The Future of Airway Management by UC Department of Emergency Medicine

The Future of Airway Management

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Science

In this journal club breakdown, we analyze an article examining the relationship between invasive arterial line blood pressure measurements and non-invasive cuff measurements.

Is the Cuff Enough?

Can the addition of high-dose methylprednisolone to the treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest make a meaningful difference? In this post-hoc analysis of a placebo-controlled randomized control trial comparing high-dose methylprednisolone versus placebo in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), the authors aimed to assess the hemodynamic effects of prehospital high-dose glucocorticoid treatment in resuscitated comatose OHCA patients.

STEROCHA Trial: 'Roids to the Rescue?

In this podcast, Dr Charlie Brower PGY-3 at the University of Cincinnati leads a discussion of a recent journal club article looking at the impact of a subcutaneous insulin treatment pathway for mild and moderate DKA.  We explore the financial and operational impacts of this pathway as compared to traditional treatment with IV insulin

SQUID Protocol

Pain from rib fractures can be severely limiting in the acute setting.  In this recap from our most recent Journal Club, Dr Olivia Gobble leads us through a paper looking at the effectiveness of Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for treating pain from rib fractures in the Emergency Department.

Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks

Ultrasound is an increasingly ubiquitous tool to augment the physical exam in the Emergency Department.  Dr Jazmyn Shaw walks us through a paper that looks at whether or not US is a useful adjunct to physical exam for the diagnosis of shoulder dislocation in the Emergency Department

The Future of Airway Management

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