Blog

Journal Club : DECRA - decompressive craneictomy for refractory intracranial hypertension in TBI

Neil Orford on 27-03-2011

For several years now, neurosurgeons and intensivists have speculated that decrompression of the cranial vault in patients with severe refractory intracranial hypertension may impr...

ICU : an open and shut case?

Todd Fraser on 26-03-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

This week's blog was suggested by Benjamin Moran, raising the intriguing issue of whether or not a closed ICU format, familiar to most intensivists in Australasia, improves patient...

The PROTECT trial published in NEJM

Neil Orford on 23-03-2011

Categories: Journal Club

The PROTECT trial is another incredible ANZICS CTG effort, in conjunction with the Canadian CTG. This 3764 participant, db, mulitcentre, international, RCT, compared dalteparin to ...

Two rabbits in a snow storm

Todd Fraser on 11-03-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

Recently I've added a data interpretation question on a topic it turns out I know little about. Lung ultrasonography has been around for years, but a bit like cardiac echo, its ...

Tranexamic acid - are you doin' it?

Todd Fraser on 25-02-2011

Categories: Controversies in ICU

Major trauma is one of the most common admission diagnoses in intensive care practice. Early deaths from uncontrolled bleeding are a significant contributor to overall mortality. ...