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CRASH-2 and head injury

Cliff / August 14, 2011

The overall effect of the antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid on outcome from major trauma was assessed in the CRASH-2 trial, […]

All Updates, ICU, Resus

Crike rate 1 in 500 in Scottish ED

Cliff / July 20, 2011

A review of over 2500 intubation attempts in the emergency department1, (of which 1671 were rapid sequence intubation attempts) revealed […]

Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus

How much oxygen after ROSC?

Cliff / July 12, 2011

I reported a previous JAMA publication demonstrating an association between hyperoxia and mortality in patients resuscitated post-cardiac arrest. The same […]

All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus, Trauma

How about pre-hospital tranexamic acid?

Cliff / June 23, 2011

The CRASH 2 trial showed improved outcomes in trauma from the administration of the antifibrinolytic drug tranexamic acid. A further […]

Acute Med, All Updates, ICU, Resus

Dexamethasone for community acquired pneumonia

Cliff / June 22, 2011

Another Dutch study has examined steroids for community acquired pneumonia, this time with the primary outcome measure being hospital length […]

Acute Med, All Updates, Guidelines, ICU, Kids, Resus, Trauma, Ultrasound

Central lines in coagulopathic patients

Cliff / June 21, 2011

If a patient needs a central line, he/she needs one. Often low platelets or a deranged coagulation profile are cited […]

All Updates, ICU

Neurologic complications in infective endocarditis

Cliff / June 10, 2011

More than half of patients admitted to ICU with left-sided infective endocarditis developed neurologic complications OBJECTIVE: To describe the clinical […]