Arterial tourniquet use
The segment on arterial tourniquet use on the Management of fractures and dislocations page has been significantly expanded and updated.
Updates
Management of fractures and dislocations
The Management of fractures and dislocations page has had a number of other small modifications.
Management of pneumothorax
A variety of minor wording changes have been made to the Management of pneumothorax page.
Pneumothorax aspiration
Details of the technique of pneumothorax aspiration has been added to the Management of pneumothorax page.
Redback antivenom
Some minor wording changes have been made to the Redback and Funnel Web spider bites page to make it clearer who we think may benefit from Redback antivenom.
FFP ABO compatibility table
A table outlining FFP compatibility according to ABO group has been added to the Clotting factor replacement page.
Specimen collection for cross matching
Some minor additions have been made to the segment on specimen collection for cross matching on the Blood products page.
Daratumumab effects on cross matching
A short segment on the effects of daratumumab on cross matching and risk of haemolytic reactions has been added to the Blood products page.
Laboratory analysis of IO samples
The Laboratory analysis of IO samples segment on the Difficult IV access page has been updated.
Femoral IO access site
The Femoral IO access site has been added to the Difficult IV access page.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The segment on metabolic disorders on the Crying baby and failure to thrive page has been updated to include details of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Causes of neonatal shock
A small segment on the most common causes of neonatal shock has been added to the Neonatal problems page.
Post partum haemorrhage
The Post partum haemorrhage page has had a few minor updates.
Irritable bowel syndrome assessment
A segment on assessment has been added to the Irritable bowel syndrome page.
Irritable bowel syndrome
A number of treatments that are now considered ineffective or not available in Australia or New Zealand have been removed from the Irritable bowel syndrome page.
Diverticular disease key points
Key points have been added to the Diverticular disease page.
Antibiotics in diverticulitis
The Diverticular disease page has been revised with an expanded segment on antibiotics. In particular stating that the quality of evidence for withholding antibiotics in mild disease is insufficient to conclude that antibiotics are of no value.
Biliary US technique
Some wording improvements of the Biliary US technique page have been done.
When not to delay antibiotics in suspected periprosthetic joint infection
The Septic arthritis page has been updated with a short segment on when not to delay antibiotics in periprosthetic joint infection.
Periprosthetic infections antibiotic choices
The Septic arthritis page has been updated with information about antibiotic choices in periprosthetic joint infections.