All of the St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast content that relates to resuscitation.
October has been a stellar month for publication of critical care trials in high impact journals. SPLIT, HEAT and FELLOW have already been FOAMed all over, but that left me […]
JC: EuroTHERM or EuroBURNED. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Intravenous fluids are one of the most frequently implemented interventions that we, as doctors, prescribe. We give maintenance fluids (not so frequently in the ED) and we give resuscitation fluids.
Maestrini, Frank, Starling, Guyton…….and Fluids at St.Emlyn’s Read More
Apnoeic oxygenation in emergency intubation in the Emergency Department is a concept that has emerged in the past few years and has been extensively promoted by the FOAMed community. I
JC: The last breath for apnoeic oxygenation? Read More
Paul Young aka @DogICUma is releasing the results of the SPLIT trial in Berlin, right now, in Berlin at the European Intensive Care Society meeting. I was lucky enough to
SPLIT trial published. Saline or Plasmalyte on the ICU? St.Emlyn’s Read More
Like many others who attended SMACC earlier this year I returned home dazed and confused about the significance of lactate in the septic patient. So like any good (aspiring
A draft of the NICE guidance on assessment and management of major trauma was released this morning for stakeholder consultation. If you work in a major trauma centre, in a trauma
Major Trauma – Have your say on the NICE guidance for Major Trauma Read More
You may have heard it said that the hardest thing about performing a resuscitative thoracotomy is the decision to do it. You may also have heard it said that the above statement
JC: EAST – Let’s Be Blunt About ED Thoracotomy Read More
If you’re reading this blog then I am sure you are aware that last week Chicago played host to the super-galactic conference that is SMACC. Equally, I am sure you
#SMACCUS: A Trainee Perspective Read More
