Here's a look at some of the papers that caught our eye this month. We cover a paper looking at the potential benefits of ketofol over propofol for conscious sedation, the role of aggressive blood pressure reduction in haemorrhage stroke and finally a really interesting paper of PE thrombolysis in cardiac arrest. This month our [...]
Some of the papers that caught our eye this month..... How much should we worry about that mild hyperglycaemia prior to discharge in ED? Discharge Glucose Is Not Associated With Short-Term Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Moderate to Severe Hyperglycemia. Driver BE. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 Is it time for cardiac arrest centres to [...]
Here's a look at some of the papers that caught our eye this month. We cover a paper looking at the significance of findings with the history, physical exam and imaging in subarachnoid haemorrhage to inform your work up. We look at another paper focussing on total body versus selective CT scanning in trauma and lastly [...]
So the long awaited new NICE Guidelines on Sepsis have just been released. I'm no sepsis expert, I'm not on a panel involved with the guidelines but I am someone who is going to be trying to use these guidelines everyday at work with multiple patients and I'm not the only one....we all are! NICE [...]
Where does the role of a chest X-ray lie in major trauma? With the ever increasing use of CT and ultrasound in the resus room what role does the old school CXR hold? How many injuries will it pick up? How many will it miss? And when is the extra delay justified? This podcast looks at [...]
Burns are a common presentation to the ED and can result in a significant degree or morbidity and mortality. In this podcast we talk through the approach and treatment of burns along with some controversies in the literature regarding assessment of burn depth and fluid management. Enjoy! References The Parkland formula under fire: is the criticism [...]
If you've had an MI with a STEMI or a new LBBB the decision to go to the cath lab is pretty straight forward. If you've collapsed with a cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac aetiology (the majority of them) and gained a ROSC (return in spontaneous circulation) then the decision to go the the lab [...]
I haven't always read papers and with the time pressures of training and life it's impossible for us to be on top of all of the literature. But over the last few years I've come across some papers that I wish others had told me about. For some of you this will all be a recap [...]
Here's a look at some of the papers that caught our eye this month. We have a look at papers covering platelet transfusions for patients on antiplatelets who suffer intracerebral bleeds, the optimal dose for procedural sedation with ketamine in children, a new meta-analysis on the sensitivity of early CT in suspected sub arachnoid haemorrhage and [...]