Post arrest temperature management
The Post arrest care page has been updated with additional information about the role of targeted temperature management following cardiac arrest.
Epidemiology of trauma
The Epidemiology of trauma page has been updated with additional information about trauma in Australia.
Bleeding source in hepatic trauma
The Hepatic trauma page has been updated including additional information about the source of bleeding following trauma.
Clinical decision making
The Clinical decision making page has had a number of minor updates of wording.
Airway management in trauma
The Airway management in trauma page has been revised and key points added.
Paediatric airway management
The Paediatric airway management page has been revised and key points added.
Endotracheal extubation
The Endotracheal extubation page has been updated, wording improved and key points added.
Surgical airway techniques
The Surgical airway techniques page has been revised, wording improved, redundant content removed and key points added.
Laparoscopy in trauma
The Management of blunt abdominal trauma page has been updated with a segment on laparoscopy in abdominal trauma.
Switching laryngoscopes following failed intubation
The Difficult intubation page has been updated, including the recommendation to change laryngoscope type following one failed intubation type if you are experienced with more than one laryngoscope type.
Assessment of abdominal injury
The Assessment of abdominal injury page has had a number of minor updates.
Trauma in pregnancy
The Trauma in pregnancy page has had a variety of minor updates – especially in relation to traumatic abruption.
Stomach contents and trauma
The Airway management in trauma page has been updated, including information about stomach contents following major trauma.
Contraindications for permissive hypotension
The Treatment of hypovolaemia page has been updated, including revised contra-indications to permissive hypotension.
Chromogenic factor X levels
The Coagulation testing page has been updated with information about chromogenic factor X assays.
Limitations of POC INR measurement
The Coagulation testing page has been updated with additional information about the limitations of POC INR testing.
Duration of neutropenia following chemotherapy
The Febrile neutropenia page has been updated with information about the duration of neutropenia following chemotherapy.
Essential thrombocythaemia
The Thrombocytosis page has been updated with additional information about incidence and classification.
Paracetamol poisoning quiz
A 10 question quiz about paracetamol poisoning has been added to the Other quizzes page based on the recently released Australian and New Zealand guidelines. Chiew, AL, Reith, D, Pomerleau, A, et al. Updated guidelines for the management of paracetamol poisoning in Australia and New Zealand. Med J Aust 2019. The 10 questions are randomly … Read more
Choice of second line anti-convulsants
The Status epilepticus page has been updated with information about the efficacy of the most commonly used second line anti-convulsant agents.