Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) has gained wider use in resuscitation of patients presenting with cardiac arrest. POCUS can play an important role in determining the etiology of arrest as well as being used to determine the presence or absence of mechanical activity.
Read More
Tagged ‘Resuscitation’
Journal Review
Physician Interpretation of Cardiac Standstill on US
Journal Review
Impact of US Guided Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation on Compression Pauses
The provision of high-quality compressions with minimal interruptions is central to the management of cardiac arrest. Along with defibrillation, high-quality compressions are the only interventions proven to improve patient-oriented outcomes.
Read More
Core
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors
This post investigates a cognitive process for the patient with refractory hypotension.
Read More
Journal Review
Epinephrine in Older Adults with Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially life-threatening emergency. In patients with compromise of their airway, breathing or circulation, epinephrine (epi) should be rapidly administered. There is little data describing the differences in epi administration and cardiac complications among older and younger patients with anaphylaxis.
Read More
Journal Review
The Role of Intubation in In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Recent years have seen a paradigm shift in cardiac arrest from the traditional mantra of airway, breathing circulation (ABC’s) to circulation, airway, breathing (CAB). This change represents the understanding that circulation is of paramount importance and thus,
Read More
Journal Review
Effect of Changing Post-ROSC Target Temperature
In 2002, the New England Journal of Medicine published two studies that changed the management of post-cardiac arrest patients by showing improved outcomes in patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia (32°C-34°C) for at least 24 hours.
Read More
Journal Review
The Vitamin C, Thiamine and Hydrocortisone Cocktail in Sepsis
While early recognition and treatment of sepsis has improved outcomes, mortality rates continue to be high. In low income countries, septic patients suffer mortality rates as high as 60%. Sepsis has been associated with vitamin c deficiency,
Read More