by Hans Rosenberg | Nov 27, 2017 | Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Journal Club, Resuscitation
Journal Club Summary Reference: Kirkegaard H, et al. JAMA. 2017 Jul 25;318(4):341-350 EDITORIAL: Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest: Finding the Right Dose for Critical Care Interventions. Callaway CW. JAMA. 2017 Jul 25;318(4):334-336. Methodology...
by Simeon Mitchell, Robert Suttie | Nov 9, 2017 | cardiac arrest, Cardiology, Critical Care, Featured, Grand Round Summaries
Many aspects of cardiac arrest care are likely to change in the not-so-distant future. Let’s take a system-level view of cardiac arrest care and see what we can do to conservatively start to move in the direction of more regionalized care. We’ll also take a...
by emottawa | Aug 4, 2016 | Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
In order to help evaluate patients who present with chest pain many clinical chest pain scores have been developed. The aim of this post is to: Emergency Department (ED) physicians must assess and risk stratify patients presenting with chest pain nearly every shift....
by emottawa | Jan 13, 2016 | Cardiology, Grand Round Summaries
Have a crashing Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) patient in your Emergency Department? Need some help? Want to challenge your residents? The following should help you in your bedside assessment and treatment of the critically ill LVAD patient. For a thorough...
