Look beneath clinical practice to the physiology and biological mechanisms that help explain it. Scientific ideas and research findings provide another perspective on questions in emergency and critical care.
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
The ‘Roid’ to Recovery? REMAP-CAP @ St Emlyn’s Read More
We have previously covered the RECOVERY trial on St Emlyn’s noting that the first results out of this large pragmatic, adaptive design platform RCT showed no benefit to Hydroxychloroquine. A
Dexamethasone, COVID-19 and the RECOVERY trial. St Emlyn’s Read More
Evidence based medicine (EBM) is one of the four pillars of St Emlyn’s. We are usually pretty sceptical about adopting treatments without high quality evidence publishfred in a decent journal
Blood product transfusion can be lifesaving for patients who have suffered major trauma, but the associated side-effects and risks, mean that most people would agree that less is more. This
JC: AVP in Haemorrhagic Shock. St Emlyn’s Read More
This week the St Emlyn’s team is in Gateshead for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s annual scientific conference. This year I’ve been tasked with putting together the top 10
JC: Top 10 papers 2018-2019 for #RCEM Annual Scientific Conference. St Emlyn’s Read More
Our regular podcast review of the best of the blog from July 2019
Podcast – July 2019 Monthly Round Up Read More
Making diagnoses is arguably the most important aspect of our work in Emergency Medicine. Until we know something about the nature of a patient’s condition, we can’t make informed decisions
The Future of Diagnostics #stemlynsLIVE Read More
Here’s our regular monthly audio podcast round up of the best of the blog. Looks like I forgot to press go on this back at the beginning of May. So
Podcast – April 2019 Monthly Round Up Read More
