis suggests hypertonic saline may be more effective at lowering intracranial pressure than mannitol. An accompanying editorial cleverly entitled […]
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Cardiac arrest drugs and pupils
Although not predictive immediately post-cardiac arrest in the emergency department, dilated unreactive pupils two or three days later on the […]
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Video laryngoscope successes and failures
With a difficult airway, video laryngoscopes can get you out of a hole – or rather into one. However they’re […]