Don't Forget the Bubbles

JUNE 17, 2024

The team sits down for a hot debrief once the patient is stabilised and transferred to the ICU. A third RCT demonstrated that even brief low-level incivility could increase the risk of major error during CPR by up to 66%. Here are ten things to think about: 1. 2014 Jun 26;23(12):653-9. How do you manage this situation?

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REBEL EM

AUGUST 21, 2023

This trial aimed to assess whether targeted therapeutic mild hypercapnia (TTMH) applied during the initial 24 hours of mechanical ventilation in the ICU can enhance neurological outcomes at the 6-month mark, as compared to standard care, which involves targeted normocapnia (TN). Paper: Eastwood G, et al.

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AAEM RSA

AUGUST 27, 2020

1 The primary goal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is to optimize coronary perfusion pressure and maintain systemic perfusion in order to prevent neurologic and other end-organ damage while working to achieve ROSC. Kirkegaard H, Soreide E, de Haas, I et al. De Fazio C, Skrifvars MB, Soreide E et al. 2019;23(1):1–9.

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EMDocs

JANUARY 11, 2024

The neurologic section was divided into (1) brain oxygenation, perfusion, edema, and intracranial pressure (ICP); (2) seizures and the ictal-interictal continuum (IIC); and (3) sedation and analgesia. Digestive Management Takeaway: Start enteral feeds when the patient gets to the ICU. 2023 Dec 1. Start low and go slow.

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Core EM

JANUARY 16, 2025

Success at intubation likely takes more time and practice than other procedures, as shown in recent research on ED residents and their success rate at intubating, measured as a function of their total number of intubations (See Figure 1). This is reassuring as the uvula points towards the epiglottis (See figure 19) E.

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