A new study in the BMJ this week suggests benefit from use of the new oral anticoagulants. This is of significance to those of us in UK emergency medicine involved in
The new oral anticoagulants – the good news – or is it? Read More
Well! I go away for 1 week to Devon to spend time with the family and to visit the holiday haunts of Agatha Christie and what do you know? JC
JC Are we doing too many CTPAs? St.Emlyn’s Read More
So, we’ve already talked about this. But changing times call for changing posts. And we want to know what you think… A 30 year old comes in 10 days after
The POP, the Chief, his risk assessment and her thromboprophylaxis Read More
Thanks for a great post, Gareth. If you’ve landed here without reading that post, hit the link – this is a follow on, a ‘deep dive’ in the words of Smart
Glasgow Blatchford Score 2 – The case for an RCT! Read More
Quick post… NICE have recently published new guidance on Upper GI bleeding. It is surprisingly sensible. I was pleased with their position on PPI’s for upper GI bleeding (not before endoscopy…). The other point
Glasgow Scores… Not just for coma any more! Read More
The ADAPT chest pain risk stratification tool in the emergency department for the diagnosis of ACS acute coronary syndromes
Low risk chest pain? ADAPT my management? Read More
Check out our ICEM poster on this. So, I see this old chestnut is under discussion again. A couple of us from the EmergINg team brought a poster to ICEM on this
Superficial Venous Thrombosis: watch and wait or anticoagulate? Read More
We published an interesting BET in the EMJ earlier (open access version here) this year about the use of low molecular weight heparin for patients placed in below knee POPs
Should POPs be mixed with Heparin? Read More
