A recent study by Segond et al. reviewed in Literature Rounds here, showed worse outcomes with continuous insufflation of oxygen (CIO) via a  Boussign...

Oxygenation and ventilation during CPR is perhaps one of the lesser studied areas in cardiac resuscitation. The use of Bag-Valve-Mask(BVM), is still t...

Cardiogenic shock is associated with a 30-day mortality of 40–50%. There are few therapies with proven mortality benefit and the approach should be di...

A recent review article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at currently available and emerging pharmacological antidotes to reve...

In-hospital cardiac arrest may be considered different from out of hospital cardiac arrest in that the patient's environment may allow earlier deliver...

Does occult Ventricular Fibrillation occur? If so what is the incidence and how does it appear on our ECGs?

This study answered these questions.

The...

The new Clinical Practice Guidelines by the AHA on the Evaluation and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism have been published.
Here is a synopsis of...

Should we be targeting a higher MAP in that subset of patients with sepsis who progress to shock? There is a high mortality in this group and an even ...

There is no optimal resuscitation strategy when dealing with septic shock. The management of fluids and vasoactive agents together with antibiotics is...

Post resuscitative shock, occurs in up to 70% of patients who achieve return of spontaneous circulation(ROSC)(1). The use of adrenaline is well establ...

Poor clinical outcomes occur in patients with refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), which is defined as persistent VF following three consecutive ...

Pulmonary embolism(PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) causing ischaemia can sometimes be difficult to clinically differentiate. The patient with sin...