The vortex approach is a new paradigm for airway management in all areas of the hospital
EMCrit Wee – The Holy Grail of Fluid Resuscitation is just a Tin Cup
Chad Meyers’ lecture on fluid resus in severe sepsis
EMCrit WEE – SMACC 2013 Summary and Learning Points
SMACC – The best Critical Care Conference…EVER!!
EMCrit Wee – Tacit Knowledge and Medical Podcasting
I received a distressed email from a fan who was dismayed that other residents in her program were bashing medical podcasting; this is my response.
EMCrit Conference Blast Winner: Peri-Mortem C-Section
Peri-Mortem C-Section
Natural Seven for 2012
The rundown of things I liked from 2012
EMCrit Wee – MOPETT Trial
A new trial on half-dose thrombolysis for PE for sub-massive PE
SMACC Conference
SMACC Conference and SIMWars
EMCrit Wee – Airway Outsourcing and Suction Henching
Further discussion of prepassing the bougie and why fiberoptic laryngoscopy may obviate all of the classic teaching on bimanual laryngoscopy.
EMCrit 77 – Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADS)
LVADs are complicated especially when the patient starts going downhill. Zack Shinar is going to attempt to make it a bit easier.
EMCrit Wee – Bougie Prepass and CricCon for Difficult Airway
So my friend, Darren Braude and a colleague had a horrible airway case, which they presented on EM:RAP. I wanted to comment on the case.
Are Extraglottic Airways Harmful in Cardiac Arrest?
Are we creating a blockage of blood flow to the brain with EGAs in cardiac arrest?
Pain and Terror as Effective Pressors
Psychic Terror as an Effective Pressor
EMCrit Wee – ETCO2 with EGA?
Can we monitor ETCO2 with extraglottic airways? The answer is definitively: I don’t know.
EMCrit Wee – Abandon Epinephrine?
Should we stop using Epi in the field for cardiac arrest