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A blog on anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine. In-hospital and outside. Mostly focusing on the critically ill patient. Written by two Scandinavian senior anaesthetic registrars.
This is our way of keeping log of articles and interesting things we come across in our work and on the internet. Should any of you out there stumble across this blog and find it useful then all the better.
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Monthly Archives: November 2012
RBCS IN CAPILLARIES
Fascinating video on youtube reminding us of what our job is really about. Delivering RBCs, preferably with oxygen, to tissues.
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CODE BROWN: PERICARDIOCENTESIS
This summer a patient was admitted to our mid-tier hospital semi-unconcious with severe hypotension and tachycardia. He had a massive history of heart disease and had been complaining of recurring chest pains for three days before suddenly collapsing at home.
Posted in Cardiology, Cases, Code Brown, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound
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OPEN OR CLOSED ICU?
Intensive Care Units (ICUs) can have an “open” or “closed” arrangement. “Open” means the physician responsible for the patient admits the patient to the ICU and keeps the formal responsibility for the patient and his treatment. The intensivist is a … Continue reading
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