Recovering TOF response image
An image demonstrating TOF responses of a recovering competitive neuromuscular blockade has been added to the Neuromuscular blockade monitoring page.
Resuscitation
Ulna nerve stimulation image
An image demonstrating the position to place the electrodes of a peripheral nerve stimulator for the ulna nerve has been added to the Neuromuscular blockade monitoring page.
Newborn resuscitation flowchart
The ARC newborn resuscitation flowchart has been added to the Neonatal resusciatation page.
Paediatric cardiac arrest
The Paediatric cardiac arrest page has been updated with some wording and formatting improvements.
Neonatal resuscitation
The Neonatal resuscitation page has been updated with some wording and formatting improvements.
Temporary anticoagulation in AF
The Stroke prevention in AF page has been updated, including some information about temporary anti-coagulation during and after episodes of prolonged AF. Passman, R. “Pill-in-Pocket” Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation: Fiction, Fact, or Foolish? Circulation 2021;143(23):2211-13. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34097452
Routine active cooling following cardiac arrest
The Post arrest care page has been updated to reflect the lack of benefit from routine cooling following cardiac arrest.Dankiewicz, J, Cronberg, T, Lilja, G, et al. Hypothermia versus Normothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. New England Journal of Medicine 2021;384(24):2283-94.
ETT cuff leak
The Ventilation page has been updated with some additional information about ETT cuff leaks and low airway pressures.
Endotracheal tube position
The Endotracheal intubation page has been updated with some additional information about checking the ETT position.
Fractional shortening
The Cardiac output measurement page has been updated with additional information about fractional shortening.
Assessment of arrhythmias
The Cardiac arrhythmias page has been updated with a new segment on the assessment of arrhythmias.
US guided IJV access video
A new video demonstrating US guided IJV access has been added to the videos page.
Video of US guided venous access
A short video demonstrating US guided venous access has been added to the videos page.
CVC insertion site options table
A table outlining the advantages and disadvantages of the main different CVC insertion sites has been added to the CVC insertion technique page.
CVC insertion technique key points
Key points have been added to the CVC insertion technique page.
CVC insertion technique
The CVC insertion technique page has had a variety of updates and wording improvements.
Needle bevel down insertion
The Peripheral IV catheter insertion page has been updated with some information about the needle bevel down technique.
Difficult IV access key points
Key points have been added to the Difficult IV access page.
IV cannulae key points
Key points have been added to the Peripheral IV cannulae page.
IV cannula length
The Peripheral IV cannulae page has been updated with a short segment on IV cannula length.