JC: Do you see the light? Serum neurofilament light chain for prognostication following OOHCA
I’ve been meaning to do a blog on this paper for some time now. Paul Young, who’s opinion I have a lot of time for, seemed clearly excited about its […]
Journal Club
Stay up to date with the latest research in emergency and acute care. Our journal club posts critically appraise new studies, discuss their clinical relevance, and explore how evidence can inform practice.
JC: Should we premedicate for ketamine sedation? St Emlyn’s
Here in Virchester we believe that we were early pioneers of conscious sedation in the UK. It’s something we adopted as a routine procedure back in the 90s, in both
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Trauma in the UK, who cares?
We care about trauma. All of us are practising clinicians in healthcare and all of us see trauma in our clinical jobs. Some of my most memorable cases are the
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StE Journal Club: a Christmas Games of Thrones issue
Disclaimer #1: this is a Christmas edition of our regular journal club so expect it be as light-hearted as it is academic Disclaimer #2: please do not proceed to read
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Podcast – November 2018 Monthly Round Up
November was a busy month for the St Emlyn’s team with a variety of blogs on conferences, EBM, philosophy and education. Here’s the podcast and the links to the blogs
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JC: Conservative management of chest trauma. St Emlyn’s
We have previously blogged on the topic of chest tube/drain management1. In one of our most widely read posts we argued that many pneumothoraces can be managed without a chest
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JC: Hypothermia in brain injury: The POLAR trial. St Emlyn’s.
Paradoxically hypothermia has been a ‘hot’ topic in emergency medicine and critical care for many years. There is good laboratory, animal and pathophysiological data to suggest that it should be
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JC: Cricoid Pressure and RSI, do we still need it? St Emlyn’s
This blog reviews the first large randomised controlled trial of cricoid pressure in emergency patients as published in JAMA Surgery, October 2018. Cricoid pressure is controversial. Although it has been
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