I wouldn’t regard myself as a total nihilist when it comes to cardiac arrest but I’m usually not on the optimistic side. I work in a typical inner city setting where outcomes from OOHCA are on the poor side. I suspect … Read More »
This is a big and important topic but still a little bit confusing to say the least. The way I want to view the world is like this. PE is not a single disease but instead something we should call … Read More »
Here’s a big study suggesting earlier TPA treatment for stroke results in better outcomes. This of course isn’t a new idea but this is new data here to support it: Saver JL, Fonarow GC, Smith EE, Reeves MJ. Time to … Read More »
This paper recently published trying to confirm if it’s OK to raise the d-dimer cut off in older people. “Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Cutoff Levels to Rule Out Pulmonary Embolism: the ADJUST-PE Study.” 311, no. 11 (March 19, 2014): 1117–1124. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.2135. PMID 24643601 … Read More »
This trial is kind of big news. Big news in the way TTM was. Be sure to get the paper (which is free for now) and the supplement that goes with it. There has already been some great discussion online … Read More »