LITFL Update 050
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Last year’s CCR Down Under event was a huge success. Eight clinical trials were presented, including studies published in NEJM and JAMA. The Critical Care Reviews meeting is coming back to Melbourne this year, as CCR Down Under 2025.
Last in the three-part series on Out-Sleep the Competition. The 80/20 Guide to Owning the Night. We work against biology. Against light. Against clock time.
Stigler’s Law of Eponymy, “No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer,” was designed to be self-referential and ironic. A look at misattribution in science and medicine—origins, examples, history, and more.
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Alcohol Use Disorder is common in the ED but can be easy to miss, especially when hidden behind unrelated complaints. emDocs shares cases, screening tools, workflow, and practical guidance on medications.
Massive hemorrhage is one of the most time-critical, high-stakes scenarios in Emergency Medicine. In this update to the 7 T’s of Massive Hemorrhage Protocols, EM Cases reviews the most current evidence-informed strategies for bleeding patients.
Paediatric generalised convulsive status epilepticus: The Ket-Mid study is the first RCT to investigate if adding ketamine to midazolam as first-line therapy improves seizure control. St Emlyn’s reviews the study design, outcomes, and what it means for ED management of GCSE.
Might elderly patients, with a higher risk of undiagnosed hypertension and higher rates of vascular disease, require higher blood pressure targets in sepsis? Or might this just be yet another example of medicine doing harm in the quest for better numbers on a monitor?
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