Resuscitation

The Chronic pain page has been revised, significantly expanded, and updated.

The Inotropes and pressor agents page has had a number of minor updates.

The Electrical cardioversion page has been updated, including an improved distinction between elective and cardiac arrest cardioversion.

The Advanced life support page has had some minor updates and wording improvements.

The Basic life support page has had some minor updates and wording improvements.

The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about lignocaine being a reasonable (and possibly superior to amiodarone) first antiarrhythmic choice in shockable rhythms.

A short segment about post ROSC inotropes has been added to the Post arrest care page.

The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about stellate ganglion block.

The Cardiac arrest in special circumstances page has been updated with additional information about the possible superiority of lignocaine in this situation and outcomes.

The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about investigations in PEA/asystole.

The Advanced life support page has been updated with additional information about occult VF.

The Ventricular arrhythmias page has been updated with additional information about occult VF.

The Cardiac output measurement page has been updated with information about the automated Simpsons method for measuring cardiac output by echocardiography.

The Inotropes and vasopressors page has been updated with a short (but very important, and quite frankly I can’t believe this was not already covered!) segment on contraindications to metaraminol. Anaesthetists use it a lot because their patients much more commonly have a neurogenic component to their shock than ED patients.

The Management of sepsis page has had a few minor updates.

The Assessment of sepsis page had had a number of other updates.