Lactate = LactHATE
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 […]
Critical Care
Explore essential critical care topics, including sepsis, respiratory failure, haemodynamic support, and trauma resuscitation. Our evidence-based posts provide practical guidance on managing critically ill patients in emergency and acute care settings.
Major Trauma – Have your say on the NICE guidance for Major Trauma
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
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JC: EAST – Let’s Be Blunt About ED Thoracotomy
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
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#SMACCUS: A Trainee Perspective
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
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John Hinds: Crack the Chest. Get Crucified.
John’s great talk from #smaccUS. Watch this and remember why he will be missed. Thanks to Oli Flower and the SMACC team for getting this up and available so soon
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JC: Getting Chilly Quickly 4. Doing It For The Kids
We have looked at therapeutic hypothermia not once, not twice, but three times already here at St Emlyn’s; most of our ED consultants also work, at least some of the time,
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Neurocritical care in Manchester NASGBI and St.Emlyn’s
Neurocritical care debate, discussion and overall goodness this month, in the form of a conference. This time at least it’s local and the St Emlyns team are off to Manchester
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Top 10 Trauma papers 2014-2015. St.Emlyn’s
I was recently at the Trauma Care UK conference in Telford. As ever, it’s a great bunch of people working hard to improve trauma management in the UK. My talk
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