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papercut lit review The FLORALI Trial

 

Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV) has been shown to decrease the work of breathing and improve gas exchange. It has been shown to re...

Sep 11, 2025  READ MORE
papercut lit review Doppler Ultrasound peak systolic velocity in cardiac arrest

The gold standard for arterial blood pressure measurement is an arterial line. This may not always be possible to obtain in a cardiac arrest. We know ...

Sep 11, 2025  READ MORE
papercut lit review The BOX Trial: BP Targets post ROSC

The patient in cardiac arrest, now has return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). High fives all around, but our work isn’t over yet. This next ROSC ph...

Sep 11, 2025  READ MORE
papercut lit review PEACE Trial: ST Elevation Post Cardiac Resuscitation: Cath Lab or Not?

 What is the rate of coronary occlusion in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)?

We know that only 30% of patients having an OHCA have ST elevation ...

Aug 23, 2025  READ MORE
members papercut lit review popular resuscitation The New ILCOR Guidelines 2024

2024 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations: Summary From t...

Jan 27, 2025  READ MORE
members papercut lit review urology Magnesium Sulfate vs Lidocaine for Analgesia in Renal Colic

 

Patients with renal colic are often in severe pain, requiring rapid analgesia. NSAIDs are the recommended analgesic, however opioid analgesics are ...

Jan 26, 2025  READ MORE
members papercut lit review resuscitation Lignocaine vs Amiodarone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

Amiodarone has been the first line therapy for VT/VF since 2000. At that time it replaced Lidocaine as the drug of choice, in the resuscitation guid...

Dec 16, 2024  READ MORE
members neurology/neurosurgery papercut lit review The SHED Trial for SAH in ED

Acute headache acounts for up to 2% of Emergency Department presentations, with up to 10% of those patients having a serious cause for their headache....

Dec 08, 2024  READ MORE
cardiology members papercut lit review Non-Invasive Workup of Suspected PE in Pregnancy

This study looked at the safety and efficiency of non-invasive diagnostic approaches in pregnant patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism(PE)...

Dec 04, 2024  READ MORE
haematology members papercut lit review resuscitation DOAC Reversal

This is a review from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, of the data supporting their use of specific and non-specific reversal ...

Nov 29, 2024  READ MORE
airway members papercut lit review popular Does Paralysis-first in RSI, decrease first-pass failure rates?

Bottom Line

In this large single-center retrospective study, there was a reduced risk of first pass failure when paralytic agents were used...

Nov 22, 2024  READ MORE
members papercut lit review resuscitation PARAMEDIC-3 Trial: Drug Route in OHCA

In response to the uncertainty of which route is better for drug administration in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) ie., intraosseous (I/...

Nov 07, 2024  READ MORE

Selected Articles


Noradrenaline vs Adrenaline in Post ROSC Shock

Apr 23, 2026

Can we distinguish refractory VF from other types of VF?

Apr 23, 2026

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