Background: The management of cardiogenic shock is complex, often requiring tandem use of vasopressors and inotropes to stabilize hemodynamics. But what inotrope is more effective, dobutamine or milrinone?
Read MoreWeekly Cheese 2.0: NGTs in SBOs
Paper: Fonseca, A. L., Schuster, K. M., Maung, A. A., Kaplan, L. J., & Davis, K. A. (2013). Routine Nasogastric decompression in small bowel obstruction: Is it really necessary? The American Surgeon, 79(4), 422-428
What: Retrospective review of patients > 18 years old admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital with a diagnosis of SBO over a 5-year period. Outcomes looked at were days to SBO resolution, length of hospital stay, complications, and discharge to nursing home/rehabilitation facility between those who did and did not receive NGT decompression
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The Weekly Cheese: Do you feel a pulse?
This week we’re covering pulse checks in CPR, a topic covered in prior conference and Journal Clubs but important to emphasize. Detecting a patient’s pulse is critical when assessing for ROSC, but it is fraught with inaccuracy
Week 10: Zengin S et al. Comparison of Manual Pulse Palpation, Cardiac Ultrasonography and Doppler Ultrasonography to Check the Pulse in Cardiopulmonary Arrest Patients. Resus 2018. PMID: 30253230
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