Propofol and the heart
I don’t normally blog about animal studies, but on reading a review of recent(-ish) shock research I was interested in […]
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Sux vs Roc in ED RSI
Image: Rocuronium structure by Edgar181, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Suxamethonium and rocuronium were compared in a database of prospectively […]
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Ketamine update
Image: Ketamine-3D-vdW, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Anaesthetist Dr Jan Persson from Stockholm has published an updated review of recent […]
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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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Cis-atracurium for ARDS
The ACURASYS study of atracurium vs placebo in ARDS: three ml rapid intravenous infusion of 15 mg of cis-atracurium besylate […]
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Taming the Ketamine Tiger
Image: Panthera tigris altaica 13 – Buffalo Zoo by Dave Pape, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A paper of great […]
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Roc quicker when bicarb added
Interesting…a randomised trial compared rocuronium mixed with saline against rocuronium mixed 1:1 with 8.4% sodium bicarbonate. The principal finding was […]
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ACE-inhibitor related angioedema
The pathophysiology of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi)–induced angioedema most likely resembles that of hereditary angioedema, ie, it is mainly mediated […]
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Dexmedetomidine meta-analysis
Results from 24 studies on dexmedetomidine were assessed in a meta-analysis to determine the effect on ICU length of stay. […]
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Terlipressin for refractory cardiac arrest in kids
Okay so it’s a small case series – but the results warrant further investigation: 10-20 mcg/kg terlipressin was given to […]