Perioperative hypotension and use of vasoactive agents in non-cardiac surgery: A scoping review.

Background: Perioperative hypotension is common and associated with adverse patient outcomes. Vasoactive agents are often used to manage hypotension, but the ideal drug, dose and duration of treatment has not been established. With this scoping review, we aim to provide an overview of the current body of evidence regarding the vasoactive agents used to treat perioperative hypotension in non-cardiac surgery.

Use of prokinetic agents in hospitalised adult patients: A scoping review.

Background: Gastrointestinal motility is important for adequate uptake of fluids and nutrition but is often impaired in hospitalised patients. Prokinetic agents enhance gastrointestinal motility and are prescribed for many hospitalised patients. In this scoping review, we aimed to systematically describe the body of evidence on the use of prokinetic agents in hospitalised patients.

Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhage as a Cause of Out-of-Hospital Death.

Background: There are no recent studies on the incidence rate of out-of-hospital death due to spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The primary aim of this study was to determine how often SAH was the cause of out-of-hospital death. The secondary aim was to determine if decedents had contacted any health care services within the last 72 h prior to the time of death.

Establishment of ultrasound as a diagnostic aid in the referral of patients with abdominal pain in an emergency department - a pilot study.

Purpose: Ultrasonography is a noninvasive, cheap, and fast way of assessing abdominal pain in an emergency department. Many physicians working in emergency departments do not have pre-existing ultrasound experience. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of first-year internship doctors to perform a reliable ultrasound examination on patients with abdominal pain in an emergency setting.