Emergency tracheal intubations outside the OR
Most data regarding RSI complication rates traditionally come from the operating room setting. I and my colleagues made a small […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
critical care
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Anaesthesia's dirty laundry – let's all learn from it
NAP4 is here! Is that good? Yes. Why? Because it’s the long awaited 4th National Audit Project of the Royal […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus
Longer apnoea time with roc in the obese too
Suxamethonium increases muscle oxygen consumption as a result of skeletal muscle fasciculation. In a comparison between sux and rocuronium in […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Tube tip top tip
I’m not sure what this offers over purpose-built supraglottic airways, but effective ventilation may be achieved after failure of mask […]
All Updates, ICU, Resus, Trauma
Fever in head injury might not be bad
Thanks to Michael McGonigal MD for highlighting this in his excellent Trauma Professional’s Blog: Body temperature does not necessarily reflect […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus, Ultrasound
Kids tracheal tubes – formulas galore
An ultrasound study of paediatric airways showed sonographic measurement to be a better predictor of tracheal tube size (using a […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Two hands on the jaw for mask ventilation
Elective surgery patients were anaesthetised with propofol with or without fentanyl and had an oropharyngeal airway placed. They were ventilated […]
All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus
Easy on the ELM
A first report of thyroid cartilage fracture resulting from laryngoscopy and intubation has been published. An elective surgery patient underwent […]
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The lottery of pre-hospital physicians
In contrast to numerous other European nations, physicians with critical care skills do not consistently form part of the emergency […]
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ECLS on Japanese, in Japanese
A review of extracorporeal life support for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was undertaken, looking specifically at studies published in the Japanese […]