Anaphylaxis Pearls and AMAX4
I recently had the pleasure of speaking to Dr Ben McKenzie, Emergency Physician and researcher…
Dr Peter Kas25/09/2024
Adrenaline vs Noradrenaline post Resuscitation
Up to one third of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest(OHCA) have impaired myocardial contractility and…
Inotropes and Vasopressors in Shock: Which one would you use?
How do we choose the right pressor in shock? Below is a brief discussion…
Dr Peter Kas09/11/2024
AMAX4 Algorithm for Anaphylaxis and Asthma
AMAX4 is a treatment algorithm for anaphylaxis and asthma resuscitation. It was developed by emergency…
Dr Peter Kas28/08/2023
Amiodarone vs Lidocaine(Lignocaine) for VT/VF in-hospital cardiac arrest
Amiodarone has been the first line therapy for VT/VF since 2000. At that time it…
Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Personalised Cardiac Resuscitation
Personalised vs Generic Cardiac Resuscitation The resuscitation guidelines have changed little from their introduction in…
Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
52 yo with chest pain an hypotension
INTERESTING CASE WITH A TWIST. Read the case or watch the video. https://youtu.be/bj5-STj8Pok 52…
Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
Is rate or depth more important in chest compressions?
A resuscitation quickie. Should we aim for, a better depth or just increase the rate…
Dr Peter Kas19/01/2023
Emergency vs Delayed Coronary Angiography for Patients with Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
This is a review of a recent paper in JAMA Cardiology:Hauw-Berlemont C et al. Emergency…
Dr Peter Kas03/08/2023
The Right Ventricular Spiral of Death
The right ventricular spiral of death in PE is very real and very scary. We…
Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Inotropes and Vasopressors: Which one would you use?
Below are 2 cases we have all been confronted with, in the Emergency Department. Which…
Dr Peter Kas05/05/2023
Double Sequential External Defibrillation for Atrial Fibrillation
We know that Double Sequential(DSED) External Defibrillation has been used primarily for the treatment of…
Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Resuscitation Literature Review October 2019
This week, I wanted to quickly review some of the latest resuscitation literature. Let's look…
Dr Peter Kas29/10/2019
11 Things to Maximise Adult Cardiac Resuscitation
INTRODUCTION I was recently speaking with a colleague, about a recently published paper on ‘ideal’…
Dr Peter Kas15/07/2023
Double Sequential External Defibrillation
Double Sequential External Defibrillation(DSED) is a means of administering sequential shocks to terminate shock resistant…
Dr Peter Kas24/07/2019
Capnography
Understanding capnography and being able to decipher the waveforms, can give us critical information on a…
Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
