Aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration
Two studies this month report a correlation between ultrasound detected aorta/IVC ratio and dehydration in children presenting with diarrhoea and/or […]
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Propofol for kids in the ED
A systematic review of the use of propofol for paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) identified sixty studies and 17 066 published […]
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Paediatric arrest outcomes
A study of out-of-hospital paediatric arrests in Melbourne gives some useful outcome data: overall, paediatric victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest […]
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AED Use in Children Now Includes Infants
From the new 2010 resuscitation guidelines: For attempted defibrillation of children 1 to 8 years of age with an AED, […]
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Peripheral vasoactive infusions
It is often recommended that vasoactive agents are infused via central lines because of the risk of infiltration and tissue […]
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Paediatric Tube Cuff Pressures
A paediatric critical care transport service encountered elevated tracheal tube cuff pressures (>30 cmH20) in 41% of 60 consecutive care […]
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Bronchiolitis – not much works
A review article on bronchiolitis reminds us that there is little evidence to support any specific therapies. Bronchodilators, steroids, adrenaline […]
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FV cannulation in kids: 60° abduction
An ultrasound study on infants and children under general anaesthesia evaluated the femoral vein with the patients’ legs at 30° […]
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Finding the sick febrile kid
Finding children with serious illness among the multitudes who present with fever is the number one challenge in paediatric emergency […]
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Weight formula for kids
The traditional ‘APLS formula’ for weight estimation in children based on age (wt in kg = [age+4] x 2) is […]