Review of Indications for Endotracheal Intubation in Burn Patients with Suspected Inhalational Injury.

Inhalation injury is a major contributor to mortality following burn injury. Despite recognised clinical criteria to guide the intubation of burn patients, concerns remain regarding overutilisation of intubation. Complications can arise as a result of intubation, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

Trends in the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Literature: A Bibliometric Analysis in the COVID-19 Era.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) was first used in the 1970s. Its use is increasingly common in critical care and perioperative settings and has gained newfound prominence during COVID-19. To guide future research, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of ECMO literature.

Review of topical gelatin-based haemostatic agents; an insidious culprit of intraoperative anaphylaxis?

Background: An under-recognized complication of gelatin-based haemostatic agents is their potential to cause anaphylactic reactions. This review aims to collate and analyse case in the literature of intraoperative anaphylaxis secondary to locally applied haemostatic agents.

Methods: An electronic search was performed on databases Medline, Embase, Pubmed and ProQuest.

Rural emergency departments: A systematic review to develop a resource typology relevant to developed countries.

Objective: Despite low patient numbers, rural emergency departments have a similar diversity of case presentations as urban tertiary hospitals, with the need to manage high-acuity cases with limited resources. There are no consistent descriptions of the resources available to rural emergency departments internationally, limiting the capacity to compare clinical protocols and standards of care across similarly resourced units. This review aimed to describe the range of human, physical and specialist resources described in rural emergency departments in developed countries and propose a typology for use internationally.

Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Video- Versus Recall-Assisted Reflection in Simulation-Based Teaching on Acquisition and Retention of Airway Skills Among Trainees Intubating Critically Ill Patients.

Objectives: Conventionally, simulation-based teaching involves reflection on recalled events (recall-assisted reflection). Instead of recall, video-assisted reflection may reduce recall bias and improve skills retention by contributing to visual memory. Here, we test the hypothesis that when compared with recall, video-assisted reflection results in higher acquisition and retention of skills involved in airway management among junior critical care doctors.