Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2014
Intralipid therapy does not improve level of consciousness in overdoses with sedating drugs: A case series.
To assess the effect of intralipid emulsion therapy (ILE) in sedating drugs presenting to an urban emergency department. ⋯ This study does not support any clinically significant effect of intralipid in sedating drug overdose.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2014
Traumatic orbital compartment syndrome: Importance of the lateral canthomy and cantholysis.
Orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) is an ophthalmic emergency that requires urgent surgical decompression to preserve vision. ⋯ Prompt decompression is essential for visual recovery in OCS, which appears maximal if performed within 2 h of injury. All patients presenting with history and examination findings suggestive of OCS should undergo emergency canthotomy and cantholysis prior to any additional investigations to minimise visual loss.