I’ll admit that my long term clinical practice has been to prefer balanced solutions (in my case Hartmans) over 0.9% saline in the management of the critically ill patient. It’s …
JC: The BASICS trial. 0.9% saline vs balanced solution. Does it matter? Read More »
The latest results on the use of convalescent plasma in Covid-19 are now out from the RECOVERY trial as a pre-print. As you know we have already covered the trial …
JC: Convalescent plasma (still) does not work in COVID-19. St Emlyn’s Read More »
It’s very rare we produce three instalments on one particular drug for one particular condition, and certainly not within such a short time frame. However, tocilizumab has been worth it. …
Tocilizumabulous? A special offer on IL-6 with Tocilizumab. Read More »
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 …
Tocilizumorelikeit? The latest data on Tocilizumab. St Emlyn’s Read More »
I am sure many of you saw the breaking news on the BBC the other week, about a new wonderdrug to strengthen our defences against the tidal wave that is …
Tocilizumaybe? Immune modulation in COVID-19 @StEmlyns Read More »
That’s a leading question. Of course you would. Who wouldn’t want to know more about a disease that has killed >1 million people to date, worldwide. Who wouldn’t want to know more …
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) is a mainstay of trauma management. CRASH 2 (2) demonstrated its effectiveness in bleeding patients and CRASH 3 (1,5) (in my opinion) showed that we should also …
JC: Can we give tranexamic acid (TXA) via the IM route? St Emlyn’s Read More »
Back in 2017 the sepsis world had a rather strong reaction to a paper published by Paul Marik that suggested that a combination of steroid, vitamin C and Thiamine could …
