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The Resus Room

August 2018; papers of the month

The Resus Room

Simon Laing

Science, Emergencymedicine, Medicine, Health & Fitness, Em, Ae

4.8678 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to August's papers of the month.

So this is our last offering for the summer until whilst we take a short break until September, so we had to finish off we 3 great papers!

First up we look at the drug of the moment (or decade...) in tranexamic acid and the effect that it has on outcomes in primary intracerebral haemorrhage.

Next, what role does point of care ultrasound (POCUS) hold in the patient presenting with undifferentiated shock? We look at a randomised control trial of POCUS in this patient cohort that assesses the ability to translate POCUS into a mortality benefit.

Finally we look at a delphi study published in the EMJ which explores expert opinion upon multiple aspects of paediatric traumatic arrests. The results are fascinating and may inform some of the CRM used in the next case you see.

As always we strongly suggest you have a look at the papers yourself and come to your own conclusions. Make sure you check out the hyperlinked blogs below that we mention in the podcast that contain some fantastic critiques. We'd also love to hear any comments either at the foot of this page or on twitter to @TheResusRoom.

Enjoy!

 

Simon & Rob

References & Further Reading

Tranexamic acid for hyperacute primary IntraCerebral Haemorrhage (TICH-2): an international randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 superiority trial. Sprigg N. Lancet. 2018

Does Point-of-Care Ultrasonography Improve Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With UndifferentiatedHypotension? An International Randomized Controlled Trial From the SHoC-ED Investigators. Atkinson PR. Ann Emerg Med. 2018

Paediatric traumatic cardiac arrest: a Delphi study to establish consensus on definition and managementRickard AC. Emerg Med J. 2018

St Emlyns JC; Tich Tich Boom?

First10EM; TXA in ICH (TICH-2) 

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Recess Room podcast.

0:03.9

Five, four, three, two, one, fire.

0:12.5

So hi, and welcome back to the Recess Room podcast.

0:16.2

I'm Simon Lang.

0:17.6

And I'm Rob Fenwick.

0:18.9

And this is August's Papers of the Month. That is entirely

0:23.4

correct, Simon. It is August Papers of the Month. Well done. Recording it's slightly ahead of

0:27.7

schedule, so we can't really give a meteorological report, but I'm sure it's still

0:32.2

beautifully hot and sweaty like it was in the July papers of the month.

0:38.2

So we've got three genuinely, and we would do always say they're great papers, but three genuinely great papers this month.

0:45.1

And they've been covered quite a lot already, actually.

0:46.9

There are some great other posts out there, so we will hyperlink through to them.

0:50.5

But we're looking at point of care ultrasound in ED for undifferentiated

0:54.8

hypertension, we're looking at pediatric traumatic arrest, and we're then looking at

1:01.0

TXA, the answer to everything that bleeds for primary intra-cerebral hemorrhage.

1:07.7

Oosh, love it.

1:10.0

Indeed.

1:11.3

Before we get into the papers, a massive thanks to AbPrak, the sponsor of the podcast.

1:15.6

They are a high-quality, advanced clinical practitioner group that provide ACPs to emergency

1:21.6

departments up and down the country.

1:23.7

So either if you need some extra staff for your emergency department or you're looking to join the agency,

1:28.9

then have a look at the hyperlink on our website through to their agency.

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