In the Rapid Review series, I briefly review the key points of a clinical review paper (which often extends to multiple papers because I can’t help myself). The topic this time: Propofol Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS). Like many rapid review topics, this was chosen for my own education because I […]
The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month. Obviously the focus is on content I have found, but I […]
REBOA (resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta) has been discussed in the emergency medicine world for quite some time now, but always with very limited data. There have been some observational studies that suggested REBOA was associated with worse outcomes, but the outcomes were largely assumed to be the […]
Over the last few years, I have seen a steady increase in the number of non-inferiority trials being published. This makes some sense, as they generally require fewer participants, and are therefore cheaper and easier to run. However, it presents a problem, as most of us (including myself) don’t really […]
We are once again buried in a wave of viral respiratory illnesses, and much of the burden of illness is still COVID. I did a pretty thorough review of all COVID antiviral therapies in 2022, both on First10EM and on the EMCases Journal Jam, but that was 2 years ago. […]
This is a guest post by Dr Casey Parker MBBS DCH FRACGP DDU DipRGA. I am a rural generalist with postgraduate training in primary care, paediatrics, anaesthesia and diagnostic sonology. My practice includes emergency and inpatient care in Broome Hospital in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. I also […]
I love when people use science to investigate the many simple assumptions we make about the world. Not every trial needs to look novel (mostly read “me too”) drugs or fancy procedures. I also have a child in the age range for croup, and we are in our winter viral […]
This is the first edition of a new, recurrent post format. The First10EM monthly wrap up is a place for me to share updates about the website, about my academic life, and also interesting content, such as books, podcasts, and other FOAMed, that I have encountered in the prior month. […]
Throughout the length of my career, we have consistently heard that less is more when it comes to blood transfusions (outside of the critically ill requiring massive transfusion, where the message, correct or not, has been the exact opposite). This has been aided by the rise of intravenous iron, giving […]