Over the years we have had more than a passing interest in tranexamic acid. In part because we have been involved in some of the research, recruiting to trials, or acting as principal investigators, but also because it’s a drug …
Going into hospital as an emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic must be extremely scary for patients and their relatives. With no relatives allowed to visit and staff dressed in full PPE, the experience must be so much more unnerving than …
In arguably the most important therapeutic news of the pandemic since Dexamethasone, the RECOVERY trial investigators have revealed the initial results on the Tocilizumab arm of the trial showing a significant benefit. This short blog is just the headlines. We …
Two cars with an average speed of 40 mph. Measuring speed Imagine you are flying down the highway in the car of your dreams, sunglasses on, the wind in your hair, great music playing and an empty road straight out …
Over the years we have had more than a passing interest in tranexamic acid. In part because we have been involved in some of the research, recruiting to trials, or acting as principal investigators, but …
Our regular round up of the best of the blog and podcast from January 2021 with Iain and Simon. The links to the articles are below together with a link to our podcast. Please don’t …
Going into hospital as an emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic must be extremely scary for patients and their relatives. With no relatives allowed to visit and staff dressed in full PPE, the experience must be …
In arguably the most important therapeutic news of the pandemic since Dexamethasone, the RECOVERY trial investigators have revealed the initial results on the Tocilizumab arm of the trial showing a significant benefit. This short blog …
Two cars with an average speed of 40 mph. Measuring speed Imagine you are flying down the highway in the car of your dreams, sunglasses on, the wind in your hair, great music playing and …
We see a lot of patients in the ED with a history of what sounds very much like a transient ischaemic event (TIA). By definition the patient will have had resolution of their symptoms/signs and …
Oxygen targets in critically ill/injured patients has been something we’ve talked about on the blog before. In general the evidence to date has suggested that the routine prescription of oxygen to patients is unhelpful and …
Ed – We are delighted to publish a guest post from a great friend of St Emlyn’s, Joke from Belgium. She is one of a number of superb Belgian emergency clinicians that we have had …
Hot on the heels of a terrific pun and blog post about the use of Tocilizumab, capturing all the intrigue, hope and caution with the potential use of this novel therapeutic agent for patients with severe …
Rick Body has once again put together a great COVID-19 podcast to update us on the latest vaccine roll out in the UK. Prof. Rick Body, Prof. Simon Carley, Prof. Pam Vallely, Prof. Paul Klapper …
