The diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department is a constant source of anxiety. How do we make sure we pick up everyone with a bleed, but not overinvestigate […]
The Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department (SHED) Study Read More
Semi-structured interviews are a great way to get the really rich data we need to understand something in greater depth. They allow us to ask ‘why?’ as well as just ‘what?’, ‘who?’ and ‘when?’.
Semi Structured Interviews (CAN9) Read More
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
The Emergency Medicine Academic Group based out of Leicester have given us another fantastic directors cut. Check out their work here! Professor Tim Coates and Dr Mohammed Elwan have searched
Covid-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #6 Read More
The utility of hydroxychloroquine in the management of Covid-19 often seems to be more of a political than a medical debate. Many politicians, journalists, hacks, and a whole range of
JC: Does post exposure prophylaxis (with HCQ) work in Covid-19? Read More
We’ve talked about the RECOVERY trial on the blog and podcast before. This is a UK based platform trial (more on this later) looking at patients admitted to hospital with
The RECOVERY platform trial: No benefit to Hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19. St Emlyn’s Read More
We’re delighted to publish the annual St Emlyn’s critical appraisal book this week. It’s a collection of our best critical appraisal blogs and covers over 30 papers that we have
JC: Journal club book for 2019-2020 published. #FOAMed Read More
Appraisal and reflections on the recently published ConSEPT and EcLiPSE trials – what do they mean for the treatment of paediatric status epilepticus?
JC: Enter Sandman – Which Agent as Second Line in Paediatric Status Epilepticus? Read More
