Here are the papers that caught our eye over the last month, many of these will go onto form the topics for our monthly podcasts and topics which you can subscribe to here

Cardiac Arrest

Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation. Sheldon Cheskes. N Engl J Med. 2022

Esmolol, vector change, and dose-capped epinephrine for prehospital ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Kyle Stupca. Am J Emerg Med. 2022

Cardiology

High-dose nitroglycerin infusion description of safety and efficacy in sympathetic crashing acute pulmonary edema: The HI-DOSE SCAPE study. Brandon S Houseman. Am J Emerg Med. 2022

Management of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: A systematic review. Joshua D Niforatos. Acad Emerg Med. 2022

DOsing Strategy Effectiveness of Diltiazem in Atrial Fibrillation With Rapid Ventricular Response. Andrew Posen. Ann Emerg Med. 2022

Trauma

Effect of Different Early Oxygenation Levels on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Presenting in the Emergency Department With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Charikleia S Vrettou. Ann Emerg Med. 2022

We look forward to bringing you some of these papers in future podcasts, in particular you’d like to hear then leave a comment at the bottom of the page