The ‘Roid’ to Recovery? REMAP-CAP @ St Emlyn’s
This week JAMA published three important trials on the use of steroids in patients with severe COVID-19, with an additional cherry on top; a subsequent inclusive meta-analysis (totalling 7 RCTs …
This week JAMA published three important trials on the use of steroids in patients with severe COVID-19, with an additional cherry on top; a subsequent inclusive meta-analysis (totalling 7 RCTs …
When I trained here in Virchester we had a fairly aggressive approach to the management of pneumothoraces. All trauma pneumothoraces got chest drains, a chest drain meant an open one, …
Thursday afternoon, I brazenly told my director that the coronavirus needn’t warrant immediate concern. I didn’t want to add to the typical hysteria that leads to people purchasing too many …
Over the last few years there has been much effort and a fair bit of #FOAMed activity around ensuring that RSI in critical environments is as safe and efficient as …
JC: Should we continue ventilations during RSI? St Emlyn’s Read More »
Apnoeic oxygenation in emergency intubation in the ED is a concept that has emerged in the past few years and has been promoted by the FOAMed community quite extensively. I …
Patients with “shortness of breath” are a challenge in the ED. Shortness of breath can be a frightening presenting complaint for both patients and doctors. When you think about it, …
An Introduction to the Breathless Patient in the ED Read More »
My initial impression when this article popped up on email was that this is old news. We’ve been using 3% nebulised saline for Bronchiolitis in infants for many years (despite …
JC: Hypertonic Saline for Bronchiolitis. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Here at St. Emlyn’s we have been managing patients with pneumothoraces as out patients for many years. The approach in the UK has been ‘guided’ by the BritishThoracic Society guidelines. …
JC: Should we use Heimlich Valves for ambulatory pneumothorax management? St. Emlyn’s Read More »