Newborn mask ventilation
Seventy doctors and nurses from neonatal units administered positive pressure ventilation to a term newborn manikin using a Neopuff T-piece […]
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H1N1 Update from UK Intensive Care
H1N1 Update 16 December 2010 sent from the UK Intensive Care Society As many of you will already be aware, […]
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LMA to stoma ventilation
Level 1 evidence is great, but for useful tips that can add options to your resuscitation toolbox there are some […]
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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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T-piece SBT harder work
24 difficult to wean patients underwent three spontaneous breathing trials in random order, with PA catheter monitoring in place. T-piece […]
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ALI / ARDS strategies
A CME article in Critical Care Medicine summarises the literature on ARDS (including its limitations) and provides evidence based recommendations […]
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HFOV in preterms – no clear benefit
Pre-term infants lacking surfactant often require mechanical ventilation, but the consequent barotrauma and volutrauma may contribute to chronic lung disease, […]
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Is ETT muck delaying weaning?
Organised secretions can build up in a tracheal tube. This increases airway resistance so during a spontaneous breathing trial in […]
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No sedation for patients receiving mechanical ventilation
Danish intensivists demonstrate that just bolusing morphine without sedatives results in fewer days on a ventilator and a shortened ICU […]
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Prone Ventilation for ARDS
A multicentre randomised controlled trial of 342 adult patients with moderate to severe ARDS assessed the effect of prone ventilation […]