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Single ventricle defects and the hunt for the best shunt

Don't Forget the Bubbles

Whilst waiting for an operation, they need to be managed medically. The underlying heart defect determines the precise operation performed – you might have heard of the Norwood procedure , an example used for HLHS specifically. Six hours post-operatively, they become more mottled, with weak pulses – signs of poor systemic perfusion.

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Rethinking the Role of TXA: Are We Asking Too Much?

RebelEM

This balance is upset in trauma by loss of blood and factors, acidosis, hypothermia and the inflammatory cascade. The PATCH-trauma researchers sought to address this critique. Our bodies have a finely tuned system that allows blood to flow freely and not clot too easily while also allowing the body to form clots when needed.

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Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2023

Don't Forget the Bubbles

We suggest this list can help you discover relevant or interesting articles for your local journal club or allow you to keep a finger on the pulse of paediatric research. Post-operative pain in children: Comparison of pain scores between parents and children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2023 Apr 24. Cetinkaya PG, et al. 2023 Apr 12.

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Coffee and Cases Snippets: Don’t Leave Me In Suspense

Greater Sydney Area HEMS

Thus, ST management has been heavily based on lay opinion, and until recently, lightly on peer-reviewed research. – Concurrent traumatic injuries , along with hypothermia, hypoglycaemia, pain and fear can all stimulate maladaptive compensation, potentiating the above mechanisms. Health and Safety Executive Research Report 451.

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REBEL Cast Ep113: Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation

RebelEM

While many healthcare systems across the world operate in a similar fashion, the United States does not. I am hopeful this trial encourages future research on the subject matter so we can answer additional questions it has left us (ie. REFERENCES: Cheskes S, et al. Defibrillation Strategies for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation.

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Seeing Peter Safar, and his work

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

It is a 11:39 minute film, by Walter Reid Army Institute of Research Production of experimental research done by Peter Safar, MD, and associates, at Baltimore City Hospital's Department of Anesthesiology. Research: an integral function of anesthesiology department. Founded first ICU that was multi-disciplinary.

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Episode 19 - Cannabinoids: Emerging Evidence in Use and Abuse

EB Medicine

Jeff: This DEA designation limits the ability to do research and obtain federal funding for such research. Synthetics were initially developed in the 1980s largely for research purposes. Nachi: Among metabolic abnormalities, patients can present with hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis.