Explore the principles of evidence-based medicine, including critical appraisal, clinical decision-making, and the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our posts help clinicians interpret evidence, apply it to practice, and improve patient outcomes with a scientific approach.
Simon has already covered the recent SMART trial1, regarding the comparison of balanced crystalloid solutions versus normal saline for resuscitation in critically ill adults. However, there was another paper in […]
JC: So long Salt and Saline? St Emlyn’s Read More
There has a been a little flutter of activity in the #FOAMed world this week about two trials published in the NEJM on the subject of balanced fluids in the
JC: Balanced fluids vs Saline on the ICU. The SMART trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
Just a quickie this week as I am so busy with planning the SMACC party, the St.Emlyn’s LIVE conference and the Teaching CooP course in Manchester. I’m also off to
JC: More on alcohol sniffing and nausea. St.Emlyn’s Read More
You might be aware that an exciting new trial has started called Cryostat-2. This is exciting as it has the potential to improve patient outcomes, but also because it will
JC: CRYOSTAT-2 with Ross Davenport Read More
Here’s the September podcast round up of the St Emlyn’s blog. For some reason this did not get published back in 2018, so here it is now 🙂 The following
Podcast – September 2018 Monthly Round Up Read More
Social media can sometimes give the impression that all is rosy in the world of resuscitation. We hear of the amazing saves, the wonders of ECMO, helicopters and heroic acts
JC: Devastating Brain Injury. Complex decisions in the resus room. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Pain… patients complain about it… A LOT. It’s the commonest reason for attending emergency departments across the globe so we should be (and need to be) pretty good at treating it.
JC : Paracetamol, NSAID’s or both in MSK trauma. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Headache is a pretty common reason for presentation to the Emergency Department – so common, in fact, that it has two curriculum sections of its own (and we’ve already produced an
JC: Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, Decision Rules & Overtesting Headaches Read More
