O2 NOT NEEDED IN MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
There’s not much left of poor MONA. We’ve written on unnecessary O2 treatment before, ie the AVOID trial. And now, one of the large RCTs on the subject is out. The DETO2X-SWEDEHEART investigators (love...
View ArticleNOSE CLIPS MAY NOT BE THE WAY FORWARD IN MASK VENTILATION AFTER ALL
An small but elegant experimental study in CJA explores the impact of nasal passage occlusion on mask ventilation in the unresponsive patient. Tidal volumes may be reduced by more than half when the...
View Article(UN)MOTTLING CREW
Iloprost is a powerful vasodilator, but I have never seen it used as an intravenous infusion to improve general microcirculation in septic shock, like in this interesting, albeit very small, case...
View ArticleTACTICAL TRAUMA 17 – October 10-11th 2017
A great Scandinavian conference is coming up October 10-11th 2017! In the small, but beautiful town of Sundsvall, Fredrik Granholm has managed to lure some of the great minds and presenters within...
View ArticleBIS: RELAX DON’T DO IT?
Recently saw BIS discussion re-surface. NICE recommends it, yet very few use it. We could make a long discussion about this, but the short version is we sometimes use it, despite its shortcomings. Its...
View ArticleIMAGING CASE OF THE WEEK
Oxygen can be a real idiot sometimes… via @medschooladvice Continue Reading → The post IMAGING CASE OF THE WEEK appeared first on FOAM EM RSS.
View ArticleTBS18, ZERMATT – Feb 7-9 2018
We have worked hard this year on something big that is due to kick off in February next year: TBS18, The Big Sick Conference – a small, social critical care conference with top speakers and deep...
View Article#TBS18 IS COMING – AVAILABLE SPOTS
The Big Sick conference #TBS18 is coming, and we’re getting fired up for three days of cutting edge critical care conference with top speakers and top delegates. We can’t wait to meet you all to learn...
View ArticleTHE BIG SICK 18 RECAP
The Big Sick 18 #TBS18 conference is done and we’re catching up on sleep and all the impressions from a great week with learning, discussions and fantastic people – and here’s an excellent recap video...
View ArticleLOW BP CUT-OFF IN BRAIN TRAUMA?
Is systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 90 the magic threshold in traumatic brain injury (TBI)? This observational paper goes through a large prehospital database, and found an association between lower...
View ArticleWHY DO SHOCK PATIENTS HYPERVENTILATE?
This experimental study puts most common assumptions about hyperventilation in hemorrhagic shock on its head. Common thinking is that trauma pts breathe faster because of shock and metabolic demands...
View ArticleECMO OUT ON A LIMB
ECMO is usually applied to the whole body. In VA-ECMO, we often use a smaller side cannula to supply the lower limb with circulation and oxygenated blood, when its femoral artery is partially occluded...
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