Welcome back to July’s papers of the month! Three more papers with lots of interesting points to consider with regards to our practice.

First up, we all pay a reasonable amount of consideration and planning for a surgical airway if one should be needed. But how much thought is given to securing the tube after it’s been performed? In this month’s first paper we have a look at a really neat study comparing how secure different methods are and how easily they can be completed.

Next we take a look at a paper that considers the impact of adrenaline versus noradrenaline in our post ROSC patients who are haemodynamically unstable, can the choice of agent have a significant impact on outcome?

Finally we take a look at the implementation of video laryngoscopy in a prehospital service and consider the impact on success.

Once again we’d love to hear any thoughts or feedback either on the website or via twitter @TheResusRoom.

Simon & Rob

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References

Comparing methods to secure a tracheal tube placed via a surgical cricothyroidotomy: a randomised controlled study in cadavers. Christopher J Groombridge. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2021

Epinephrine versus norepinephrine in cardiac arrest patients with post-resuscitation shock. Wulfran Bougouin. Intensive Care Med. 2022

Video versus direct laryngoscopy by specialist paramedics in New South Wales: Preliminary results from a new airway registry. Martin Nichols. Emerg Med Australas. 2022

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