Point-of-care ultrasound use in emergencies: what every anaesthetist should know.

Point-of-care ultrasound has been embraced by anaesthetists as an invaluable tool for rapid diagnosis of haemodynamic instability, to ensure procedural safety and monitor response to treatments. Increasingly available, affordable and portable, with emerging evidence of improved patient outcomes, point-of-care ultrasound has become a valuable tool in the emergency setting. This state-of-the-art review describes the feasibility of point-of-care ultrasound practice, training and maintenance of competence.

Inclusion and reactivity of main group radicals in the porous framework MIL-53(Al).

Inclusion of the dithiadiazolyl and diselenadiazolyl radicals PhCNEEN (E = S, Se) into the porous framework, Al(bdc)(OH) [MIL-53(Al); bdc = 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate] was achieved by vacuum sublimation. PXRD studies reveal the inclusion complexes adopt the orthorhombic space group Imma. Variable temperature PXRD studies coupled with thermal analysis reveal that for PhCNSSN@MIL-53(Al), radical elimination from the pores at elevated temperatures is accompanied by an opening of the pore channels.