Non-Invasive Ventilation
Introduction If find myself reaching more and more for the non-invasive ventilation, in the COPD…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Shock Index to predict hypotension
The Shock Index. Do you use it? Do you know what it is? The Shock…
New venous thromboembolism treatment guidelines
The American College of Chest Physicians has just produced a treatment guideline for venous thromboembolism(VTE)…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Continuous vs Interrupted CPR for Survival
A new paper by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) was published in the NEJM(November 9th…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The New Paracetamol Guidelines
We have an update on the Management of Paracetamol Poisonings (MJA 203(5). 7 September 2015) (last…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Effectiveness of Apnoeic Oxygenation Questioned
Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of apnoeic oxygenation. I use it for sedation, for…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Difficult Airway Cases: What would you do?
Airway management is frightening, especially if you don't do it often. Having a plan when…
Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT)
Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…
Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
Roc Rocks, I’ll miss you Sux
Rocuronium vs Suxamethonium(Succinylcholine) I remember teaching the Advanced Airway Workshop and having one slide with…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
De Winter’s T waves
De Winter's T Waves were first described by De Winter in an article to the editor…
Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Unstable Pelvic Fractures
Pelvic fractures are most often associated with massive trauma. In terms of skeletal injuries they…
Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Memories of the Fellowship Exam
We recently had a face to face day for our 6 Month Fellowship Course and…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The Oculocephalic Reflex
What is the Oculocephalic Reflex and how do you use it? This reflex is brainstem…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI
Differentiating between Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction can sometimes be difficult.…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Stylet or Bougie for Intubation
As many of you will know, I've been teaching airway workshops now for many years,…
Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Hypothermia In Cardiac Arrest In Children
Hot of the press this week, a study in the NEJM (25th April 2015) by Moler…
Dr Peter Kas16/01/2023
