Chris Gray explores the team response to major upper gastrointestinal bleeding in this St Emlyn’s Live talk and accompanying article. The focus is on coordinating emergency care with anaesthesia, critical care, the blood bank, endoscopy and interventional radiology.
Can an intraosseous blood sample provide dependable laboratory results in a critically ill patient? This 2019 appraisal examines a systematic review, highlighting the small amount of relevant patient data and why correlation between samples does not necessarily establish agreement.
The May 2019 round-up revisits the St Emlyn’s blog with Iain Beardsell and Simon Carley. Linked articles cover peer review, virtual reality for paediatric procedures, prolonged care in the ED, paediatric seizures, atrial fibrillation and traumatic cardiac arrest.
Professor Jason Smith joins the St Emlyn’s podcast to discuss traumatic cardiac arrest and the research behind closed chest compressions. The conversation considers different causes of arrest, uncertainty in the evidence and the importance of preparing resuscitation teams for these cases.
What can an animal study tell us about chest compressions in traumatic cardiac arrest? This 2019 appraisal examines a haemorrhage model in pigs, the role of blood resuscitation and the substantial limits of applying those findings to patients with different causes of arrest.
Appraisal and reflections on the recently published ConSEPT and EcLiPSE trials - what do they mean for the treatment of paediatric status epilepticus?
Practical perspectives on trauma care and team leadership.
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