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Ross Freebairn

Estimates of fluid balance and insensible loss in the critically ill: A cohort study in a non-metropolitan intensive care unit

Abstract Assessment of fluid balance has an integral role in management of critically ill patients. Fluid status measurement is…
Abstract Subarachnoid pneumorrhachis is an increasingly identified entity in the setting of trauma. We report a case of this…
We present a case of widespread surgical emphysema following cryoablation of the right inferior alveolar nerve in the setting…
Abstract Objective: To determine the rate of intubations carried out in Wellington Hospital Emergency Department (tertiary hospital), New Zealand,…
CT guided cervical nerve root injection is performed for diagnostic purposes or to reduce inflammation and pain in cervical…
Case presentation A 72-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department by ambulance following a rollover motor vehicle crash preceded…
Abstract The diagnosis of brain death can be fraught with multiple challenges ranging from the presence of complex motor…
Abstract The placement of nasogastric (NG) tubes is an extremely common intervention in general surgical wards and intensive care…
A previously-healthy thirty-year old man presented to the Emergency Department at Hawke’s Bay Hospital with central chest pain, following…
Surgical repair of traumatic fractured neck of femur (DHS or hemiarthroplasty) in elderly patients is a frequent procedure performed…