procedures – Page 4

An excellent thorough review of emergency needle and surgical cricothyroidotomy – collectively described as ’emergency percutaneous airway’ – reveals a […]

All Updates, ICU, PHARM, Resus

Listen over the neck when inflating ETT cuff

Cliff / December 18, 2011

This interesting study introduces a novel technique for guiding the inflation of tracheal tube cuffs to avoid excessive cuff pressures: […]

Acute Med, All Updates, Resus, Trauma

Modified ED thoracotomy to avoid exsanguination

Cliff / November 20, 2011

Emergency physicians from Minnesota (and graduates of the amazing Hennepin Emergency Medicine Residency) describe a patient who developed cardiac tamponade […]

All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma

More on needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax

Cliff / November 19, 2011

Thanks to Dr. Matthew Oliver for highlighting these articles to me. The standard teaching of placing a handy iv catheter […]

All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma, Ultrasound

Tension pneumo treatment and chest wall thickness

Cliff / November 18, 2011

An interesting ultrasound-based study challenges the assertion that a significant proportion of adults have a chest wall that is too […]

All Updates

Saving Lives Through Failure

Cliff / November 17, 2011

Think about what you would do if faced with the following situation: You sedate and paralyse a patient with severe […]

Acute Med, All Updates, Resus

Needle versus mini-chest tube for pneumothorax

Cliff / November 17, 2011

A mini-chest tube with Heimlich valve was an alternative to needle aspiration in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax, with some apparently […]