Traumatic hemothorax has traditionally been treated with a large bore thoracostomy to prevent retained hemothorax and morbidity. In this podcast we discuss the results of a recent study on the use of small bore thoracostomy (pigtail catheters) for the treatment of traumatic hemothorax.
You can get CME credit for this episode hereClick here for CME Account Creation InstructionsOver 500,000 patients suffer sudden cardiac arrest each year in the United States. Though survival rates are improving, there remains significant variation in outcomes...
In 2009 and 2013 investigators published studies that demonstrated improved outcomes in patients with IHCA who received vasopressin and steroids in addition to epinephrine. ...
Up to one-third of patients with status epilepticus will not respond to benzodiazepines. Unfortunately, treatment of benzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticus is not well studied. The...