H1N1 Update from UK Intensive Care
H1N1 Update 16 December 2010 sent from the UK Intensive Care Society As many of you will already be aware, […]
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Brain chain
Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been associated with improved outcomes in term infants who present with moderate hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). However, […]
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Magnesium in asthma limits tachycardia
Dr WFS Sellers and colleagues describe several cases that demonstrate convincingly a protective effect of intravenous magnesium sulphate against the […]
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'AMI' on ICU
ECG machines may give a printed report saying ***ACUTE MI***. In a retrospective study, patients on the ICU whose 12 […]
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Etomidate vs midazolam in sepsis
Given that single-dose etomidate can cause measurable adrenal suppression, its use in patients with sepsis is controversial. A prospective, double-blind, […]
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CVCs placed in the ED
Central lines in the ED are more likely to get infected because they’re inserted under less scrupulously aseptic conditions than […]
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Rocuronium reusable after sugammadex
Sugammadex currently has no role in my own emergency / critical care practice. However a helpful paper informs us that […]
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Ketamine for HEMS intubation in Canada
Ketamine was used by clinical staff from the The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) in Alberta to facilitate intubation […]
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Cirrhotic patients on ICU
The prognosis of cirrhotic patients with multiple organ failure is not universally dismal. A retrospective French study examined predictive factors […]
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EM trainee RSI experience
A single centre observational study of rapid sequence intubation (RSI) was performed in a Scottish Emergency Department (ED) over four […]