JC: Delta signs for shock trauma
I recently had a bit of fun at the Telford trauma conference talking about the top 10 papers of 2012 and in passing mentioned the #dogmalysis of ATLS shock categories […]
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Critical Care
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JC The end of the road for colloids in sepsis??? St.Emlyn’s
Are colloids more effective than crystalloids in reducing death in people who are critically ill or injured? Updated Perel P, Roberts I, Ker K Published Online: February 28, 2013 So
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Paediatric Arrest: But What About the Parents?
“Standby call please: 19 month old male, cardiac arrest…” They are the words I half expect whenever the red phone rings between 6 and 7am, words which strike both
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Perimortem C-section at St.Emlyn’s
There are a few blog posts that seem to stick in the mind more than others, and certainly ones that I direct colleagues back to on a regular basis. One
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Teamwork in Resus: Just Like Football?
A few weeks ago I was reading the most excellent Resus Room Management blog. It’s seriously awesome and you should check it out. [I’ve decided that all this social media
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New Surviving Sepsis Guidelines – What’s new? St.Emlyn’s
After much anticipation the new surviving sepsis guidelines have been published in critical care medicine. There will no doubt be much conversation, debate and discussion about this in the coming
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JC: Blunderbuss antibiotics in sepsis??
So, JC time again. Today, someone chose this paper from CCM regarding antibiotic monotherapy compared against an empirical combination strategy for treatment of severe sepsis. So hot off the press
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Getting Chilly Quickly 2…. Early hypothermia for ROSC?
By now, we all are thoroughly convinced as to the benefit of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest. (if you don’t do this in your hospital, you really should not be seeing
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