GCS alone to predict Traumatic Brain Injury: Can it lead to a delay in appropriate patient care? Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationTrauma Resuscitation GCS alone to predict Traumatic Brain Injury: Can it lead to a delay in appropriate patient care? The Glascow Coma Score(GCS) has long been used as a marker of brain injury severity,…Dr Peter Kas25/01/2023
Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage. Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage. The 2022 Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage have just been released by the American…Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Does Fluid Restriction in Septic Shock result in Better Outcomes? Read more Papercut LiteratureResuscitationSepsis Does Fluid Restriction in Septic Shock result in Better Outcomes? Literature Review: Restriction of Intravenous Fluids in ICU Patients with Septic Shock. NEJM 386;26. June…Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularObstetrics and GynaecologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe? Is cardioversion safe in the pregnant patient? A CASE A 24 yo female patient presents…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Read more HaematologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation A 50 male patient is brought to your emergency department by ambulance post cardiac arrest.…Dr Peter Kas23/08/2020
Resuscitation Literature Review October 2019 Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Resuscitation Literature Review October 2019 This week, I wanted to quickly review some of the latest resuscitation literature. Let's look…Dr Peter Kas29/10/2019
Double Sequential External Defibrillation Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitationUncategorized Double Sequential External Defibrillation Double Sequential External Defibrillation(DSED) is a means of administering sequential shocks to terminate shock resistant…Dr Peter Kas24/07/2019
Phenytoin and Levetiracetam: EcLIPSE and ConSEPT trials Read more Neurology/NeurosurgeryPaediatricsPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Phenytoin and Levetiracetam: EcLIPSE and ConSEPT trials There has been a longstanding discussion over which is the best second-line agent to use…Dr Peter Kas12/07/2019
Capnography Read more AirwayCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Capnography Understanding capnography and being able to decipher the waveforms, can give us critical information on a…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Should we bring Bretylium back in cardiac arrest? Following a brief presentation at EMCore Hong Kong in April of this year, that challenged…Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? Read more AirwayApnoeic OxygenationCardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteraturePre-oxygenationResuscitation Apnoeic Oxygenation in Resuscitation: Is it time? We are finally seeing the years of airway in resuscitation dogma being challenged. The original…Dr Peter Kas12/12/2022
HEAD-UP CPR Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation HEAD-UP CPR Image Source: jems.com You may have heard of Head-Up CPR as a new approach to…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
The unstable patient with massive PV bleed Read more Obstetrics and GynaecologyPapercut LiteratureResuscitation The unstable patient with massive PV bleed The Case It was a quiet Sunday afternoon in a small ED (sounds like the…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Will Paramedic-2 change my practice? Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Will Paramedic-2 change my practice? If you haven’t caught the newly published Paramedic-2 trial, here’s a brief rant that tells…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Using Adrenaline the right way in Cardiac Resuscitation Read more Cardiac ResuscitationCardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Using Adrenaline the right way in Cardiac Resuscitation ADRENALINE AND CARDIAC RESUSCITATION How much to use, when to use it and when not…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Intraosseous Access Results In Decreased Survival In Cardiac Arrest Read more Cardiac ResuscitationPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Intraosseous Access Results In Decreased Survival In Cardiac Arrest A new study shows a decreased survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA) when intraosseous(I/O) access…Dr Peter Kas23/01/2023