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Critical Care Now - Untitled Article

Critical Care Now

PMID: 36088303 Background: Emergency intubations often involve managing contaminated airways, where the standard 14 Fr Yankauer catheter may be insufficient. The 28 Fr DuCanto catheter, developed by Dr. James DuCanto, is designed to handle thicker fluids, potentially improving airway management.

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Fixed-Dose Ketamine | AST/ALT Cutoffs in Abuse

JournalFeed

Thursday Spoon Feed : In a large retrospective review of patients with out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) there was a very small, and probably clinically insignificant, association with favorable neurological outcome and survival in those who underwent early as opposed to late advanced airway management.

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SGEM#450: Try Again – Andexanet for Factor Xa Inhibitor–Associated Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Background: In hemorrhagic stroke, the ABCs for resuscitation remain the same, but can also be categorized as: Airway Management: This is an important aspect for patients with a poor neurologic exam or those who are not protecting their airways. However, the management of ICH in the setting of DOAC use remains complex.

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GCS less than 9, Intubate or Not?

Emergency Medicine Education

In November 2023, JAMA published an article on noninvasive airway management among patients with depressed consciousness. The watch-and-wait approach, involving close monitoring for individuals with traditional GCS scores <9 and suspected acute poisoning, demonstrated positive outcomes. Link to article

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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

EMDocs

. #1: Epinephrine or Airway First in OHCA? Spoon Feed In adults presenting to EMS after OHCA, those receiving epinephrine prior to advanced airway management (AAM = supraglottic airway, SGA, or endotracheal tube) experienced better outcomes and prehospital ROSC than those receiving AAM before epinephrine.

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Fourteen Emergency Medicine Research Gems from 2023

ACEP Now

The PATCH-Trauma trial took a critical look at TXA in major trauma in the advanced trauma systems of Australia and found a mixed result: a slightly greater number of patients were still alive six months following TXA administration, but there was no difference in survival with a good functional outcome. percent to 38.3

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SGEM#438: Bone, Bone, Bone, Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do – for IO Access Location?

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

It was a secondary analysis of an observational study which showed an association between decreased favourable neurologic outcomes in the IO group compared to the IV group. This is because of the ease of finding anatomic landmarks and their location away from other procedures like defibrillation, CPR, and airway management.