It's a bit quiet in here
Blogging has slowed a bit as I’ve been travelling to the UK and am running courses here all week. Just […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Resus
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Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Complex acid-base problems
Working out the expected compensatory response to an acid base disturbance often reveals a second acid-base problem that was otherwise […]
Guidelines, ICU
Preventing AKI on the ICU
A multinational European working group produced the following evidence-based recommendations for preventing acute kidney injury (AKI). Read the full guideline […]
Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus
Lactate clearance goal in sepsis
Previous work in severe sepsis/septic shock patients has shown that a decrease in lactate concentration by at least 10% during […]
All Updates, ICU, Kids, Resus
Some causes of a raised lactate
A high serum lactate does not necessarily mean a bad prognosis: it all depends on the cause. I made this […]
All Updates, Resus
Ionised hypocalcaemia after ROSC
Ionised hypocalcaemia has been observed post-cardiac arrest in previous studies. Investigators in Utah induced VF in a swine model and […]
Acute Med, All Updates, Resus
Can venous blood gases replace arterial gases?
A comprehensive summary of the literature presented by Professor Anne-Maree Kelly in June 2009 at 4ème SYMPOSIUM INTERNATIONAL BLOOD GASES […]