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The emergency management of mediastinal masses

Don't Forget the Bubbles

One final option is emergent transfer, prior to intubation, to a centre that has ECMO on standby. Children who have a malignant tumour may require chemotherapy or radiotherapy, though, significant destruction of tumour cells may cause tumour lysis syndrome and complicate diagnosis – this management should be guided by the oncology team.

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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric Emergency Research in the UK and Ireland) to point out something that has caught their eye. Clinically Relevant Bottom Line: Using a bougie as a safe alternative for airway management in children when clinicians have experience. Which way should we go? O’Connell et al.

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